2026-07-16T05:56:50Z https://nostr.ae Mastodon Engineering https://nostr.ae/npub1u84dwmpv2zerws66094ehfyad0yj7vsh2vrt9k4xecyfutlcmzjq72s78a https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/752/047/556/790/864/original/3b7cf7ce665a2a21.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/752/047/556/790/864/original/3b7cf7ce665a2a21.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8drxah7vskka8ewpzzxd6fnrls7pxdqq9t9mxwpnya8rqjgazuwszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gest2mm Following last week&#39;s beta, the first release candidate for #Mastodon 4.6 is out! 🎉 <br/><br/>You can find all of the changes on the release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.6.0-rc.1">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.6.0-rc.1</a><br/><br/>We aim to publish the release next week. If you are an admin, now is a good time to upgrade to the release candidate and help us find any last minute bugs!<br/><br/>#MastoAdmin 2026-06-12T09:08:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfrkpm7jjps7h04hl89djuv2xq2j62u0cmgj76ygtmxyl4gwqy46szyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gz72j9d Trunk &amp; Tidbits for March is out - our monthly engineering news, featuring current releases, the profiles redesign, Collections, additional FEPs implemented - lots of work in motion. <br/><br/>#MastoDev #MastoAdmin #Mastodon<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/trunk-tidbits-march-2026/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/04/trunk-tidbits-march-2026/</a> 2026-04-10T11:19:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgnaccfxcgffa56lfrwqa9tfzupjeupzrq2kekmnuksefxjc3w89qzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g7new6y We just released Mastodon 4.5.8, 4.4.15, and 4.3.21.<br/><br/>These versions contain various bug fixes, including fixes for medium severity security issues.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2026-03-24T16:31:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfwvzz0eq0jl4ykfzs9tgs74rln98048njfgctntnk64sjce0ewygzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gy8kkg9 The February 2026 Trunk &amp; Tidbits is posted. Our monthly engineering update, including progress on 4.6, our AI contribution policy, upcoming end-of-life for version 4.3, some posts about the Share button, and more. <br/><br/>#MastoDev #MastoAdmin #Mastodon<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/trunk-tidbits-february-2026/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/trunk-tidbits-february-2026/</a> 2026-03-10T11:59:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs859vd8xpkr54uxxzmshj0tlz6xwajfcjrzy46ekgge5h38nwmduqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g2kfw5s We just released Mastodon 4.5.7, 4.4.14, and 4.3.20.<br/><br/>These versions contain various bug fixes. In particular, 4.5.7 and 4.4.14 include security fixes for the experimental FASP feature. Be sure to update if you have enabled it!<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2026-02-24T14:56:11Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszuwgz9xm0e8wqjsjnfeyjll4mw4l9gdqm9qhdvkd0ljcsw43xn0szyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g4dtdpw We&#39;re looking for two Backend Ruby on Rails Web Developers to work with us remotely as part of the core team.<br/><br/>Ideally you are:<br/><br/>1. Very experienced with Ruby on Rails<br/>2. Proficient in PostgreSQL, and familiar with Redis and Elasticsearch<br/>3. Experienced in developing maintainable and scalable web backend and API systems<br/><br/>This remote full-time position requires a 4-hour overlap with the CET timezone.<br/><br/>For more info/to apply: <a href="https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/ac9d4f66-13e8-44d1-bb82-a929ebca8a27">https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/ac9d4f66-13e8-44d1-bb82-a929ebca8a27</a><br/><br/>#FediHire #GetFediHired #hiring #backend 2026-02-20T16:37:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgau6lhfa6eydj7mtlx5pdy2ds32uz7jk2ch78nyxhanahl6jvrfgzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gfj6xn4 We just released Mastodon 4.5.6, 4.4.13, and 4.3.19.<br/><br/>These versions contain various bug fixes, including a fix for a moderate security vulnerability.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a><br/><br/>#MastodonAdmin 2026-02-03T15:36:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyqavjk4tcc73uffdvwf9zuf7jfan7w5vq96k4ujen43ffld9ckegzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gcytdg3 We just released Mastodon 4.5.5, 4.4.12, and 4.3.18.<br/><br/>These versions contain various bug fixes, including very important (1 high severity, 3 moderate severity) security fixes.<br/><br/>Mastodon 4.2 is now unsupported, so if you still run it, please update to a supported version as soon as you can.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2026-01-20T15:45:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqla2tjk2yy67e668sl05mx4asf8rtu9efmarkmrfxwygfazg2f9qzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gswnxat We just released Mastodon 4.5.4, 4.4.11, 4.3.17 and 4.2.29.<br/><br/>These versions contain various bug fixes, including a high and a moderate severity security fixes.<br/><br/>Mastodon v4.2.29 will be the last update for the Mastodon v4.2 branch, please update to newer versions as soon as you can.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a> 2026-01-07T14:35:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgcq8j96f3f8sng8qg09dcul9pvzky6csa7g5wv68tnn54q9w43ugzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gx3ul9u As we&#39;re working on Collections (an upcoming feature similar to &#34;starter packs&#34;), and improvements to the design of user profiles, we would like to hear from you! <br/><br/>Please use our - short &amp; anonymous! - User Experience Survey to share your thoughts.<br/><br/>#Mastodon #UserExperience #Design<br/><br/><a href="https://tally.so/r/44Qdbk">https://tally.so/r/44Qdbk</a> 2025-12-12T15:01:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsysedt8rsq3k30zedft98mu3kexwxtvzhz572cczvwucemqurnttgzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gajkvge The November &#34;Trunk &amp; Tidbits&#34; is out! Read about our new organisational announcements and events; the start of development for our Collections feature; CSS theme tokens and Helm chart; and, the latest stable releases.