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Mastodon Engineering

We just posted the latest edition of our Trunk & Tidbits blog series, with our development updates for October. Welcoming a new team member, some small fixes in version 4.3.1, what we are working on next, and more.

blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/11/

#mastodev

wraptile

@MastodonEngineering beautiful blog post! Didn't know about Trunk & Tidbits - subscribe subscribe :)

Andre_601 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ :kt_bs:

@MastodonEngineering You've set the wrong PR link for the "Improved the instrctions to set up the 'fediverse:creator' tag"
It links to "Add back a 6 hours mute duration option" instead.

Should be 32383 (github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p).

Mastodon Engineering

Weโ€™re excited to welcome Shannon (@whattherestimefor) to the Mastodon core team as our full-time iOS developer!

She will be enhancing the official iOS Mastodon app, ensuring it delivers the best possible experience for our users.

Mastodon Engineering

We just released Mastodon 4.3.1!

It contains some bug fixes and a few small features, like (optional) grouping of follow notifications and improvements the fediverse:creator setup instructions.

Upgrading requires re-compiling frontend assets (if not using Docker), instructions are in the release notes : github.com/mastodon/mastodon/r

#mastodev #mastoadmin

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Robbie

@MastodonEngineering Iโ€™m New to mastodon still. Is there a way I can throttle my feeds? Some people I follow and topics I am interested in .. I really do want to follow them, and/or I have interest in them, but they drown out everyone else.
This might be particularly acute for newer users. So I think it might already be a problem you folks investigated, and Iโ€™m just missing the solution :)

Datak Fan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

@MastodonEngineering Is it possible that there is no step-by-step procedure to upgrade from 4.2.13 or install 4.3.0 on ubuntu? I'm talking about a beginner's guide, without taking any steps for granted, otherwise I'll never learn ๐Ÿ˜ญ . Thank you.

panther

@MastodonEngineering hello may it be possible to add a toggle to auto plays any video while scrolling without opening full screen?

Mastodon Engineering

Our September engineering blog post is out. Read about our recent releases, what we did last month, our progress on the Fediscovery project and what's coming next !

blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/10/

#mastodev #mastoadmin

Juan Ramon Maqueda

@MastodonEngineering Will we see private and encrypted one day? ๐Ÿค”

Mastodon Engineering

#Mastodon 4.3 is out! ๐ŸŽ‰ We've made notifications easier to manage and improved the look and feel of the whole app across the board. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! See what you can expect once your server upgrades:

blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/10/

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Son of Sandor

@Mastodon Mastodon has been working poorly since the last update. Video isn't working. Today it has been down for at least 10 hours. It won't load.

Simon

@Mastodon cool but when will we get quote retweets?

Marina :crayons: :nuggie:

@Mastodon Hey there. I have a custom background on my server and ever since this update, all of my posts are transparent. So none of the text is readable. I haven't been able to get help anywhere. Would you be able to tell me how to make the background of my posts white as it was before? I would be very grateful.

Mastodon Engineering

We just released Mastodon 4.2.13 and 4.1.20. They contain a few bug fixes, a security fix (high severity, only impacting Ruby <= 3.2) and a critical security in a dependency is you use SAML authentication (CVE-2024-45409).

Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub Releases page: github.com/mastodon/mastodon/r

#mastoadmin

Debby

@MastodonEngineering Thanks for the update! ๐Ÿ™ I appreciate the hard work that goes into keeping Mastodon secure and stable. ๐Ÿค

Mastodon Engineering

We just released the second beta of Mastodon 4.3.

This version contains a security fix for an issue present in Mastodon 4.3 beta 1, (moderate severity) so we strongly suggest admins running on our beta versions to update as soon as possible.

We expect this to be the final beta, and to release our Release Candidate next week. Please open GitHub issues if you encounter anything unexpected!

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/r

#mastoadmin #mastodev

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Danny :verified:

@MastodonEngineering would have been nice to have included instructions for upgrading from beta.1, I'm trying to use the supplied instructions and am now stuck

Larvitz :fedora: :redhat:

@MastodonEngineering Upgraded from 4.3.0-beta.1 earlier today when the new release appeared on Github and did not encounter any problem. Solid like the first prerelease :-)

Mastodon Engineering

We are excited to launch a new project that will help small and medium-sized fediverse servers and their users have better access to search and discovery through the use of pluggable Fediverse Discovery Providers, supported by a grant from @EC_NGI. See our new dedicated website for details:

fediscovery.org/

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abeorch

@MastodonEngineering

@EC_NGI @thibaultmol

Are you considering whether licences could be added / tagged to content to make it clear content can be used? - Is that relevant?

Astro

@MastodonEngineering @EC_NGI Where do I sign up to become notified once there is a spec regarding ascension from Relay to Provider?

LucileDT is looking for work!

@MastodonEngineering @EC_NGI so cool! And will the moderation tools get some work too, to help people manage their communities?

Mastodon Engineering

Our August engineering blog post is out - read about the first beta of 4.3, what's coming next, and what the community has been sharing!

blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/09/

#mastodev #mastoadmin

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Whitney Loblaw

@MastodonEngineering "Once 4.3 is branched out and in Release Candidate, we will focus on specification work for Quote Posts.

We are also starting brainstorming around block list improvements. We did some preliminary work on this in 4.3, and we expect this to be one of the big features for 4.4"

๐Ÿ‘€ #mastodonDev

pieceofthepie :coffefied:

@MastodonEngineering interesting to see the "stoot" Hugo shortcode, I built something very similar myself, doesn't do polls or CWs but does manage to handle icons in the user handles.

realmenweardress.es/2022/11/20

Mastodon Engineering

We are looking for feedback on our new grouped notifications API from Mastodon client developers.

