Increasing or Modifying Character Limits and Poll Options in Mastodon 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5
Mastodon imposes a limit of 500 characters and 4 poll options. Here's how to change them.
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OpenBSD
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Building a Self-Hosted CDN for BSD Cafe Media
FreeBSD
Learn how to build a self-hosted CDN using FreeBSD jails, Nginx, Varnish, WireGuard, and PowerDNS to improve media delivery for your website without relying on external providers.
Automating ZFS Snapshots for Peace of Mind
FreeBSD
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