<br/><br/>#mastoadmin #OpenSource<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/trunk-tidbits-november-2025/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/trunk-tidbits-november-2025/</a> 2025-12-10T09:36:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxy8yl2aajypez84uy0xuaxppzhhcq5sekkj8qeaugg0x8lhls42czyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gvk34th We just released Mastodon 4.5.3, 4.4.10 and 4.3.16 and 4.2.28.<br/><br/>These versions contain various bug fixes, including a fix for a minor security issue.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-12-08T17:34:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg2ht5tpeq0p9v7p0c774l7eupahpv7mdnsqzhpp9exw2rp74ymzczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g0vy446 Attention Mastodon server operators 🤹🏻 <br/><br/>We are working on a new Helm chart for Kubernetes deployments, and the team would appreciate your feedback. See this issue for the new repository (and to provide comments) #mastoadmin <br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/helm-charts/issues/13">https://github.com/mastodon/helm-charts/issues/13</a> 2025-11-24T10:54:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqvcf5l4awcaqlv4evdjjgkdd53jmjn657z09w2df62af8gfmu4sszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gvfjkds We just released Mastodon 4.5.2, 4.4.9 and 4.3.15.<br/><br/>These versions contain small bug fixes.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-11-20T16:50:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf39rvgwz6quhd0uh37qtw62xt76nf6ydcnfcg09adlj6jef7f5jszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gx4r6s4 We just released Mastodon 4.5.1<br/><br/>This version fixes some bugs found in 4.5.0.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.1">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.1</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-11-13T18:27:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsffjcm7t6uwu2f9rkes0q5nk9sfrj0hg2sa8pwgjqysx4k02vkxzgzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g99rwt5 We&#39;ve posted #TrunkAndTidbits for October.<br/><br/>It was a busy month, with a lot of coding behind the scenes to prepare for Mastodon 4.5, events and talks, Fediforum and our thoughts on packs, and some merch news. Have a read!<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/trunk-tidbits-october-2025/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/trunk-tidbits-october-2025/</a> 2025-11-11T14:17:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs949s7qq6qf78w2hy7z5rwyv67ussxx7rp6nfyh98kjalksuza4jczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g4laazx We’re happy to announce that Mastodon 4.5 is now ready for prime time! Quote posts, async fetching of replies, server timeline visibility settings, more moderation tools, and lots and lots of other tweaks and improvements.<br/><br/>Announcement on our blog: <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/</a><br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-11-06T13:33:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyr7v5ts08qz0u6prhtnyg25ajrw7cd6ce8xnrt5lw3nvycxvefcgzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gzt6mz6 The third release candidate for Mastodon 4.5 is ready!<br/><br/>It addresses UX concerns regarding quotes and post privacy, now warning when you quote someone in a followers-only post, and preventing quotes in Private Mentions.<br/><br/>It also includes a few other bugfixes.<br/><br/>We are planning to release the final 4.5.0 version tomorrow, so please test this release candidate if you can!<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-rc.3">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-rc.3</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-11-05T10:08:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8glx29fg8pup3m3au2t292nkzmax2dzzwuz5ry6qyw039afzsnsszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gt7ng5f The second release candidate for Mastodon 4.5 is ready!<br/><br/>It fixes an issue introduced in the first release candidate with some email setups, as well as a few interface rough edges.<br/><br/>We still expect the final version for next week, but please test it out and provide feedback!<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-rc.2">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-rc.2</a><br/><br/>#MastodonAdmin 2025-10-31T16:33:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2xnmws02x3sxamtnq40mtx6wgwjc4q6pah0ju5mthvkzqxdnryuczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g4209rf Are you a developer who likes to build on, or integrated with, Mastodon? We&#39;ve got a great blog post for you, today - here&#39;s what is coming in Mastodon 4.5. The release candidate was tagged earlier today, with the final version really soon now 🤞🏻<br/><br/>(quote post authoring, AsyncRefresh API, and more)<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/mastodon-4-5-for-devs/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/mastodon-4-5-for-devs/</a> 2025-10-29T17:41:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgd7f9d7cxpcxw4jhzk80n975mc7cz92gkkpqnrcju453fxadkvtqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gp2tlye The first release candidate for Mastodon 4.5 is ready for testing!<br/><br/>We expect to release the final version early next week, but please test it out and provide feedback!<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-rc.1">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-rc.1</a><br/><br/>#MastodonAdmin 2025-10-29T15:55:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspsaf7fmvlshstwalw395gs6qhzd20akwra4esfl73l4cfh9f3euczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gg54fee We just released Mastodon 4.4.8 and the second 4.5.0 beta release.<br/><br/>These versions fix a security issue allowing quote controls to be bypassed.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.8">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.8</a><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-beta.2">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-beta.2</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-10-21T15:04:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgajclhp6lu2mk90xde0jvgwukmgyhcw4f6dymrr6hga4c0sej9ugzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2geefkym The first beta release of Mastodon 4.5.0 is ready for testing! <br/><br/>Quote posts are finally here, as well as automated fetching of remote replies and a lot of other improvements.