#feditips

PeerTube is a video sharing platform, sort of like a Fediverse alternative to YouTube. It also has support for livestreaming. People from Mastodon can follow and interact with PeerTube accounts and videos. You can find more info about PeerTube, including answers to common questions and links to step-by-step guides, on this page: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/peertube-video-hosting-on-the-fediverse If you have any questions not covered by the guide, feel free to ask in the replies or DM me 🙂 #FediTips #PeerTube

If you want to create a wall of Fediverse posts, there's a site called Fediwall which lets you do that: ➡️ https://fediwall.social You can adjust what the wall shows by clicking on the bar at the top of the page with the hashtags and account address on it. #FediTips #Fediverse

Are you seeing bugs or design problems on the new web interface that mastodon.social is currently testing? You can give feedback directly to the Mastodon core developers on their new forum at: https://community.joinmastodon.org If you post your comments in the forum, they are a lot more likely to have a direct effect on the new interface. #FediTips #Mastodon

In case you missed it, there is a REALLY easy way to see all the posts in a discussion thread:

1. Go to the discussion thread
2. Wait 5 - 10 seconds
3. If there are any missing posts, an icon will appear saying "Show more posts", click on it
4. After you click, it will automatically load all of the thread's posts no matter which server they were posted from

This means everyone on Mastodon can see identical discussion threads without having to look at other servers.

#FediTips #Mastodon

Be sure to watch out for disingenuous 'writers' under the #introduction tag who claim to be staunchly AI while flaunting blog posts and guides about stuff like glitch-soc that they claim to have written themselves, but were actually the output from an LLM. Sincerely, the owner of https://thegayagenda.gay #FediTips

Have you ever clicked on an account to see its profile, but the profile looks blank? In most cases the account isn't really blank! What's usually going on is no one on your server follows that account. If you follow it, its posts will start gradually showing up on your server too. More info (including how to check what a blank account really looks like) at: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-does-someones-account-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank The guide also explains how to prevent your own account looking blank to others. #FediTips #Mastodon

If you appreciate a video on PeerTube, try looking for a "Support" button below the video. If the video has one, clicking the Support button will take you to information about how you can tip or donate to the maker of the video. (On mobile the Support button may just be an icon of a hand with a heart above it.) If you're a video creator, you can add a Support button by filling in the "Support button" section on your video's management page. #FediTips #PeerTubeTips #PeerTube

If you see a post with a blurry image, it's probably an older post from a different server. When you view the same post again later the proper clear image will usually appear. This happens because servers store copies of images from other servers in their cache, but empty their cache after a certain period and only fetch an image again if needed. It may also happen if there's a problem with a server's media storage provider. Your admin can help if that's the case. #FediTips #Mastodon

There is a built-in mechanism in Mastodon's server software which reduces how often you see the same post boosted again and again. If you have seen a post boosted, boosts of the same post are automatically hidden from you until 80 other posts have passed through your timeline. This mechanism previously allowed boosts to repeat after 40 other posts. The developers recently doubled this to 80 other posts, so repeated boosts should be much rarer now. #FediTips #Mastodon

If you're uploading videos to PeerTube, there are several different visibilities you can choose: Public - Everyone can see it Private - Only you can see it Unlisted - Only people with the link can see it Internal - Only members of your PeerTube server can see it Password - Only people with the video's password can see it You can use Unlisted or Password if you want to give early or exclusive access to a video, for example to your patrons, or to members of a group. #FediTips #PeerTube

Some servers are now running the experimental version of Mastodon 5.0 on their websites. This overhauls the web interface and has moved and renamed some things (for example "Lists" are now called "Feeds"). The developers are still testing 5.0, so it may take some time for it to appear on your server's website. You can give feedback about the new interface directly to the developers on their new Discourse forum at https://community.joinmastodon.org #FediTips #Mastodon

Likes on Mastodon are called "favourites", indicated by a star ⭐️. This lets the author know you liked their post. Retweets on Mastodon are called "boosts", indicated by arrows 🔄 or a rocket 🚀. This shares the post with your followers. There's also a third option called "bookmarks", which adds the post to a private list of posts you want to read later. No one can see your bookmarks. Here's a guide with more info on all of these: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-do-likes-and-re-tweets-in-mastodon-and-what-are-bookmarks #FediTips #Mastodon

If you want to see which users you've muted or blocked on Mastodon:

1. Log in on your server's website
2. Click "⋯ More" on the right of the screen (or on the mobile website click ☰ in bottom right and then "⋯ More")
3. Click "Muted users" to see mutes, or "Blocked users" to see blocks

#FediTips #Mastodon

Y’all! Please, please, please use appropriate passwords. We’re seeing a big spam campaign across the fediverse, using hacked accounts.

First, change your fediverse password. Especially if it’s reused elsewhere, short/weak, or really old.

Then, here are some simple steps to protect you and your accounts:

1. Never reuse passwords. Use a password manager so you’ll only have to remember one password.

2. Make sure your passwords are secure. They should be 12+ characters with at least one capital letter and one special character. Good password managers have a generator built-in.

3. Set-up multi-factor authentication (MFA/2FA).

4. Use passkeys wherever possible.

If you need help, ask someone. Folks who know will help.

#Passwords #Security #InfoSec #OpSec #2FA #MFA #Mastodon #Fediverse #FediTips #MastodonTips

• Is your Mastodon timeline too full or too empty?
• Are you missing posts by your favourite accounts?
• Are you seeing too many boosts from certain accounts?

You can get help with all these and more in this guide to customising your Mastodon timeline:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/does-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-use-algorithms-does-it-start-pushing-stuff-at-me-based-on-my-interactions

#FediTips #Mastodon

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Here are some of the many types of server on the Fediverse: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/what-other-kinds-of-servers-are-on-the-fediverse You can follow and interact with their accounts from Mastodon, but to access a server type's own special features you will need to get an account on that server type. For example, you can follow BookWyrm accounts from Mastodon, but you need a BookWyrm account to access BookWyrm-specific features such as creating reading lists, using the book database, organising your collection etc. #FediTips #Fediverse