Mastodon Engineering

We just released the second beta of Mastodon 4.3.

This version contains a security fix for an issue present in Mastodon 4.3 beta 1, (moderate severity) so we strongly suggest admins running on our beta versions to update as soon as possible.

We expect this to be the final beta, and to release our Release Candidate next week. Please open GitHub issues if you encounter anything unexpected!

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.0-beta.2

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We are excited to launch a new project that will help small and medium-sized fediverse servers and their users have better access to search and discovery through the use of pluggable Fediverse Discovery Providers, supported by a grant from @EC_NGI. See our new dedicated website for details:

https://fediscovery.org/

Our August engineering blog post is out - read about the first beta of 4.3, what's coming next, and what the community has been sharing!

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/09/trunk-tidbits-august-2024/

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We are looking for feedback on our new grouped notifications API from Mastodon client developers.

All the details about this API are available at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/31618

We intend to mark this API as stable in our next 4.3 beta release, so if you are a client developer now is the time to have a look at it and tell us what you think!

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We are considering dropping support for using Azure Blob as a media storage in Mastodon 4.4, as the official Ruby Azure SDK has been abandoned. If you are currently using this feature, please check this discussion: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions/31617

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We are happy to announce the first beta release of Mastodon 4.3 🎉 11 months in the works, it is chock-full of improvements, the most prominent being notification grouping and new filtering capabilities, as well as extensive usability overhauls.

Please note that this is a beta, and the stable release is still to come. If you are upgrading your server to it, read the changelog carefully, and open GitHub issues if you encounter anything unexpected.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.0-beta.1

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We just released Mastodon 4.2.12, fixing a bug introduced in 4.2.11 which caused notifications for mentions from local moderator accounts to be dropped. If you updated to 4.2.11, we strongly recommend you to upgrade to 4.2.12.

Version 4.1.19 is not impacted.

Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub Releases page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases

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We just released Mastodon 4.2.11 and 4.1.19, fixing various small issues.

Release notes and upgrade instructions are available on our GitHub release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases

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Our monthly engineering updates post is out! In July, we reviewed and merged 186 Pull Requests from 14 contributors.

Here's what we worked on, and what's next.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/08/trunk-tidbits-july-2024/

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We’re growing our product team!

Are you an #iOS Developer who wants to lead our official #Mastodon iOS #App?

This is a remote full-time position and requires an overlap with the CET timezone.

Ideally:

1. You are a senior iOS Developer comfortable with a mature codebase
2. Proficient in #Swift and #Apple Frameworks (UIKit, SwiftUI, Combine)
3. Prior experience with social media networks is a big plus!

For more info/to apply:
https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/bc91c481-d30a-4e73-9eb8-ac29f4e905e2

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