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==About==
[[Mastodon]] is [[web server software]] which provides a user interface to the [[OStatus]] and [[ActivityPub]] [[fediverse]]s. It is written primarily in [[Ruby]] and [[JavaScript]]; [[Eugen Rochko]] is the creator and primary maintainer. The official code repository is on [https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon GitHub].

ActivityPub support was introduced in version 1.6, with the intention of making it Mastodon's primary communication protocol.

''It also makes use of [[WebSub]] but I haven't found an explanation of how this fits in. -- {{woozle}}''
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==Pages==
* [[Mastodon instance|instance]]: a brief definition
* {{l/sub|people}}: a directory
* {{l/sub|tech}}: details about how it works
* {{l/sub|usage}}: user guides
* {{l/sub|admin}}: administration guides

==Forks==
* [[Mastodon Glitch Edition]]
* [https://github.com/gled-rs/mastodo Mastodo]

==Apps==
* [https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/Apps.md official list] of clients
** [[/Tusky]] ([https://github.com/Vavassor/Tusky GitHub]) (Mastodon: [https://mastodon.social/@Tusky official], [https://mastodon.social/@ConnyDuck main developer])
** [https://github.com/magicalraccoon/tootstream TootStream]: [[CLI]] Mastodon client ([[Python]])
===Utilities===
* [https://observablehq.com/@nuklearfiziks/hellthread-visualiser Hellthread Visualizer]

==Links==
{{links/news}}
===official===
* [https://joinmastodon.org/ home site]
** [https://docs.joinmastodon.org/ documentation]
** [https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors corporate sponsors]
* [https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon GitHub]
* [https://twitter.com/MastodonProject/status/895621121537699840 Twitter]

===reference===
* {{wikipedia|Mastodon (software)}}
* [https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon Guide to Mastodon] ([https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon/blob/master/Guide%20to%20Mastodon.pdf as PDF]) ([https://elekk.xyz/@noelle/103788222212303726 via])
* [https://en.mstdn.wiki/Main_Page The Mastodon Wiki] (not sure who runs this)
* [https://dashboards.mnm.social/ Grafana - Mastodon Network Overview]
* [https://instances.mastodon.xyz/list# Mastodon instances]: an automated list of all known Mastodon instances, with technical ratings
* [https://compassion.online/the_list/ Instance Recommendations] (<s>[https://compassion.online/@tas/3552150 via]</s> [https://mastodon.social/users/kemonine/statuses/99011577050946367 via]) "Some general suggestions for whitelisting, blocking and/or silencing instances"
* [https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/Apps.md Mastodon Apps]: official list of apps available or in progress
* '''[[kitty.town]]''' ([https://kitty.town home]):
** [http://www.ginnymcqueen.com/blocklist/ Domain Block List]: list of problematic instances (as determined by the Mayor of kitty.town)
** [https://kitty.town/@katya/188137 promotional flyers]
* [https://upsided.github.io/firsttoot.html First Toot]: look up the first message posted on any public instance