All the details about this API are available at github.com/mastodon/mastodon/d

We intend to mark this API as stable in our next 4.3 beta release, so if you are a client developer now is the time to have a look at it and tell us what you think!

#mastodev #mastodonapi

Mastodon Engineering

We are considering dropping support for using Azure Blob as a media storage in Mastodon 4.4, as the official Ruby Azure SDK has been abandoned. If you are currently using this feature, please check this discussion: github.com/mastodon/mastodon/d

#mastoadmin

Mastodon Engineering

We are happy to announce the first beta release of Mastodon 4.3 ๐ŸŽ‰ 11 months in the works, it is chock-full of improvements, the most prominent being notification grouping and new filtering capabilities, as well as extensive usability overhauls.

Please note that this is a beta, and the stable release is still to come. If you are upgrading your server to it, read the changelog carefully, and open GitHub issues if you encounter anything unexpected.

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/r

#mastoadmin #mastodev

We are happy to announce the first beta release of Mastodon 4.3 ๐ŸŽ‰ 11 months in the works, it is chock-full of improvements, the most prominent being notification grouping and new filtering capabilities, as well as extensive usability overhauls.

Please note that this is a beta, and the stable release is still to come. If you are upgrading your server to it, read the changelog carefully, and open GitHub issues if you encounter anything unexpected.

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Christof Damian ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

@MastodonEngineering
It looks like better expiry of data is not included in this version ๐Ÿ˜ž
@fediversereport

Maรซl

@MastodonEngineering > notification grouping

That's why I left the official client for Phanpy and Elk. Great.

Maรซl

@MastodonEngineering Do you have a blog article that explains the new features for a wide non-technical audience ?

Mastodon Engineering

We just released Mastodon 4.2.12, fixing a bug introduced in 4.2.11 which caused notifications for mentions from local moderator accounts to be dropped. If you updated to 4.2.11, we strongly recommend you to upgrade to 4.2.12.

Version 4.1.19 is not impacted.

Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub Releases page: github.com/mastodon/mastodon/r

#mastoadmin

Ash K

@repeattofade this sounds vaguely like the thing you were hitting the other day.

Silvia180sx

@MastodonEngineering Any fix for the iOS app that constantly crashes when viewing the news tab?

Mastodon Engineering

We just released Mastodon 4.2.11 and 4.1.19, fixing various small issues.

Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub release page: github.com/mastodon/mastodon/r

#mastoadmin

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[DATA EXPUNGED]
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@MastodonEngineering

Mastodon 4.2.11 and 4.1.19, why are they both versions available at the same time and what is the difference?

seekraft

@MastodonEngineering Updated to v4.1.19 without problems, thank you!

One warning I encountered when compiling assets:

> Browserslist: caniuse-lite is outdated. Please run:
> npx update-browserslist-db@latest

Mastodon Engineering

Our monthly engineering updates post is out! In July, we reviewed and merged 186 Pull Requests from 14 contributors.

Here's what we worked on, and what's next.

blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/08/

#mastodev #mastodon #mastodonapi

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jenbanim

@MastodonEngineering for other #MastoAdmin people out there I want to highlight the new hashtag search functionality

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/p

Previously when the 9 o'clock hashtag games rolled around, I'd have to wait for them to show up in the trending tab before I could approve it. Now I can search for it and approve it ahead of time

nichu42

@MastodonEngineering So iOS gets new features + new dev, and Android gets a donation banner? ๐Ÿ˜…

Mastodon Engineering

Weโ€™re growing our product team!

Are you an #iOS Developer who wants to lead our official #Mastodon iOS #App?

This is a remote full-time position and requires an overlap with the CET timezone.

Ideally:

1. You are a senior iOS Developer comfortable with a mature codebase
2. Proficient in #Swift and #Apple Frameworks (UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine)
3. Prior experience with social media networks is a big plus!

For more info/to apply:
jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/bc91

#FediHire #GetFediHired #hiring #mastodev

Weโ€™re growing our product team!

Are you an #iOS Developer who wants to lead our official #Mastodon iOS #App?

This is a remote full-time position and requires an overlap with the CET timezone.

Ideally:

1. You are a senior iOS Developer comfortable with a mature codebase
2. Proficient in #Swift and #Apple Frameworks (UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine)
3. Prior experience with social media networks is a big plus!

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catsynth / amanda c

@MastodonEngineering looks interesting, but I (and my of my friends I would recommend) unfortunately fall outside of the 4-hour window for CET

Christophe B. :android:

@MastodonEngineering At least you're using Swift and Apple Frameworks on iOS... You should use Kotlin and Google libraries on Android as well.

Kevin Karhan :verified:

@MastodonEngineering teo things:

1.

Is there a way to apply without providing data to a corporation with inacceptable ToS? (In this case, Google).


2.

You didn't resolve the 2nd * at the bottom...

Mastodon Engineering

We just released security patches for versions 4.1, 4.2, and nightly. If you are using nightly, you can upgrade to nightly.2024-07-05-security. Please upgrade as soon as possible!

Mastodon Engineering

We are planning to release new Mastodon security updates for versions 4.1, 4.2 and nightly this Thursday, Jul 04, at 15:00 UTC. It solves multiple security issues, including a major one. We encourage server administrators to plan for a timely upgrade to ensure their Mastodon server is protected.

Mastodon Engineering

We just released security patches for versions 4.1, 4.2, and nightly. If you are using nightly, you can upgrade to nightly.2024-05-31-security. We strongly suggest you upgrade to one of those versions.

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