<br/><br/>For server moderators, there is also a way to block registrations based on keywords appearing in usernames.<br/><br/>Please test it out and provide feedback 💬<br/><br/>If all goes well, we plan to release the final 4.5.0 version within the next 3 weeks.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-beta.1">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-beta.1</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-10-15T15:18:30Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswhwpw2hs7yyhwkrkk2seslxz4sv4hy67z4chy0dvuptf3pg4c47szyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gc9lj3y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspwcnxjx8ddzjyq9g87fc6cvzm0v0m52mlxjyrg6mc9ztttn29ytqfvf6sw'>nevent1q…f6sw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We just released Mastodon 4.4.7.<br/><br/>It fixes a bug with moderation warning e-mails, introduced in 4.4.6.<br/><br/> Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.7">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.7</a><br/><br/> #mastoadmin 2025-10-15T09:20:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspwcnxjx8ddzjyq9g87fc6cvzm0v0m52mlxjyrg6mc9ztttn29ytqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g9klye6 We just released Mastodon 4.4.6, 4.3.14, and 4.2.27.<br/><br/>These versions contain security fixes, as well as a few other bugfixes mostly related to handling of quote posts.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-10-13T15:43:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx728cr4epd9d0ldj9ym9kclc5kqjtkmnxh9twlx6jglksjc0f9lqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g67ukgs Our monthly #TrunkAndTidbits engineering update is out!<br/><br/>In September we polished the quote post feature, improved many bits of the UI and worked on some deeper technical changes to unlock future features. Read more on our blog to see what the team has been working on 👀<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/trunk-tidbits-september-2025/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/10/trunk-tidbits-september-2025/</a><br/><br/>#mastodev 2025-10-08T09:58:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvxhdq9gs0kg74e0jhj0euuvwrukskwk6xvah69mm7kyr88hdpu9qzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gpkdyzk In case you missed it, Quote Posts are live on mastodon.social and mastodon.online — let us know what you think! <br/><br/>This feature has been a long time coming because we wanted to take the time to do it right. Part of that process was sharing our work and getting feedback along the way. <br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/</a> 2025-09-30T16:03:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs84vqqyelr9rncguaz68q0rfsqtzfshd7qmq6r2dwfhp40e9t8zeszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g4ma3te We just released Mastodon 4.4.5, 4.3.13, and 4.2.26.<br/><br/>These versions contain a few bugfixes, notably related to quote posts display in 4.4.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-09-23T16:21:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs23kv2t5mfztqguhmau7dfdv5xvmyfm3582ryt8ddtgm7h0za2asszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gwvwuwj We just released Mastodon 4.4.4, 4.3.12, and 4.2.25.<br/><br/>These versions contain a few bugfixes, notably related to quote posts display in 4.4.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a> <br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-09-16T15:33:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdpnzufslsawwn2mg0cm8jc9ehuh87n74ddj4t6k7mfr8d8tsrv4szyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gegu8dm In August, we made a lot of progress on backend code updates... and, we also had some holidays 🏖️ <br/><br/>Here&#39;s the more in-depth version of what the team worked on, in our regular engineering update. <br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/trunk-tidbits-august-2025/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/trunk-tidbits-august-2025/</a> 2025-09-10T16:28:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvkf8hqlsh7qee3p4w2dnufydy5664st8252p2aazpjmy6frendqgzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gglycc7 In July, the team made great progress on several features planned for the next major release, and tackled some refactoring tasks. <br/><br/>Take a look behind the scenes in our latest #TrunkAndTidbits update 👀 <br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/08/trunk-tidbits-july-2025/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/08/trunk-tidbits-july-2025/</a> 2025-08-07T22:07:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsddky0dng7r6lj2p5khdycr4y9hk0jkz2up3f2fmzgvzknefzk3zczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g2cc39n We just released Mastodon 4.4.3, 4.3.11, and 4.2.24.<br/><br/>These versions contain bugfixes, and a fix for a security issue if you use SAML. In 4.4.3 there are also changes to how quote posts are handled, as we continue to work towards full support for quote posts in the next main release.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page. #mastoadmin <br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a> 2025-08-05T16:02:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsztxccanvl8cjshhmxf2ay82cd6s7p5ea6cngtkd7januzxphty0gzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gwsc83k We just released Mastodon 4.4.2, 4.3.10, and 4.2.23.<br/><br/>These versions all contain some internal Ruby dependency updates for security. Version 4.4.2 also includes some fixes, primarily for user interface issues.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page. #mastoadmin <br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a> 2025-07-23T15:16:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspc8rkl259dkhuhhyx3jkyll9u2z2s9mnllg0qes2kcvr2wswpdngzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gwnrjhg Our monthly #TrunkAndTidbits engineering update is out. Looking back at June: behind the scenes on the 4.4 release, as well as all the other things the team has been working on. 