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* Changes the headings' rank of the security settings section This commit changes the existing headings' rank of the security settings section from level 6 to level 4. * Renames the auth.change_password string into auth.security The "Security" preferences' section used to be called "Change password". When it was renamed, the string name wasn't changed. This commits changes auth.change_password to auth.security. * Adds a heading to the password change form There was previously no heading for the part of the "Security" page that contain the password change form. This commit adds a rank 4 heading to this section and reintroduces an "auth.change_password" string to be used inside it. * Removes useless HR elements The various sections of the "Security" settings page were previously separated by HR elements. Now that there is proper headings, they're not required anymore. * Updates CSS This commit updates CSS in such a way that the same style is applied to all the H4 elements of the settings. * Correct a mistake A character went missing on one of the previous commits, broking the CSS. This new commit fixes it.
Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on open web protocols like ActivityPub and OStatus. The social focus of the project is a viable decentralized alternative to commercial social media silos that returns the control of the content distribution channels to the people. The technical focus of the project is a good user interface, a clean REST API for 3rd party apps and robust anti-abuse tools.
Click on the screenshot below to watch a demo of the UI:
Ruby on Rails is used for the back-end, while React.js and Redux are used for the dynamic front-end. A static front-end for public resources (profiles and statuses) is also provided.
If you would like, you can support the development of this project on Patreon or Liberapay. Alternatively, you can donate to this BTC address: 17j2g7vpgHhLuXhN4bueZFCvdxxieyRVWd
Resources
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Use this tool to find Twitter friends on Mastodon
- API overview
- List of Mastodon instances
- List of apps
- List of sponsors
Features
No vendor lock-in: Fully interoperable with any conforming platform
It doesn't have to be Mastodon, whatever implements ActivityPub or OStatus is part of the social network!
Real-time timeline updates
See the updates of people you're following appear in real-time in the UI via WebSockets. There's a firehose view as well!
Federated thread resolving
If someone you follow replies to a user unknown to the server, the server fetches the full thread so you can view it without leaving the UI
Media attachments like images and short videos
Upload and view images and WebM/MP4 videos attached to the updates. Videos with no audio track are treated like GIFs; normal videos are looped - like vines!
OAuth2 and a straightforward REST API
Mastodon acts as an OAuth2 provider so 3rd party apps can use the API
Fast response times
Mastodon tries to be as fast and responsive as possible, so all long-running tasks are delegated to background processing
Deployable via Docker
You don't need to mess with dependencies and configuration if you want to try Mastodon, if you have Docker and Docker Compose the deployment is extremely easy
Development
Please follow the development guide from the documentation repository.
Deployment
There are guides in the documentation repository for deploying on various platforms.
Contributing
You can open issues for bugs you've found or features you think are missing. You can also submit pull requests to this repository. Here are the guidelines for code contributions
IRC channel: #mastodon on irc.freenode.net
Extra credits
The elephant friend illustrations are created by Dopatwo