Mastodon Bird UI support for Mastodon v4.6.0 with CSS properties is coming soon. The theme will also be modularized using SCSS partials to match Mastodon's new style infrastructure.

The build process will include npm scripts and Parcel, making the theme ultra-portable for any Mastodon instance, whether added through the Custom CSS textarea or directly by a Mastodon admin.

I'll also create a simple bash script for Mastodon admins to enable the theme as a selectable option more easily than the current fork-and-cut method.

This is no easy feat, but definitely worth it.

GitHub: github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mas…

Progress in the nightly branch.

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really, really impressed with posty: a mastodon archive -> html static site generator

it ingests your mastodon archive (post history) as a zip, and barfs out an entire static html site with indices and tags. all servable with any standard web server.

this is super helpful because when i shut down the dialup.cafe instance, there was no easy way to get access to my old posts and images.

it can either be run online here:
posty.1sland.social

or instructions here for running it locally:
codeberg.org/oliphant/posty

#mastoAdmin #mastodon

Made progress on issue 172 today, but the rest of the evening goes to playing Fortnite with my son. And that's fine by me, loving our win streak. First things first.

github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mas…

#MementoMoriSocial #MastoAdmin #MastodonBirdUI

Major rewrite: migrate to SCSS + Parcel for Mastodon's new CSS custom properties system

Background Mastodon is undergoing a major theming overhaul in PR #36640, introducing a semantic theme token system using CSS custom properties. This enormous change replaces all colour-related CSS ...

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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.com/mastodon/helm-chart…

New Mastodon chart feedback

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 such, we are creating this space as a place to leave...

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We've successfully upgraded our Mastodon server to v4.6.0-alpha.1+mementomods-2025-11-15, along with Mastodon Bird UI 4.0.0rc1. This update includes today’s latest daily build, so everything should be as up to date as possible. The version brings some minor UI improvements.

You can check out our fork source code here: github.com/mementomori-social

As always, if you notice anything unusual or buggy, please reach out to me or any of the admins. Enjoy your time here! Feel free to message me with any questions or thoughts.

#MementoMoriSocial #Mastodon #MastoAdmin

mementomori.social

Mementomori.social is a social media for mortals. We connect with the Fediverse, used by millions. - mementomori.social

^GitHub

When I got the idea to start my own Mastodon server in October 2022, many people asked, "What will happen to your server when you die? Will it just disappear? Aren't you afraid you'll lose all your data forever?"

Well, yes. No shit, Sherlock. But it'll be mine while I’m alive.

Websites come and go over the decades. Nothing is permanent. So why should a Mastodon server be any different?

Epicurus once said: Why should I fear death? If I am, then death is not. If death is, then I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?

While I embrace the mindset of focusing on the present, I do everything I can to keep this server running for as long as I live and breathe - and maybe even beyond.

This is why I named my server mementomori.social. It's a reminder. More at help.mementomori.social

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Introduction | Mementomori.social Docs

Mementomori.social is a social media website powered by Mastodon. On these pages, you'll find documentation, help, and tips on how to get the best out of it.

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We just released Mastodon 4.5.1

This version fixes some bugs found in 4.5.0.

Full release notes and update instructions are available on the GitHub release page.

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/r…

#mastoadmin

Release v4.5.1 · mastodon/mastodon

This is a patch release for 4.5. Check out the 4.5.0 release notes for information. Changelog Fixes Fix Cmd/Ctrl + Enter not submitting Alt text modal on some browsers (#36866 by @diondiondion) Fi...

^GitHub

Opened an issue to Mastodon Bird UI: Major rewrite: migrate to SCSS + Parcel for Mastodon's new CSS custom properties system github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mas…

I don't have time to work on this for a while, but I already have a plan.

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Major rewrite: migrate to SCSS + Parcel for Mastodon's new CSS custom properties system

Background Mastodon is undergoing a major theming overhaul in PR #36640, introducing a semantic theme token system using CSS custom properties. This enormous change replaces all colour-related CSS ...

^{ronilaukkarinen (GitHub)}

We've successfully upgraded our Mastodon server to v4.6.0-alpha.1+mementomods-2025-11-09, along with Mastodon Bird UI 4.0.0rc1. This update includes today’s latest daily build, so everything should be as up to date as possible. The version brings some minor UI improvements.

You can check out our fork source code here: github.com/mementomori-social

As always, if you notice anything unusual or buggy, please reach out to me or any of the admins. Enjoy your time here! Feel free to message me with any questions or thoughts.

#MementoMoriSocial #Mastodon #MastoAdmin

mementomori.social

Mementomori.social is a social media for mortals. We connect with the Fediverse, used by millions. - mementomori.social

^GitHub

Is there a good reason why Mastodon’s Docker setup cannot run its database migrations upon upgrade?

My server was down for 4 hours because Elestio autoupdates Mastodon, but didn't run the `rails db:migrate` command.

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/r…

#mastoAdmin #mastoDev

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 application developers, see https://blog.joinmastodon.or...

^GitHub

Mastodon Bird UI v3.0.0 is now released! 🎉

Most notable changes:
- Support for Mastodon stable 4.5.0
- Fix profile links and alignment
- Re-style Quote Posts
- Improved UI for the new quote posts popper
- Improve status__quote--error being to high, update min-height
- Remove the separator dot redundant since 4.3
- Fix performance-expensive transitions
- Fix audio embed overflow
- Improve the accesibility of modals

Full changelog and download: github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mas…

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