Mastodon
- Cache retention days
The app will clean various federation caches regularly. Depending on the usage of an instance, the days cached resources should be kept can be configured via…
- S3 for media storage
Media storage can consume quite a bit of space. To move it to S3 or S3 compatible provider, edit /app/data/env.production using the File manager and add something like…
- Scaling
Various parameters in Puma, Streaming and Sidekiq can be fine-tuned for concurrency. To change the parameters, edit /app/data/config.sh using the File manager and…
- Following users
To follow external users, visit their mastodon account and click on 'Follow'. This will popup a window asking your mastodon identity (which will be…
- Federation
By default the Mastodon accounts are setup to be of the form username@social.example.org when you install Mastodon at social.example.org. This domain is called the…
- Registration
Registration is closed by default. To enable, login to Mastodon as an admin and change the "Registration mode" under Administration -> Site Settings.
- Username restriction
Usernames can contain only letters, numbers and underscores.
- Adding users
New users can be invited using the Admin dashboard. New users can be added and approved using the CLI: /app/code/bin/tootctl accounts create testusername…
- Admin
Mastodon 4 introduced customizable roles. To make a user an administrator, use the Web Terminal and run the following command: /app/code/bin/tootctl accounts modify…
- How to order Mastodon?
1. Login at: https://cloud.danian.co 2. Manage Apps - Add an App 3. Select: Mastodon 4. Select service Region This is the datacenter location where your App will be…
