It's the end of the year, so let's take a look at 2025 on indieweb.social.
See our full End of Year Report here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146907409
#IndieWebSocial #Indieweb #FediAdmin #EndOfYear #SocialWeb #ServerStats #AdminUpdate #MastoAdmin
It's the end of the year, so let's take a look at 2025 on indieweb.social.
See our full End of Year Report here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146907409
#IndieWebSocial #Indieweb #FediAdmin #EndOfYear #SocialWeb #ServerStats #AdminUpdate #MastoAdmin
Fediverse admins, to be on the safe side you might want to defederate the gup.pe domain.
It is no longer in use by any Fediverse services as the domain was stolen by domain squatters. Any gup.pe addresses listed on your server's search results are permanently inactive accounts, and there's a small risk they might be taken over by others in the future.
Fediverse admins, to be on the safe side you might want to defederate the gup.pe domain.
It is no longer in use by any Fediverse services as the domain was stolen by domain squatters. Any gup.pe addresses listed on your server's search results are permanently inactive accounts, and there's a small risk they might be taken over by others in the future.
Volle #IPv6-Unterstützung ist leider auch Ende 2025 noch keine Selbstverständlichkeit. Das betrifft auch viele Mastodon-Instanzen, dabei erstaunlicherweise auch die größte von @Mastodon selbst betriebene mastodon.social.
Und auch das "offizielle" #DockerCompose Setup [1] von Mastodon aktiviert kein IPv6.
Es geht dabei nicht um den eingehenden Traffic. Wenn euer HTTP-Proxy per IPv6 erreichbar ist funktioniert das normalerweise.
🧵 1/7
[1] https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/docker-compose.yml
5 Fediverse sites have been hacked due to running outdated software.
Please take a moment to ensure that your instance of Mastodon, Misskey, PeerTube, PixelFed, or any other Fediverse platform is fully up-to-date.
It may also be wise to log into your server and update your operating system.
Debian / Ubuntu servers:
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo reboot
Fedora / CentOS / Red Hat / Alma Linux:
sudo dnf update --refresh
sudo dnf upgrade
sudo reboot
If you update your OS, your server will be briefly offline during the reboot. If you have not configured your web services — including your Fediverse service — to start automatically on boot, you may need to start them manually afterward.
Always make a backup before performing upgrades.
If any of this is confusing or feels overwhelming, you should reconsider whether you want to be a server administrator. This is not meant as an insult. It’s great that you wanted to contribute to the Fediverse, but you may be better off participating as a user rather than an admin. People depend on you to keep services running smoothly, and that requires knowing how to maintain your system safely and correctly.
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey #PixelFed #PeerTube #Sharkey #Loops #Akkoma #Pleroma #Mbin #Lemmy #InfoSec #Security #Hack #Foss #OpenSource #Linux
RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@NetscapeNavigator/115671312844470695
⚠️ Please double-check to make sure your site is using the latest Fediverse software:
Misskey: 2025.12.0
Mastodon: 4.5.3
PeerTube: 8.0.0
PixelFed: 0.12.6
Loops: 1.0.0 Beta 5
Mbin: 1.8.4
Lenny: 0.19.14
Akkoma: 2025.12
Sharkey: 2025.4.4
Pleroma: 2.9.1
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey #PixelFed #PeerTube #Sharkey #Loops #Akkoma #Pleroma #Mbin #Lemmy #InfoSec #Security #Hack #Foss #OpenSource #Linux #SystemAdmin #Administrator #WebMaster #ITTech #FediAdmin
If you're running a Fediverse server, make sure you are actually using and monitoring your designated admin account. Do not leave it unmonitored, do not tell people to contact a different account.
Here's why it's important: Your admin account is the one people will contact if there's a problem involving your server. If your admin account fails to respond to multiple reports of problems, your server may end up being defederated by other servers for being unresponsive.
If you're running a Fediverse server, make sure you are actually using and monitoring your designated admin account. Do not leave it unmonitored, do not tell people to contact a different account.
Here's why it's important: Your admin account is the one people will contact if there's a problem involving your server. If your admin account fails to respond to multiple reports of problems, your server may end up being defederated by other servers for being unresponsive.
If you want maximum user safety on your Mastodon server, you might be interested in the little-known "Limited Federation Mode".
This mode blocks all other servers by default, and allows you to individually name which servers you are willing to federate with. This is also known as an "allowlist", as opposed to the more common "blocklist" approach.
You can find out more about Limited Federation Mode on Mastodon in this guide:
New Patreon post about what I get up to doing admin for mastodon.art; 'Busy, but there's always racists' ->
https://www.patreon.com/posts/busy-but-theres-145914024
Fuck people, fuck white guys in particular, and fuck racists.
If you want maximum user safety on your Mastodon server, you might be interested in the little-known "Limited Federation Mode".
This mode blocks all other servers by default, and allows you to individually name which servers you are willing to federate with. This is also known as an "allowlist", as opposed to the more common "blocklist" approach.
You can find out more about Limited Federation Mode on Mastodon in this guide:
New Patreon post about what I get up to doing admin for mastodon.art; 'Busy, but there's always racists' ->
https://www.patreon.com/posts/busy-but-theres-145914024
Fuck people, fuck white guys in particular, and fuck racists.
5 Fediverse sites have been hacked due to running outdated software.
Please take a moment to ensure that your instance of Mastodon, Misskey, PeerTube, PixelFed, or any other Fediverse platform is fully up-to-date.
It may also be wise to log into your server and update your operating system.
Debian / Ubuntu servers:
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo reboot
Fedora / CentOS / Red Hat / Alma Linux:
sudo dnf update --refresh
sudo dnf upgrade
sudo reboot
If you update your OS, your server will be briefly offline during the reboot. If you have not configured your web services — including your Fediverse service — to start automatically on boot, you may need to start them manually afterward.
Always make a backup before performing upgrades.
If any of this is confusing or feels overwhelming, you should reconsider whether you want to be a server administrator. This is not meant as an insult. It’s great that you wanted to contribute to the Fediverse, but you may be better off participating as a user rather than an admin. People depend on you to keep services running smoothly, and that requires knowing how to maintain your system safely and correctly.
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey #PixelFed #PeerTube #Sharkey #Loops #Akkoma #Pleroma #Mbin #Lemmy #InfoSec #Security #Hack #Foss #OpenSource #Linux
RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@NetscapeNavigator/115671312844470695
⚠️ Please double-check to make sure your site is using the latest Fediverse software:
Misskey: 2025.12.0
Mastodon: 4.5.3
PeerTube: 8.0.0
PixelFed: 0.12.6
Loops: 1.0.0 Beta 5
Mbin: 1.8.4
Lenny: 0.19.14
Akkoma: 2025.12
Sharkey: 2025.4.4
Pleroma: 2.9.1
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey #PixelFed #PeerTube #Sharkey #Loops #Akkoma #Pleroma #Mbin #Lemmy #InfoSec #Security #Hack #Foss #OpenSource #Linux #SystemAdmin #Administrator #WebMaster #ITTech #FediAdmin
