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==About==
 
==About==
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[[Mastodon]] is [[web server software]] which provides a user interface to the [[GNU Social]]-compatible [[fediverse]]. It is written in [[Ruby]] and [[JavaScript]].
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[[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].
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ActivityPub support was introduced in version 1.6, with the intention of making it Mastodon's primary communication protocol.
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''It also makes use of [[WebSub]] but I haven't found an explanation of how this fits in. -- {{woozle}}''
 
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==Pages==
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* [[Mastodon instance|instance]]: a brief definition
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* {{l/sub|people}}: a directory
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* {{l/sub|tech}}: details about how it works
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* {{l/sub|usage}}: user guides
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* {{l/sub|admin}}: administration guides
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==Forks==
 
==Forks==
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* [[Toot.Cat]]
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* [[Mastodon Glitch Edition]]
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** [https://github.com/TootCat/mastodon/ GitHub]
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* [https://github.com/gled-rs/mastodo Mastodo]
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==Local Notes==
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* [[User:Woozle/Mastodon/setup|Woozle]]
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==Apps==
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* [https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/Apps.md official list] of clients
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** [[/Tusky]] ([https://github.com/Vavassor/Tusky GitHub]) (Mastodon: [https://mastodon.social/@Tusky official], [https://mastodon.social/@ConnyDuck main developer])
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** [https://github.com/magicalraccoon/tootstream TootStream]: [[CLI]] Mastodon client ([[Python]])
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===Utilities===
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* [https://observablehq.com/@nuklearfiziks/hellthread-visualiser Hellthread Visualizer]
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==Links==
 
==Links==
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===official===
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* [https://joinmastodon.org/ home site]
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** [https://docs.joinmastodon.org/ documentation]
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** [https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors corporate sponsors]
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* [https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon GitHub]
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* [https://twitter.com/MastodonProject/status/895621121537699840 Twitter]
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===reference===
 
===reference===
 
* {{wikipedia|Mastodon (software)}}
 
* {{wikipedia|Mastodon (software)}}
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* [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])
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* [https://en.mstdn.wiki/Main_Page The Mastodon Wiki] (not sure who runs this)
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* [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://instances.mastodon.xyz/list# Mastodon instances]: an automated list of all known Mastodon instances, with technical ratings
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* [http://www.ginnymcqueen.com/blocklist/ Kitty.Town Domain Block List]: list of problematic instances as determined by the admin of kitty.town
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* [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"
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===how to: users===
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* [https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/Apps.md Mastodon Apps]: official list of apps available or in progress
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* [http://www.ginnymcqueen.com/how-to-mastodon/ Toot How-To : Intro to Mastodon] by Ginny McQueen (also: [https://medium.com/@GinnyMcQueen/toot-how-to-intro-to-mastodon-e5655bfa87d2 Medium])
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* '''[[kitty.town]]''' ([https://kitty.town home]):
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* [https://morr.cc/woolly-week/ #woollyweek]: another user intro to the Mastoverse
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** [http://www.ginnymcqueen.com/blocklist/ Domain Block List]: list of problematic instances (as determined by the Mayor of kitty.town)
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* [https://github.com/nolanlawson/resources-for-mastodon-newbies/blob/master/README.md Resources for Mastodon newbies] ([https://toot.cafe/users/nolan/updates/18765 via])
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** [https://kitty.town/@katya/188137 promotional flyers]
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* [https://joinmastodon.org/ Giving social networking back to you]: ostensibly steps you through the process of getting a Mastodon account, but doesn't make it at all easy to decide on an instance
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* [https://upsided.github.io/firsttoot.html First Toot]: look up the first message posted on any public instance
  
