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Fratm , 6 days ago to random

Is there a size limit for uploading videos to mastodon? Trying to upload a vid and it keeps giving me a 503 error.

#Mastodon #mastodonsocial #Error503 #503 #Help

admin , 10 days ago to random

As an Admin, I spend much of my time suspending accounts that are created to promote stupid stuff like this: "End the marriage with ease and without stress with ComeGetScammed.com. Our divorce papers online free service offers an easy and affordable way to get the divorce you need."

Sigh

Yes, I fixed the domain name when reposting.

#MastoAdmin #HearMeSocial

dansup , 16 days ago to random

To help deal with the additional load on pixelfed.social, I made some config changes that will require you to login (on web) again, my apologies!

I'll be closely monitoring the server and in case I need to take more drastic action.

admin , 3 months ago to random

While #threads.net (#Threads) remains limited on hear-me.social over concerns that moderation may not meet our standards, as we do with any server that doesn't meet our standards, we have removed the limitation on a number of individual Threads accounts so they can be boosted here, so those people can freely follow people here, etc.

If you want me to remove the limit on any other individual Threads account, just DM me.

Here is the current list of accounts no longer limited on hear-me.social:

@linguisticdiscovery
@eorlins
@lowqualityfacts
@jerrylerman
@renee.diresta
@chicagotransportassociation
@chris
@0xjessel
@appleinsider
@expertmanofficial
@drewharwell
@dan_sup
@bryanhansel
@davidaugust
@zuck
@exhaustedfemalefounder
@mosseri

I will maintain the updated list in our Threads FAQ at https://jerry.hear-me.blog/threads-and-hear-me-social-faq/

admin , 3 months ago to random

For those using the alternative Mastodon interface Phanpy via phanpy.hear-me.social, I just updated to version 2024.03.07.aed8422

This is the second update I did today. I updated to 2024.03.06.83f9498 less than a half hour ago.

Nobody can say that Phanpy isn't actively maintained!

We are now up-to-date, at least for the next few minutes.

#Phanpy #HearMeSocial @phanpy @cheeaun

admin , 4 months ago to random

Yesterday, I set up a #Bluesky #PDS (Personal Data Server). The domain is: blue-ocean.social.

If you visit it, you won't see much other than it saying it's a Bluesky PDS. It has no UI.

Before I go on, PLEASE do not respond about why Bluesky is a POS, evil, the best, the worst, better or worse than something else. This is a technical post for people interested in the technical aspects of Bluesky hosting/de-federation. I, personally, do not use Bluesky. I prefer Mastodon, for my own reasons. Please don't go off-topic.

#Bluesky just released the first piece of its de-federated infrastructure that uses their #atproto (#ATProtocal) network, which is similar to ActivityPub in what it wants to achieve.

This first independent Bluesky component is meant for people who do not want their data hosted on a corporate-owned server. Unlike Mastodon where data is kept inside a complete social media platform, in Bluesky the data sits in what they call a PDS (Personal Data Server). It does nothing more than serve as a repository of user data and for keeping account information about the person who owns the data on the PDS. It can do nothing more.

You can create a PDS just for yourself, your family, your friends. You can use someone else's PDS if you just prefer to keep your data on a non-commercialized volunteer-run server, exactly as it is done with Mastodon.

This PDS holds everything that the hosted account posts. All the other PDS servers, and Bluesky corporate servers talk to me. I am part of their network. My Bluesky ID is jerry.blue-ocean.social because the ID contains the PDS server name. However, internally, you are also given a DID, a unique identifier that stays with you, like your cell phone number, and shared across all the servers.

If you move your data to a different PDS, you provide the DID, and regardless of your new handle, the system knows you as the same person you were before.

While my account (identity) and my data are solely managed on my new PDS, I still need to use a separate Bluesky app to log in because this is just a data server, a repository similar to GitHub, where my data gets checked in and where my identity is stored.

I used https://bsky.app to log in with my username (jerry.blue-ocean.social) and password but could have used any Bluesky app to log in.

Setting up the PDS was quick and easy. I have it hosted at Digital Ocean on a 2GB/2CPU 60GB droplet for $18/month. Memory use is at 35% and CPU is typically at .3%.

The instructions to set one up are at https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds?tab=readme-ov-file#faq.

The installation script installs Docker containers. It set up everything quickly. For now, you have to join the admin DISCORD server and give them the domain name for them to enable on the network. In the future, this won't be necessary. They just want to be in touch with early adopting Admins.

The only thing they left out of both the documentation and the set-up script is how to set up the SMTP server. This is important. The PDS is the only server that communicates with users whose identity it's responsible for, so the server needs to be able to send emails. For example, when you confirm your email address in the app, it is the PDS that sends the confirmation number.

Bluesky promises that it fixes some Mastodon issues, like moving to another instance without losing your data should your PDS go down, or the admin kicks you off, but to me, it promises a lot more than it really delivers for this.

Here is an extraordinary blog post about Bluesky that includes how they implement this promise, along with trade-offs about using Bluesky vs. Mastodon: https://lrhodes.net/social/bluesky-portability (@lrhodes)

This PDS release is the first beta, and it comes with restrictions. No PDS can have more than 10 accounts, for now, and is limited to 1,500 events/hour, and 10,000 events/day.

I have 9 more accounts available on the PDS. If anyone wants to use Bluesky without having your data hosted on the corporate PDS, and you plan to actually try using and playing with Bluesky, I'm happy to give you an invitation code. In theory, in the future, you can migrate to any other PDS if you like. So this can be your temporary, or forever home.

Remember, this is beta, and so no guarantee that something bad won't happen, and then you'll lose your data. They make this clear that this is beta software and that people can lose their accounts.

I would like to eventually be able to store data in an S3 bucket and move the database to another server, especially when the 10 account limit lifts. There will be downtime at times while I struggle to upgrade the server and maintain it. Something else to know if you want an account on this PDS.

Admin functions are currently limited to updating to a new version, creating and deleting accounts, password resets, generating invite codes, and a couple of other things. All functions are managed through CLI (command line interface).

If you know of anyone worth following on Bluesky, do tell.

#MastoAdmin

admin , 4 months ago to random

Sometimes I don't understand what people want. Someone in another instance opened a report about someone in this instance. They checked reason "Other". For the example of the "offending" post, I see "There is nothing here!". For further clarification, the section is blank.

What does the reporter expect me to do with this report? Do they think I'm going to go and try to read every post this reported person ever made, looking for something that someone may have been really bothered to read? Why are they poking me?

This is not the first time.

Don't do this to your Admin. Use the block or mute functions instead if you don't like what someone is writing.

Thank you for reading.

#Mastodon #MastoAdmin

expert , 4 months ago to random

Ok, did anyone knew that #taylorswift got banned from #X ?

#twitter