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  • shuai Chewie 1
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    Can I upgrade from a v4.2.x to v4.3.x, even though some patches for v4.2 have been installed since v4.3 came out?
    I have been upgrading to most point releases of v4.2, and soon I expect that patches for v4.2 will stop. I was hesitant to upgrade to v4.3 when it came out, as I didn't understand the ramifications of the extra encryption settings requi...
    upgrade
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    1 answers
    15 views
  • shuai Chewie 1
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    How do I change the top right-hand logo in Mastodon? (v4.2.x)
    How do I change the top right-hand logo in Mastodon (image inside the red box below)?
    customization
    0 votes
    1 answers
    6 views
  • shuai Chewie 1
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    I am trying to upgrade from 4.2.13 to 4.3.0, and it complains about production.rb
    I've just tried to upgrade from v4.2.13 to 4.3, and at the git checkout stage, it complains with: {code...} I have no idea how to use "git stash" to get out of the problem. I used git stash to store it, ran checkout again which ...
    upgrade
    0 votes
    1 answers
    10 views
  • shuai cliffwade_allthingstech.social 3
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    Should you create your own instance block list or is it worth syncing your blocklist with another instance?
    What do you feel is the best way to create an instance blocklist? Do you feel it's best to do it yourself or do you feel it's beneficial to sync with another instance so that your blocklist is the same as that of another instance? S...
    Blocklist Fediblock
    0 votes
    2 answers
    76 views
  • shuai jcrabapple - dmv.community 16
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    What is the best way to block dead instances from filling up the retry queue in Sidekiq?
    Instances are always going offline without "cleanly" shuttong down, and this fills the Sidekiq retry queue with failed jobs. Adding a domain block in Mastodon doesn't resolve this.
    sidekiq
    0 votes
    0 answers
    24 views
  • shuai frank_ramblings.social 13
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    Admin stats dashboard?
    What's a simple dashboard tool I can install on my self-hosted, single-user instance to keep an eye on some basic stats? I've read about Grafana and Prometheus - are they overkill for personal use?
    tools analytics noob
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    2 answers
    39 views
  • shuai Brian - hoosier.social 1
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    Read before approving trends?
    Do you click through to read all of the trending posts & links before approving? I try to scan the titles, but readily admit that I dont't have the time or attention span to vet every article or source. My default is to approve all and ...
    Trending
    0 votes
    2 answers
    29 views
  • shuai bergmeister_mountains.social 21
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    How do I increase the max. number of characters of a post?
    The default of 500 might be too low.
    customization
    0 votes
    2 answers
    163 views
  • shuai bergmeister_mountains.social 21
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    How do I increase the max. video size or resolution for uploads?
    Default video size of 40 MB is not always sufficient. Newer phones also have higher resolution than 1920x1200 which also prevents uploads.
    customization
    0 votes
    1 answers
    19 views
  • shuai Brian - hoosier.social 1
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    Mastodon Upgrade incubation time
    Is there a good general rule-of-thumb for how long to wait before applying a Mastodon upgrade? Maybe a different answer for a major, minor, or point release? Bonus points if answers take into consideration that I'm a Linux and Mastodon noob...
    upgrade noob
    0 votes
    1 answers
    37 views
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    Can I upgrade from a v4.2.x to v4.3.x, even though some patches for v4.2 have been installed since v4.3 came out?
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