🎇 <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/trunk-tidbits-june-2025/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/trunk-tidbits-june-2025/</a> 2025-07-15T18:24:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw672ey3lmd06vvrf9x5qnamnents4wyzpdz3dh2p9ppkuy9xnn3gzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2ggt0xlg We just released #Mastodon 4.4.1, a small patch release fixing a few issues with 4.4.0.<br/><br/>We recommend to install this version instead of 4.4.0 when you update your server.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.1">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.1</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-07-09T16:21:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0evgpxljusjwt9qydf5zwe6rr5erut50vl2sa00ex83llld9c6eqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g0rutnj We just released Mastodon 4.3.9 and 4.2.23. They contain a number of important bug fixes, and one security-adjacent fix.<br/><br/>If you are running nightly versions, an updated container image is available under the `nightly.2025-07-02` tag<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-07-02T13:45:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrpepl07c3x75utjqd02egghmcwwtcl734aflkftpnvnrjy2pgcyszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g68stzd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy05t5yq2jy87vfv2dfu6d78r9xtpcf5n9dkd0yer8hs9hm7922lqzxlcl9'>nevent1q…lcl9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We&#39;ve also shared a blog post about features that developers will want to know about coming in 4.4. <br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/mastodon-4-4-for-devs/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/mastodon-4-4-for-devs/</a> 2025-07-01T15:18:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy05t5yq2jy87vfv2dfu6d78r9xtpcf5n9dkd0yer8hs9hm7922lqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gxfh73j We just tagged the release candidate for Mastodon 4.4.0 for testing. Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0-rc.1">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0-rc.1</a> 2025-07-01T15:18:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx34v3gwjs763a87q8sukrp0yt8ms2xs8s274rzk2mwp8k9yxyx6qzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gh5qwcw We&#39;ve released the second beta of #Mastodon 4.4 - including some UI fine tuning and new updates, additional integration for Fediverse Auxiliary Service Providers, and more progress on support for incoming quote posts. Please give it a try on your instance, if you can - we appreciate feedback. 🪧 <br/><br/>Next up will be a Release Candidate, and then the full release itself 🤞🏻 <br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0-beta.2">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0-beta.2</a> 2025-06-17T18:19:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfa9r9pvhnyvpedq84gl3e5jfvhnfd776u4ufg5dszlq7upn4qyqqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2ggve5k9 This week, we are excited to welcome <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14048z792f488ghrtywxsfxgvmvql7jepusg0nhvdzuajak237k3sdcfqef" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Imani</span> (<span class="italic">npub1404…fqef</span>)</a></span> as our new product designer! In their words, a weaver of &#34;pixels, words, and fibres&#34; - look out for what&#39;s coming next to the Mastodon user experience 🎨 📏 Great to have you here, Imani! 2025-06-17T12:38:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz9qztdmh08jxd5pr2tftte3jml9pg8rccj8cej548vwmr76x2vyszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gv83zvf We just shared our monthly engineering update from May - some big under-the-covers updates as we got ready to ship the first beta of Mastodon 4.4. Plus, a selection of links to cool projects from our community members. <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/06/trunk-tidbits-may-2025/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/06/trunk-tidbits-may-2025/</a> 2025-06-10T21:54:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsps0sdqqefzsga4xgsvretktf6c5u3em492558tpwwa9q5gkya0hczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gsx0euz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgskm9h5vz2k5cwjte44hd7cjrc0x6t04jnn23py8938m3n9hegnqwaddmp'>nevent1q…ddmp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We expect to release a second beta next week, and then a Release Candidate. We expect 4.4.0 to be released by the first week of July, possibly sooner. 🚀 2025-06-04T12:25:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgskm9h5vz2k5cwjte44hd7cjrc0x6t04jnn23py8938m3n9hegnqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g60q48u The first beta release of Mastodon 4.4.0 is ready for testing! <br/><br/>Many user-facing improvements: featured content, updates for lists, follower management, new emoji, and refreshed audio and media players. <br/><br/>For server owners: new legal features, moderation tweaks, announcements updates, upgraded software stack, and some experimental feature options. <br/><br/>Please test it out, and provide feedback 💬 <br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0-beta.1">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.4.0-beta.1</a> 2025-06-04T12:23:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr9wff5cx5v0n0g9hpkehpy7gwrhmmt574y9duf0ngqz0ehufaeaczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gahhl64 Our latest post marks one year of monthly engineering blog updates. We hope you&#39;ve been finding them useful! Read about what&#39;s changed recently, ahead of a planned beta release of Mastodon 4.4 later this month. <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/05/trunk-tidbits-april-2025/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/05/trunk-tidbits-april-2025/</a> 2025-05-07T18:29:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspjhxrrvnc24akjazehr9m5vyjk0hmx9cz2j2sqr98xqphvar8e8czyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g0wnyda We just released Mastodon 4.3.8 and 4.2.21. They contain a few minor bug fixes and a minor security fix.