We've successfully upgraded our Mastodon server to v4.6.0-alpha.1+mementomods-2025-11-15, along with Mastodon Bird UI 4.0.0rc1. This update includes today’s latest daily build, so everything should be as up to date as possible. The version brings some minor UI improvements.

You can check out our fork source code here: https://github.com/mementomori-social

As always, if you notice anything unusual or buggy, please reach out to me or any of the admins. Enjoy your time here! Feel free to message me with any questions or thoughts.

#MementoMoriSocial #Mastodon #MastoAdmin

When I got the idea to start my own Mastodon server in October 2022, many people asked, "What will happen to your server when you die? Will it just disappear? Aren't you afraid you'll lose all your data forever?"

Well, yes. No shit, Sherlock. But it'll be mine while I’m alive.

Websites come and go over the decades. Nothing is permanent. So why should a Mastodon server be any different?

Epicurus once said: Why should I fear death? If I am, then death is not. If death is, then I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

While I embrace the mindset of focusing on the present, I do everything I can to keep this server running for as long as I live and breathe - and maybe even beyond.

This is why I named my server mementomori.social. It's a reminder. More at https://help.mementomori.social

#MementomoriSocial #Mastodon #MastoAdmin #Stoic #Stoicism

:skull360: We've successfully upgraded our Mastodon server to v4.6.0-alpha.1+mementomods-2025-11-09, along with Mastodon Bird UI 4.0.0rc1. This update includes today’s latest daily build, so everything should be as up to date as possible. The version brings some minor UI improvements.

You can check out our fork source code here: https://github.com/mementomori-social

As always, if you notice anything unusual or buggy, please reach out to me or any of the admins. Enjoy your time here! Feel free to message me with any questions or thoughts. :bunhdheart:

#MementoMoriSocial #Mastodon #MastoAdmin

Joskus tuntuu että olen yksin tässä maailmassa ja ei oikein ole kavereita perheen ja työympäristön ihmisten lisäksi. Mutta sitten muistan, että minulla on muunmuassa oma IRC-kanava, Matrix-palvelin ja tämä Mastodon-instanssi, joilla on satoja "kavereita". Kaikki tuntevat apinan, mutta apina ei ketään. Jos olisin rohkeampi tai toisenlainen ihminen, järjestäisin vaikka MementoMeetin kerran vuodessa. Mutta toistaiseksi hyvä näin.

Kiitos, kun olet.

#MementomoriSocial

Happy birthday mementomori.social! We are exactly 3-year-old instance today. 🍰

#MementoMoriSocial #Mastodon

Happy birthday mementomori.social! We are exactly 3-year-old instance today. 🍰

#MementoMoriSocial #Mastodon

My heart skipped a beat when I went to clean up the local dev database for mementomori.test. For some reason, it was connected to the production S3 media library and started deleting files... luckily, it only managed to remove a few orphaned ones. Phew. Now I'll make sure it uses proper .env.development.

#MastoAdmin #MementoMoriSocial

Mementomori.social was created on November 5, 2022, and here we are, almost three years later.

#MementomoriSocial

The Ultra Accessible and Ultra Accessible Plus themes for the vision impaired on Mastodon have now been fixed for our instance. The differentiated colors were reset after the last update, but mentions, hashtags, and links now have their distinct colors again.

#A11y #Accessibility #CSS #MementomoriSocial #MastoAdmin #MastodonBirdUI

I just installed the Ultimate Bad Bot Blocker on our Mastodon server. It blocks bad bots, spam referrers, vulnerability scanners, malicious user agents, malware, adware, ransomware, and other harmful bots. It also includes anti-DDoS protection and a Fail2Ban jail for repeat offenders
https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/nginx-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker

#MementomoriSocial #OpenSource #Mastodon #AntiAI #AI #Bots

:skull360: We've successfully upgraded our Mastodon server to v4.5.0-beta.2+mementomods-2025-10-22, along with Mastodon Bird UI 2.3.4rc8. This update includes today’s latest daily build, so everything should be as up to date as possible. The version brings some minor UI improvements.

You can check out our fork source code here: https://github.com/mementomori-social

As always, if you notice anything unusual or buggy, please reach out to me or any of the admins. Enjoy your time here! Feel free to message me with any questions or thoughts. :bunhdheart:

#MementoMoriSocial #Mastodon #MastoAdmin

一部の日本人と思われるユーザーから、理由がとてもあいまいなサインアップ申請が届いています。確信が持てないため、一部の申請は承認できませんでした。もし誤って拒否されてしまった場合は、admin@mementomori.social までメールでご連絡ください。

アカウントを確実に承認してもらうためには、必ず自己紹介と、参加したい明確で正当な理由をお書きください。

言語に関係なく、誰でも mementomori.social に参加できますが、私たちはサインアッププロセスを設けています。これは、サイトを適切に管理し、安全性・セキュリティ・プライバシーを守り、リソースを適切に共有するためのものです。

この投稿はAIによる翻訳です。完全に正確とは限りませんが、意味は伝わると思います。

#MementoMoriSocial #Japanese

Some supposedly Japanese users are sending signup requests with very vague reasons. I can't be sure, so unfortunately can't accept some of them. If you got rejected by mistake, please let me know by email at admin@mementomori.social.

To make sure your account gets approved, always introduce yourself and give a clear, legitimate reason for joining us. Everyone, regardless of language, is welcome to join mementomori.social, but we have a signup process for a reason - it helps us maintain control, safety, security, privacy, and properly shared resources.

#MementoMoriSocial

Sorry for not accepting new users to our instance for days - I've just been so busy that I missed the notifications. New users are still welcome.

#MementomoriSocial

Jaahas, vanha ongelma on palannut. Opengraph-kuva ei taaskaan tule näkyviin, tai tulee tosi pitkän ajan kuluttua.

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The long text "You are not allowed to quote this post" makes the boost pop-up too long because it doesn't wrap properly. This might get fixed in the final version, but for now, I'm changing it to a single-word message for our instance.

#MementoMoriSocial #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #QuotePosts #UI #UX

#MementoMoriSocial

We've also set up an organization for all code-related work, so it's no longer on my personal account. Check it out here: https://github.com/mementomori-social

As always, if you spot anything unusual or buggy, please reach out to me or any of the admins. Enjoy your time here! Feel free to message me with any questions or ideas.

#MementoMoriSocial#Mastodon#MastoAdmin

We've also set up an organization for all code-related work, so it's no longer on my personal account. Check it out here: https://github.com/mementomori-social

As always, if you spot anything unusual or buggy, please reach out to me or any of the admins. Enjoy your time here! Feel free to message me with any questions or ideas.

#MementoMoriSocial#Mastodon#MastoAdmin

Adminin kiireinen aamu. Kiitos kun raportoitte roskapostaajista.

Laittakaa rohkeasti reporttia jos näette näitä tänne kuulumattomia roskaajia.

#MementoMoriSocial#MastodonFi