Tag: mastodon

Articles with tag mastodon

Increasing or Modifying Character Limits and Poll Options in Mastodon 4.3

09/10/2024 by Stefano Marinelli in mastodon, ownyourdata, fediverse, hosting, social, web

Mastodon imposes a limit of 500 characters and 4 poll options. Here's how to change them.

Using a Permanent WebFinger Address for My Fediverse Profile

08/10/2024 by Stefano Marinelli in fediverse, ownyourdata, mastodon, snac2, snac, mitra, gotosocial, akkoma, hosting, social, web

Using a Permanent WebFinger Address for My Fediverse Profile - Make it easy to find your profile from any instance.

A Small Compendium of Fediverse Platforms I Use

12/09/2024 by Stefano Marinelli in fediverse, akkoma, gotosocial, mitra, snac2, snac, mastodon, freebsd, hosting, server, social, web, ownyourdata

After revisiting my old Fediverse instances and helping friends set up new ones, I took the chance to update and evaluate several platforms. Here's my experience with Akkoma, GoToSocial, Mitra, Snac2, and Mastodon.

Deploying a piece of the Fediverse

15/01/2023 by Stefano Marinelli in fediverse, mastodon, freebsd, linux, docker, gotosocial, snac2, snac, mangane, twitter, facebook, social, hosting, server, web, akkoma, pleroma, elk, pixelfed, funkwhale, peertube, enafore

Installing Mastodon inside a FreeBSD jail: A Comprehensive Guide

23/11/2022 by Stefano Marinelli in freebsd, container, hosting, jail, networking, server, tutorial, web, fediverse, mastodon, ownyourdata

A comprehensive guide to installing Mastodon on a FreeBSD jail using BastilleBSD