Dear @feditips dear instance admin @JohanEmpa, dear explainers of the #fediverse, can someone explain to me how the #explore section is made up? I don't assume it's handcrafted by #instanceadmins clicking buttons all day long, but there's a shared #algorithm? Is it based on #popularity, based on what, number of any #interactions? #clicks? #comments? How often is it refreshed? Looks like daily to me on mastodon.green. Please share code!

Reasonable.World is officially no longer a single person server.

Why am I nervous?

#SPS
#Mastodon
#InstanceAdmins

How do I test my #SMTP setup after-the-fact on my #Mastodon instance? I can tell it's not working but I don't know why and I need to retest my ability to send mail. Any suggestions #InstanceAdmins?

#AskMastodon

Is there a mastodon app for moderators / admins? So far, on Android, PWA seems the only way, and still inferior to managing it from a desktop browser... 😰
@mastodonmigration @feditips @fediverse @Mastodon #app #admin #moderation #instanceAdmins

@matt @stephen
I've wondered the same ... So many #InstanceAdmins have active underutilized hardware around. Can't really host on it due to blocking/reputation. But offloading stuff from the colo/VPS would be major if the impact wasn't huge. I have multiple servers with capacity to spare. Curious what you find...

A poll for #InstanceAdmins – have you implemented #elasticsearch (or an alternative)? Why/why not?
#poll #search #admins #instance #setup @mastodonmigration @pollbot

Heads up to #InstanceAdmins, I'm running a single-user instance (@cfultz) and in less than 7 days almost filled up 43Gigs of disk space. I was a tiny bit shocked. Running some tootcli commands now to clean up a bit. :morty:

@antoniusmisfit @davidallengreen

I concur, a #federated platform in the long run should be more stable, better moderated, and not subject to the whims of owners who, like the press, may use their platform including powerful algorithms to push their own agenda.

Are there any weaknesses of #Mastodon , apart from resource limitations for some #instanceadmins ?

I've long advocated for #opensourcetechnology & put my money where my mouth is on these.