<br/><br/>If you are running nightly versions, an updated container image is available under the `nightly.2025-05-07-security` tag<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/</a> <br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-05-06T15:44:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvsf7rfytmjlv53fr4quuw37e5q5ffmv2nece9rqy50fd4ykwurxqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g35tp9m Very happy to welcome our second front-end developer to the core team - hey there, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1fatcuwyn3gjj674ur5eygvady7k3h4mcvmskug998k5xnxgzfhpstm8pfv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Dion</span> (<span class="italic">npub1fat…8pfv</span>)</a></span> 🥳 <br/><br/>We&#39;ve got plenty of improvements in the pipeline, and we&#39;re glad to have Dion onboard to make Mastodon better for everyone! 2025-05-06T12:02:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0qsps2u2gn0j7rxdq2hy5jy4p2z96c49kqrs2e2ft2rfha7takpqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2ggq9pd0 We&#39;re laying the groundwork to retire Redis namespaces from a future release of the Mastodon server code. See the update from <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jcpparxk6k5s0yqlxxea6wkugsxclpn9sraqpcjsfswky52zlhysy5927t" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>David Roetzel</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jcp…927t</span>)</a></span> on GitHub - and let us know in that discussion if you have additional questions. <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/34198#discussioncomment-12992222">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/34198#discussioncomment-12992222</a> 2025-05-02T10:20:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvyywdvqxae95t8n05cfdayjp2xmtzghq8da4s37mw3wuf0f8g8mgzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gx0vkkt Note for app developers 💻 the future Mastodon 4.4 release will contain an option for server admins to require a minimum age for user sign-up. If enabled, the sign-up API will behave differently. This is a change that some developers will need to know about, so we wanted to tell you about it in advance. More background in the discussion post on our repository. <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/34495">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/34495</a> 2025-04-23T16:31:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2yhes5dmts9szeqrlt80hetfulzh0tkwunat5gzlmewaz95gw0lqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2ga65p9w New Trunk &amp; Tidbits post, with many updates that happened over the past month, team news, and a whole lot of community shout-outs! <br/><br/>Final reminder that tomorrow (2025-04-08) is end of life for Mastodon 4.1 - upgrade to a supported version asap. <br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/04/trunk-tidbits-march-2025/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/04/trunk-tidbits-march-2025/</a> 2025-04-07T15:13:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw6smsjkyp3cc5l25n846m3rptcxhx2s7rzvk90cy5mxrkjcyx60qzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gagr0yg We just released Mastodon 4.3.7 and 4.2.20 and 4.1.25. They contain a few minor bug fixes.<br/><br/>Note that this will most likely be the last Mastodon 4.1 release, and 4.1 will be unsupported in 6 days, so we highly advise you to update if you run it.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-04-02T15:34:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqqs2nxqufywecjlv0fw6z3g7w2apmcn0jvp7m4zcvct2x07jt03qzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g5az6c7 We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer to work alongside our frontend and mobile devs.<br/><br/>Ideally:<br/><br/>1. You’re highly skilled in UX design, having led product strategy &amp; design process<br/>2. Proficient in Figma/Penpot, with interaction &amp; usability design skills<br/>3. Experienced in accessibility &amp; privacy-conscious design<br/><br/>This remote fulltime position requires a 4-hour overlap with the CET timezone.<br/><br/>For more info/to apply:<br/><a href="https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/d9e4d6d0-d360-4c86-9f04-5c14fbcab8ef">https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/d9e4d6d0-d360-4c86-9f04-5c14fbcab8ef</a><br/><br/>#FediHire #GetFediHired #hiring #product #designer 2025-03-27T17:10:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg3a3p469qmf03zftdgj34yzlaclnqydvkk3t9x7hnef8kanuzuwgzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g50arhx We are thrilled to welcome Echo (<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19td6fg5cg0u7883cuaezgyet7dq7ua0uk0phtezquueqke54wgcsmeg68x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>echo ✨</span> (<span class="italic">npub19td…g68x</span>)</a></span>) to the Mastodon core team as our first front-end developer! <br/><br/>Look out for future enhancements to the web user interface and user experience as we expand the range of expertise on the team. 🥳 2025-03-25T12:05:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfqn50eqx5dwdzer73hg2ds774pfaq8zklwef3vc7y50dhrka7p2gzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g5kf4tm We will need to retire the option to use namespaces in Redis (i.e. setting the REDIS_NAMESPACE environment variable) in Mastodon 4.4.<br/><br/>If you run a Mastodon server and currently use Redis namespaces, please have a look at this discussion and leave some feedback:<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/34198">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/34198</a><br/><br/>Thanks!<br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-03-18T08:58:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst5e8hsf8kjflu7egptu2jju3ryzy82cm58y42dc9lpy9a4kmcqjqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g7qfq32 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsylq00u9a9uhrw5xtq053r7xg58fxjnxgy7ry7jl9tf4d3m0ql2uch5w93e'>nevent1q…w93e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you are running Mastodon 4.1 and use SAML, we encourage you to update to a newer Mastodon version as soon as possible. We also want to remind you that Mastodon 4.1 will no longer receive patches (including for security issues) after 2024-04-08 and we strongly encourage you to update to a newer Mastodon version. 