Mastodon Engineering

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Mastodon Engineering
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We're building a free, open-source, decentralised social network that gives people back control over their data and their reach. This is the account for the software engineering and design team that makes Mastodon. For news and updates from the overall Mastodon project, follow nostr:npub163hduy0fd2evxcc7298ck4yplx9pege9ne06wgra9h342jcxh5wszvmv0n For news and updates on the Mastodon servers we operate (like this one!), follow nostr:npub1jhwfqwgru66fa9auj60ttypdpjtyhauq0wkfu9szcyu4fcadje3qjkx4ma Homepage: https://joinmastodon.org Patreon: https://patreon.com/mastodon GitHub: https://github.com/mastodon Documentation: https://docs.joinmastodon.org
We just released Mastodon 4.5.4, 4.4.11, 4.3.17 and 4.2.29. These versions contain various bug fixes, including a high and a moderate severity security fixes. Mastodon v4.2.29 will be the last update for the Mastodon v4.2 branch, please update to newer versions as soon as you can. Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub releases page.
GitHub
Releases · mastodon/mastodon
Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community - mastodon/mastodon
Attention Mastodon server operators 🤹🏻 We are working on a new Helm chart for Kubernetes deployments, and the team would appreciate your feedback. See this issue for the new repository (and to provide comments) #mastoadmin
GitHub
New Mastodon chart feedback · Issue #13 · mastodon/helm-charts
We are in the process of releasing a brand new mastodon chart to replace the old chart for various reasons (See this issue for more details). As su...
We’re happy to announce that Mastodon 4.5 is now ready for prime time! Quote posts, async fetching of replies, server timeline visibility settings, more moderation tools, and lots and lots of other tweaks and improvements. Announcement on our blog:
Mastodon Blog
Mastodon 4.5
Quote posts, the end of missing replies, new tools for admins and better emojis. All of these and more, in our latest release.
 Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page:
GitHub
Release v4.5.0 · mastodon/mastodon
For a user-focused highlight of these changes, see https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/ For changes of particular interest to applic...
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The third release candidate for Mastodon 4.5 is ready! It addresses UX concerns regarding quotes and post privacy, now warning when you quote someone in a followers-only post, and preventing quotes in Private Mentions. It also includes a few other bugfixes. We are planning to release the final 4.5.0 version tomorrow, so please test this release candidate if you can! Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page:
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Release v4.5.0-rc.3 · mastodon/mastodon
WarningThis is a pre-release! This has not been as widely tested as regular releases, although it is still tested on mastodon.social and some other...
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