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===how to: technical===
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===compilations===
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* [https://mastodon.art/gallery/index.html Artodon: Mastodon Art gallery] (curated from multiple instances) ([https://mastodon.social/users/ekaitz_zarraga/statuses/99229001114065695 via])
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===posts about===
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* '''2021-02-11''' [https://delvethedragon.medium.com/delves-mastodon-resource-list-v1-2021-02-11-16bf6d3b77d2 delve’s Mastodon Resource List, v1]
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* '''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]]
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* '''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]
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* '''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.]
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* '''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])
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* '''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]
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* '''2017-11-30''' [https://www.patreon.com/posts/15635446 Update and retrospective]
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* '''2017-10-19''' [official] [https://medium.com/@Gargron/mastodon-2-0-e93d9d28dbb9 Mastodon 2.0: The Big Emoji Update] by [[Eugen Rochko]]
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* '''2017-08-01''' [official] [https://medium.com/@Gargron/m-for-mastodon-4269c0bf6c8b M for Mastodon] by [[Eugen Rochko]]
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* '''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])
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* '''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
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* '''2017-05-07''' [https://fox.blue/archives/2017/05/07/one-week-of-mastodon One Week of Mastodon]
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* '''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])
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* '''2017-04-09'''
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** [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
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** [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])
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* '''2017-04-05''' [https://hackernoon.com/mastodon-is-dead-in-the-water-888c10e8abb1 Mastodon is dead in the water]
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* '''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?]
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===instances===
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* {{l/ip|social.targaryen.house}} has repeatedly shown that they will passively tolerate {{l/ip|free speech trolling}}
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===service providers===
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Managed hosting for Mastodon instances:
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* <s>[https://maastodon.net/#pricing MaaStodon]</s> stopped accepting new accounts on [https://octodon.social/@CobaltVelvet/100034367577595768 2018-05-15]
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** run by [https://octodon.social/@CobaltVelvet CobaltVelvet] (also admin of octodon.social)
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* [https://masto.host/ masto.host]: hosting for Mastodon instances; they provide maintenance
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** run by [https://masto.pt/@hugo hugo@masto.pt]
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===technical===
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Official:
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* [https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-the-API/API.md Using the API]
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** [https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-the-API/OAuth-details.md OAuth details]
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** [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
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===tools: web===
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* [https://garbados.github.io/nerdpanel/ Nerdpanel]: reads your Mastodon posts and lets you search them; does not store anything on a server
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===tools: code===
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* [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
 
* [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/halcyon-suite Halcyon]: a PHP client for Mastodon, and related stuff
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* [https://github.com/polymerwitch/SupportBot SupportBot]: "A framework for making social media bots for multiple networks" written in [[Python]]
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===discussion===
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* [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)
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* '''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])
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** https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon-bridge - source code (Ruby); good example of how to allow an app to access Mastodon, which effectively includes authentication
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* '''2017-04-09''' [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])
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* [https://github.com/kensanata/mastodon-backup mastodon-backup]: "Archive your statuses, favorites and media using the Mastodon API (i.e. login required)"
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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* a way to set up auto-replies filtered by instance [https://kitty.town/@GinnyMcQueen/87780]
 
* 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.
 
* 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.
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Other stuff:
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* '''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

Latest revision as of 20:06, 20 November 2022

About

Mastodon is web server software which provides a user interface to the OStatus and ActivityPub fediverses. It is written primarily in Ruby and JavaScript; Eugen Rochko is the creator and primary maintainer. The official code repository is on 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

This page is a seed article. You can help HTYP water it: make a request to expand a given page and/or donate to help give us more writing-hours!

Pages

Forks

Apps

Utilities

Links

official

reference

compilations

posts about

instances

service providers

Managed hosting for Mastodon instances:

technical

Official:

tools: web

  • Nerdpanel: reads your Mastodon posts and lets you search them; does not store anything on a server

tools: code

  • Mastodon.py: Python wrapper for Mastodon API
  • Mastodon Tools: PHP code that interfaces with Mastodon in various ways
  • Halcyon: a PHP client for Mastodon, and related stuff
  • SupportBot: "A framework for making social media bots for multiple networks" written in Python
  • Mastodon Bridge: cross-correlates your Twitter and Mastodon account, and shows commonality (only for users who have used the same tool)
  • 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 [1]
  • 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:

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