2025-03-13T15:28:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsylq00u9a9uhrw5xtq053r7xg58fxjnxgy7ry7jl9tf4d3m0ql2uczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2ggf9tr3 We just released Mastodon 4.3.6, 4.2.19 and 4.1.24. They contain important security fixes.<br/><br/>We recommend server administrators to update as soon as possible if they use SAML, or are on the development version.<br/><br/>If you are using our nightly releases, a container image with the fix has been published with the nightly.2025-03-14-security tag.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page:<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/</a> 2025-03-13T15:27:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyyw93z7jgnm3tjaa052y9gdkqq4nw6c9v4zvkw380pajd2zc9ssszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g7c4ln7 We just released Mastodon 4.3.5 and 4.2.18. They contain a few minor bug fixes.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-03-10T09:58:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp7ucwm5mr0jgg7sqhe40kezgp8uqp3u8msy4yrndg296357thdggzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g2t0aa5 We posted our monthly engineering update, Trunk &amp; Tidbits - a bit lighter than usual, but there is still plenty going on. We are about to end support for version 4.1.x, so upgrade now! Also, check out our picks from around the community 👍🏻 <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/03/trunk-tidbits-february-2025/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/03/trunk-tidbits-february-2025/</a> 2025-03-08T09:04:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyr5ervx2xfwr70kkk8hkerjszd92sqpcql9mf2fs0yjlwg9pa2eqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g3r35jz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pdz5v8zf07zrqjf07t247wnz36sqaqmd2m0fxahdgnlwvywfn4cwncaxv'>nevent1q…caxv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you are running Mastodon 4.1, note that it only supports Ruby 3.0 (which is no longer supported upstream) and is subject to the above SAML security issue.<br/><br/>Mastodon 4.1 will no longer receive patches (including for security issues) after 2025-04-08 and we strongly encourage you to update to a newer Mastodon version.<br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-02-27T16:43:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9pdz5v8zf07zrqjf07t247wnz36sqaqmd2m0fxahdgnlwvywfn4czyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g62vdvk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0dd027eny0muxyd4l6ddad8fn6l0wyl4e7g60tjl8x3gqett6k2q6fawsf'>nevent1q…awsf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you are running Mastodon 4.2: Mastodon 4.2.17 drops support for Ruby 3.0 (which is no longer supported upstream).<br/><br/>If you are using Ruby 3.0, you can update to Mastodon 4.2.16 which contains the latest security fixes, but please note that this version has a known vulnerability if you are using SAML authentication with Mastodon.<br/><br/>If you are running Mastodon 4.2 + Ruby 3.0, we strongly encourage you to update to Ruby 3.2 and Mastodon 4.2.17 or above.<br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-02-27T16:43:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0dd027eny0muxyd4l6ddad8fn6l0wyl4e7g60tjl8x3gqett6k2qzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gvecwrg We just released Mastodon 4.3.4, 4.2.17 and 4.1.23. They contain bug fixes as well as security fixes (medium severity)<br/><br/>We recommend every instance administrator to update as soon as possible.<br/><br/>If you are using our nightly releases, a container image with the fix has been published with the `nightly.2025-01-27-security` tag.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-02-27T16:42:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2myd3z0qv9p8409qg3hj6ls8kma655dltvhrcfwlaye7u7925g5szyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gqunyd9 Bringing this highly requested feature to #Mastodon and the fediverse is not as trivial as some might think, but quote posts are coming. Here is our latest write-up about our progress:<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/bringing-quote-posts-to-mastodon/</a> 2025-02-14T16:08:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxsuscxa8ja5xkruzvjra7azl6je2mt65k9zvx9hc5xn7ud0jasdszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gyedae2 Our #TrunkAndTidbits engineering update for January (also including #FOSDEM) is here - here&#39;s what we have been working on so far this year. Includes an update on the #Fediscovery project, and some cool projects from the broader developer ecosystem. <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/trunk-tidbits-january-2025/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/02/trunk-tidbits-january-2025/</a> 2025-02-10T11:20:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqvvfnz6meeg9guczr8qtckundtgzr44ug8656mpullghcxkqjn5szyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gr0ql97 We just released Mastodon 4.3.3, 4.2.15 and 4.1.22. They contain a few bug fixes as well as a security fix (medium severity, <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-5wxh-3p65-r4g6">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-5wxh-3p65-r4g6</a>)<br/><br/>We recommend every instance administrator to update as soon as possible.<br/><br/>If you are using our nightly releases, a container image with the fix has been published with the `nightly.2025-01-17-security` tag.<br/><br/>Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2025-01-16T11:35:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0fraufvcrrshvczdz56qzhpz6vkmlpdtd3wtyvpjy59asa23rd8szyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gad59ad Here is our engineering update for December, featuring the latest code changes, news on #Fediscovery, a RubyWorld keynote, and our plans for #FOSDEM. <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/01/trunk-tidbits-december-2024/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/01/trunk-tidbits-december-2024/</a> 2025-01-14T21:49:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdelhh56zmpxj7w5p9sxh8p45k0mx7v602je8lny3308j3d92ugxqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2ge6tcun New year, new role <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub163hduy0fd2evxcc7298ck4yplx9pege9ne06wgra9h342jcxh5wszvmv0n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mastodon</span> (<span class="italic">npub163h…mv0n</span>)</a></span>! <br/><br/>Our core team is looking for a senior Front-end Developer to elevate the web UI/UX experience for our users. <br/><br/>Ideally:<br/><br/>1. You are highly skilled in accessible and semantic #HTML<br/>2. Proficient in modern #CSS<br/>3. Experienced with #Javascript, #Typescript and complex React/Redux applications<br/><br/>This remote full-time position requires a 4-hour overlap with the CET timezone.