===compilations===
* [https://mastodon.art/gallery/index.html Artodon: Mastodon Art gallery] (curated from multiple instances) ([https://mastodon.social/users/ekaitz_zarraga/statuses/99229001114065695 via])
===to be filed===
* '''2021-02-11''' [https://delvethedragon.medium.com/delves-mastodon-resource-list-v1-2021-02-11-16bf6d3b77d2 delve’s Mastodon Resource List, v1]
* '''2020-09-26''' [https://conf.tube/videos/watch/d8c8ed69-79f0-4987-bafe-84c01f38f966 Decentralized Social Networks vs. The Trolls] (video) ([https://octodon.social/@cwebber/104943399401954002 h/t]): moderation on Mastodon, with a brief introduction to the [[fediverse]]; what happened with [[Gab]]
* '''2018-09-14''' [https://kotaku.com/twitters-emerging-competitor-doesnt-want-to-be-twitter-1829069122 Twitter's Emerging Competitor Doesn't Want to Be Twitter]
* '''2018-07-06''' [official] [https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/07/cage-the-mastodon/ Cage the Mastodon: An overview of features for dealing with abuse and harassment] ([https://mastodon.social/@hq/109248791035374090 h/t]) by [[Eugen Rochko]]: includes an explanation of why they won't ever support quote-boosts ("QB"). [https://toot.cat/@woozle/109248797552484199 I am skeptical.]
* '''2018-03-23''' [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/03/23/the-new-technology-that-aspires-to-deletefacebook-for-good/ The new technology that aspires to #DeleteFacebook for good] ([https://social.coop/@mattcropp/99734905918027945 via])
* '''2018-01-22''' [https://asininetech.com/2018/01/22/the-mastodon-in-the-room/ The Mastodon In The Room] ([https://mastodon.zombocloud.com/@staticsafe/99395983208325166 via]) by [https://mastodon.zombocloud.com/@staticsafe Sadiq]
* '''2017-11-30''' [https://www.patreon.com/posts/15635446 Update and retrospective]
* '''2017-10-19''' [official] [https://medium.com/@Gargron/mastodon-2-0-e93d9d28dbb9 Mastodon 2.0: The Big Emoji Update] by [[Eugen Rochko]]
* '''2017-08-01''' [official] [https://medium.com/@Gargron/m-for-mastodon-4269c0bf6c8b M for Mastodon] by [[Eugen Rochko]]
* '''2017-07-07''' [https://www.lauraritchie.com/2017/07/07/connection-mastodon/ Connection: Meeting a Mastodon for Lunch (IRL)] ([https://mastodon.social/users/lauraritchie/updates/3636991 toot])
* '''2017-06-15''' [https://cybre.space/users/cnc/updates/60081 I have to say that it's slightly irritating when new users (wrongly) imply that...]: some myths about Mastodon
* '''2017-05-07''' [https://fox.blue/archives/2017/05/07/one-week-of-mastodon One Week of Mastodon]
* '''2017-04-23''' [https://medium.com/@alliethehart/gameingers-are-dead-and-so-is-mastodon-705b535ed616 Mourning Mastodon] ([https://icosahedron.website/@u2764/956525 share] [https://icosahedron.website/users/u2764/updates/36054 and])
* '''2017-04-09'''
** [https://medium.com/@sargoth/mastodon-pineapples-social-media-and-other-unanswered-questions-c5127c7c9aa0 Mastodon, pineapples, social media and other unanswered questions] ([https://mastodon.social/users/sargoth/statuses/98824149477736418 via]) by Johanna Drott
** [https://hackernoon.com/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-joining-mastodon-7a17e7f12a2b What I wish I knew before joining Mastodon] ([https://hex.bz/users/somarasu/updates/14159 via])
* '''2017-04-05''' [https://hackernoon.com/mastodon-is-dead-in-the-water-888c10e8abb1 Mastodon is dead in the water]
* '''2017-04-04''' [https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/783akg/mastodon-is-like-twitter-without-nazis-so-why-are-we-not-using-it Mastodon Is Like Twitter Without Nazis, So Why Are We Not Using It?]

===instances===
* {{l/ip|social.targaryen.house}} has repeatedly shown that they will passively tolerate {{l/ip|free speech trolling}}
===service providers===
Managed hosting for Mastodon instances:
* <s>[https://maastodon.net/#pricing MaaStodon]</s> stopped accepting new accounts on [https://octodon.social/@CobaltVelvet/100034367577595768 2018-05-15]
** run by [https://octodon.social/@CobaltVelvet CobaltVelvet] (also admin of octodon.social)
* [https://masto.host/ masto.host]: hosting for Mastodon instances; they provide maintenance
** run by [https://masto.pt/@hugo hugo@masto.pt]

===technical===
Official:
* [https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-the-API/API.md Using the API]
** [https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-the-API/OAuth-details.md OAuth details]
** [https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-the-API/Testing-with-cURL.md Testing with cURL]: it's possible to get OAuth tokens with client_id, client_secret, email, and password too

===tools: web===
* [https://garbados.github.io/nerdpanel/ Nerdpanel]: reads your Mastodon posts and lets you search them; does not store anything on a server
===tools: code===
* [https://github.com/halcy/Mastodon.py Mastodon.py]: [[Python]] wrapper for Mastodon API
* [http://mastodon.tools/ Mastodon Tools]: [[PHP]] code that interfaces with Mastodon in various ways
* [https://github.com/halcyon-suite Halcyon]: a PHP client for Mastodon, and related stuff
* [https://github.com/polymerwitch/SupportBot SupportBot]: "A framework for making social media bots for multiple networks" written in [[Python]]
* [https://bridge.joinmastodon.org/friends Mastodon Bridge]: cross-correlates your Twitter and Mastodon account, and shows commonality (only for users who have used the same tool)
** https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon-bridge - source code (Ruby); good example of how to allow an app to access Mastodon, which effectively includes authentication
* [https://github.com/kensanata/mastodon-backup mastodon-backup]: "Archive your statuses, favorites and media using the Mastodon API (i.e. login required)"

==Notes==
Wish list:
* a way to set up auto-replies filtered by instance [https://kitty.town/@GinnyMcQueen/87780]
* where X is a set of users chosen by user Y, collect stats about users who follow them or are followed by them (e.g. list users who follow a lot of them or are followed by a lot of them, possibly for autoblocking) and make those stats available to user Y.

Other stuff:
* '''2017-06-26''' [http://telegra.ph/Moderation-hotfix---mst3kinterlinkedme-coalesco-06-26 Moderation hotfix - mst3k.interlinked.me, coales.co] ([http://archive.is/carfp archive]): note about a reverted block