Mastodon @Mastodon@mastodon.social

#Mastodon v2.6.5:

https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.6.5

Fixes federation issues due to the JSON-LD context host being down

#Mastodon v2.6.3:

https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.6.3

Another backport. There is an important performance fix that was missing in 2.6.2 and some smaller fixes.

#Mastodon v2.6.2:

https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.6.2

This is a backport of fixes and improvements from the master branch to 2.6

Mastodon 2.6 released: Highlights from the changelog

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/10/mastodon-2.6-released/

Some regressions were discovered so here is #Mastodon 2.6.1:

https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.6.1

Sorry for the inconvenience.

🎉 #Mastodon 2.6.0 is out! 🎉

https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.6.0

- Link ownership verification
- Redesigned forms
- Revamped DMs column
- In-stream link previews
- More tootctl utilities for admins
- Improved admin UIs

And a load of bug fixes! 🐘

⚠️ Mastodon 2.5.2 ⚠️

https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.5.2

Security backport release. Please update as soon as possible.

🎉 Mastodon 2.5.0 🎉

Changelog: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.5.0

Highlights:

- Federation relays
- New profile design
- Remote interaction dialog
- Replies count in web UI
- Feature friends on profile
- Higher video upload limit
- Improved mod tools
- Admin dashboard
- Read-replica support
- Command-line interface

Mastodon v2.5.0rc1 (release candidate) is out for those who want to test it:

https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.5.0rc1

Improvements include:

- New profiles
- MySpace Top 8 (not really)
- Remote interactions for toots
- Federation relays
- Admin dashboard
- tootctl command-line interface
- and more!

Attention Mastodon server owners: Security patch release v2.4.4 is out. It's a quick upgrade.

https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.4.4

If you are deploying Mastodon from the master branch, update to at least commit 802cf6a.

#mastoadmin

#Mastodon 2.4.3 released:

https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.4.3

#Mastodon v2.4.3rc3 is out: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.4.3rc3

Likely the last pre-release as it's pretty stable. Expect 2.4.3 to come out soon.

#Mastodon v2.4.3rc1 is out for testing: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.4.3rc1

- More granular OAuth scopes
- Text filters
- Follow recommendations API
- and various fixes

Cage the Mastodon: An overview of features for dealing with abuse and harassment https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/07/cage-the-mastodon/

New blog post: How to implement a basic ActivityPub server https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/how-to-implement-a-basic-activitypub-server/

🐘 New blog post: If you could edit tweets, or What's New In Mastodon 2.4 https://medium.com/tootsuite/if-you-could-edit-tweets-e9d8cee5e69b

🎉 #Mastodon v2.4.2 is out: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.4.2

- Invite autofollow option
- Language filter opt-in
- Default posting language
- "Find friends" link
- dat, ipfs protocols autolinked
- Other fixes and improvements

@Animo Click on your own avatar to open your profile!

The Mastodon bridge tool has got a facelift! https://bridge.joinmastodon.org/

You can sign in with Twitter and Mastodon to find Twitter friends in the fediverse. You can also send it to your Twitter friends, as it will show them their friends on Mastodon and point them to where they could make an account!

🎉 #Mastodon v2.4.1 is out: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/tag/v2.4.1

- Delete & Redraft for toots
- Improved e-mail validation to fight spammers
- Improved block/mute behaviours
- More unicode emojis! 🐺
- Important database schema fixes
- Performance improvements 🚀