<br/><br/>For more info/to apply:<br/><a href="https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/6a0953c4-812b-4697-b5b3-ea0a2ae402c0">https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/6a0953c4-812b-4697-b5b3-ea0a2ae402c0</a><br/><br/>#FediHire #GetFediHired #hiring #frontend 2025-01-06T17:47:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspkr9d22zqlq9zg8x0xny5a2edxp6ykzp52an8svs7sw08ec4yr2szyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gddqjl5 Latest releases, progress on Fediscovery, FOSDEM plans, and community highlights - catch up on all the latest news from the core team in our November Trunk &amp; Tidbits post. <br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/12/trunk-tidbits-november-2024/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/12/trunk-tidbits-november-2024/</a><br/><br/>#Mastodev #Mastoadmin #Mastodon #Fediverse #OpenSource 2024-12-11T16:02:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd46epv5fxhs2sss2mh3amwzmexnhhfvze44ymgr7gc7me63kc9yczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2ga69629 We just released Mastodon 4.3.2, 4.2.14 and 4.1.21.<br/><br/>They contain a few bug fixes, and we recommend every server admin to update.<br/><br/>Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub Releases page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2024-12-03T15:58:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd6ts2j43ec3taver9xmvc65qnyvr5jthyluyef0aynmpltvscc0czyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2guuukvg We just posted the latest edition of our Trunk &amp; Tidbits blog series, with our development updates for October. Welcoming a new team member, some small fixes in version 4.3.1, what we are working on next, and more.<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/11/trunk-tidbits-october-2024/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/11/trunk-tidbits-october-2024/</a><br/><br/>#mastodev 2024-11-14T14:00:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs05gmhap7w75yugkphl6dcxmqsq9ap0ynchwwt5ptxdm5xsnl6neczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gc6l6yv We’re excited to welcome Shannon (<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17rucrchrtxj4pc4u7z95jhudtuuujqn3q7py89e69cpl25f0ng3qjaz6ez" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Shannon</span> (<span class="italic">npub17ru…z6ez</span>)</a></span>) to the Mastodon core team as our full-time iOS developer!<br/><br/>She will be enhancing the official iOS Mastodon app, ensuring it delivers the best possible experience for our users. 2024-10-28T16:01:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0mjy3jy8p3cf88ryavyhlayggqrfxtvghdsx6fz9flfjsuvr2g9gzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g0jtljp We just released Mastodon 4.3.1!<br/><br/>It contains some bug fixes and a few small features, like (optional) grouping of follow notifications and improvements the fediverse:creator setup instructions.<br/><br/>Upgrading requires re-compiling frontend assets (if not using Docker), instructions are in the release notes : <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.1">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.1</a><br/><br/>#mastodev #mastoadmin 2024-10-21T12:31:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvwqqyytffaakgqj3rkd8lw2c2ukahzeuzfg4wsaups4xpsxy6r9szyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gj68cvd Our September engineering blog post is out. Read about our recent releases, what we did last month, our progress on the Fediscovery project and what&#39;s coming next !<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/10/trunk-tidbits-september-2024/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/10/trunk-tidbits-september-2024/</a><br/><br/>#mastodev #mastoadmin 2024-10-10T16:08:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr2s45qy6d4nrc0wkzy7znm40ezsjqr22u297j4z08tkcxfm2nnqgzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gncd7kl We just released Mastodon 4.2.13 and 4.1.20. They contain a few bug fixes, a security fix (high severity, only impacting Ruby &lt;= 3.2) and a critical security in a dependency is you use SAML authentication (CVE-2024-45409).<br/><br/>Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub Releases page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2024-09-30T14:29:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx3fy4a6rgt29lxdmr8y0mh2rdxh9xsu6th7na6d2wvcctnkgltaszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gfc6gmj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs90nnv033qvnd7skmpz8jx42upplyl72p0dr8pkmm9mzvr8qenj6sr00uh3'>nevent1q…0uh3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes it is!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/226/831/218/062/826/original/1aabd1f9b47693cd.png"> <br/> 2024-09-30T13:52:17Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvzfnf9cvunq8gjx7rjlwg7tfdvc9pa5lyxxlughye8l4ra263feczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gje43u9 The first release candidate of #Mastodon 4.3 is ready! We expect this to very soon become the stable release, but if you encounter anything unexpected, please open a GitHub issue! This is also the last opportunity to submit translations for new and changed strings in CrowdIn.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.0-rc.1">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.0-rc.1</a> 2024-09-30T11:23:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfl8sjee7zz7a822txlvpn9zth0385jtchg5dse779sc7q0yt6dcczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g0kmhmk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf9mg4w7fyrkt0a7kf4yc8nxg9sgqdetexxntaytwmfvkq3le0rggyp8uak'>nevent1q…8uak</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you are running nightly releases, we published a container image patching the above security issue with the 4.3.0-nightly.2024-09-18-security tag.