r/Mastodon

Hello I'm kinda new to Mastodon. Is this normal for the main website? I kept getting the 503 error and now the website doesn't even load.

The site stopped working on August 8th. They posted a notice on Mstdn saying they were working on a fix, but that message has since been removed. It's been about two weeks now, and there's still no sign that it will be back.

Having used this site for almost two years, I find it frustrating to see one of the most popular mastodon instances fall apart like this. I blame the current owners, Mask Network (a bunch of crypto bros, by the way), for the site's current state, as they haven't addressed any of its issues. They allowed the platform to become riddled with CSAM for years and never fixed some serious bugs plaguing it. Right now, they can't even be bothered to tell us if the site is dead or if there are any plans to fix it.

Although the site has been declining for years, it's still sad to see it fall like this, especially since it was still has a decent user base in Japan.

Edit: Just to be clear, when I mean CSAM. I mean literally disgusting illegal content. Not Shotacon or Lolicon illustrations.

I think this was a issue for at least 4 years, and got completely solved around last year.

Although it was only a problem if you used the public timelime. I think a lot of people didn't even noticed.

Hi.

According this mod, it should have closed a week ago. https://mastodon.cloud/@TheAdmin/116880482561252143. Also, the mod never seems to reply to queries.

I don't get it. I jumped to a new instance and it seemed it was all a waste of time. 🤦🏻

Hi.

I'm running a small Mastodon instance since 2017 (~15 users).

The Postgres database uses 21 GB of space and contains hundreds of tables. I guess many of those are remnants from old versions? (see screenshot).

Since I'm already planning a larger update: Is there a way to consolidate/optimize the database?

I’m not sure if this is just a me problem, but every time I try to use my aethy account, I get a “Http 404” message every couple of seconds. I updated the app, logged out then logged back in. None of that worked, anyone got any advice 😭 ?

Folks,

I've started a weekly photo challenge that lives entirely on the fediverse. It riffs on the long-running Photo Friday, but this one is fediverse-only — you take part from whatever account you already have, no new signup, nothing to join but a follow.

How it works:

• Follow the challenge handle from our site: **@participate@photofri.day**. That's the whole membership — following is opting in.
• You get the theme a week ahead, so you've got 7 days to shoot.
• The following Friday, tag your photo with the weekly hashtag and post while the window's open. The window runs ~50 hours end to end — the whole globe's Friday, so folks outside North America aren't shut out. Everyone gets the full window. No exclusivity, everyone gets a fair shot to share.
• We boost your post to followers while the window's open. They see your work, you see theirs — photographers find each other and make friends across servers.
• Done for the week, or done for good? Just stop posting, or unfollow. Nothing to delete, no data sitting anywhere.

Following is live now. First prompt drops Friday, August 28th. We start boosting entries on September 4 — follow ahead of time so you're there when it starts.

It's new and it's small. Happy to answer any questions.

Site's here: https://photofri.day

Anyone interested in switching over from mastodon.cloud, I would like to invite you to mastodon.tech

Created a custom "Terminal" theme so it lines with the tech TLD. However, you are welcome to post any content that you wish to share. I will slowly be adding the "About" section based on user feedback. Would love to see you there.

Do instances block crawlers? I find that the about pages of instances don't usually say, but maybe it's an unspoken common thing to have?

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