<br/><br/> #mastoadmin #mastodev 2024-09-17T16:49:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf9mg4w7fyrkt0a7kf4yc8nxg9sgqdetexxntaytwmfvkq3le0rggzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gsdt8fx We just released the second beta of Mastodon 4.3.<br/><br/>This version contains a security fix for an issue present in Mastodon 4.3 beta 1, (moderate severity) so we strongly suggest admins running on our beta versions to update as soon as possible.<br/><br/>We expect this to be the final beta, and to release our Release Candidate next week. Please open GitHub issues if you encounter anything unexpected!<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.0-beta.2">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.0-beta.2</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin #mastodev 2024-09-17T16:48:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswhryenfd3u62kfqvu8dys7crzg225xkt2at5uff2f6p827hjd0lczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2glr3f40 We are excited to launch a new project that will help small and medium-sized fediverse servers and their users have better access to search and discovery through the use of pluggable Fediverse Discovery Providers, supported by a grant from [@EC_NGI](<a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_NGI">https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_NGI</a> ). See our new dedicated website for details:<br/><br/><a href="https://fediscovery.org/">https://fediscovery.org/</a> 2024-09-12T14:29:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst7ydyahhzych6r0uz2t8q0ewvwl8rtl5vrx7th0c94r4ce0q8zeszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2g7877fr Our August engineering blog post is out - read about the first beta of 4.3, what&#39;s coming next, and what the community has been sharing!<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/09/trunk-tidbits-august-2024/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/09/trunk-tidbits-august-2024/</a><br/><br/>#mastodev #mastoadmin 2024-09-10T09:52:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8fdlg5gu967xkvcwlh82gw24gzrsgah8lwfw4xkhdh5cz529eczgzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gulkamg We are looking for feedback on our new grouped notifications API from Mastodon client developers.<br/><br/>All the details about this API are available at <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/31618">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/31618</a><br/><br/>We intend to mark this API as stable in our next 4.3 beta release, so if you are a client developer now is the time to have a look at it and tell us what you think!<br/><br/>#mastodev #mastodonapi 2024-08-27T17:15:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrvkq4y5jksv9y03nsfx6wufw9d4cal26zpl4l2s2uwt9eaefzgwczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gjc0vvy We are considering dropping support for using Azure Blob as a media storage in Mastodon 4.4, as the official Ruby Azure SDK has been abandoned. If you are currently using this feature, please check this discussion: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/31617">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/31617</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2024-08-27T16:10:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfvw4qc2vfnwgqft22h4up3lju3xg2zdw9qeg0kvwktxutk7se65qzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gy4gr85 We are happy to announce the first beta release of Mastodon 4.3 🎉 11 months in the works, it is chock-full of improvements, the most prominent being notification grouping and new filtering capabilities, as well as extensive usability overhauls.<br/><br/>Please note that this is a beta, and the stable release is still to come. If you are upgrading your server to it, read the changelog carefully, and open GitHub issues if you encounter anything unexpected.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.0-beta.1">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.0-beta.1</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin #mastodev 2024-08-23T16:43:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstu8999xj3g04fhg7uadkhpmx7v27pdp282hdkwlu960tcvgfq5dqzyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gevmt85 We just released Mastodon 4.2.12, fixing a bug introduced in 4.2.11 which caused notifications for mentions from local moderator accounts to be dropped. If you updated to 4.2.11, we strongly recommend you to upgrade to 4.2.12.<br/><br/>Version 4.1.19 is not impacted.<br/><br/>Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub Releases page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2024-08-19T12:32:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf7305tm3qzu8r6h54cms2e7pd946wuazesv8cqmle0zy5vcpdp0szyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2gyhamla In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw8lfrjhtxzl2enpcq3knm9lfpel998qzp6a8chhrc0m80rdt6rrcfyap7g'>nevent1q…ap7g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This feature will be in 4.3. We plan to release the first 4.3 beta next week. 2024-08-16T16:10:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstdp94q9smvaxdp0secqke6lrnsu9jh2885spvpr6m0urxvz65pzczyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2ggh6xx0 We just released Mastodon 4.2.11 and 4.1.19, fixing various small issues.<br/><br/>Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub release page: <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases">https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases</a><br/><br/>#mastoadmin 2024-08-16T13:22:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqeu08h7fzr3aav02lgrd7kmzyfavyejntc8ke3z7cuva2u50vwnszyrs744mv93gtyd6rtfukhxayn44ujtejzafsdvk65m8q3830lrv2ga88gc3 Our monthly engineering updates post is out! In July, we reviewed and merged 186 Pull Requests from 14 contributors.<br/><br/>Here&#39;s what we worked on, and what&#39;s next.<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/08/trunk-tidbits-july-2024/">https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/08/trunk-tidbits-july-2024/</a><br/><br/>#mastodev #mastodon #mastodonapi 2024-08-12T17:23:06Z