EDIT: Build 68 should also run on iOS 18.x but it currently crashes. I'll see if I can fix it.
After quite some time, I’m finally ready to share this.
MastoBlaster is now available in public testing on TestFlight.
It is a lightweight, privacy-first Fediverse client for iOS, built around a simple idea: fast, small, predictable behavior, and first-class support for snac.
What makes it different:
• snac-first by design, not "compatible by accident"
• Works with all Mastodon API compatible software, including Mastodon, snac, GoToSocial, Akkoma, and others
• EXIF stripping on upload (HDR and orientation preserved)
• Optional on-device alt text generation via Apple Intelligence for your uploads and for images in your timeline
• Markdown posting for snac
• Granular notifications, grouping, multi-account
• Blocking and moderation tools
• Very small footprint, very low RAM usage
Alt text generation happens entirely on device via Apple APIs on supported hardware. Nothing is sent to external services.
It is built around my own workflow and priorities. It may not be for everyone, and that is perfectly fine.
Important note:
MastoBlaster will always be free for BSD Cafe users, illumos Cafe users, and for anyone connecting to a snac instance, including self-hosted ones.
The app is already usable, but this is still a test phase. I am looking for feedback, bug reports, and real-world usage insights.
TestFlight link:
https://testflight.apple.com/join/Pkxa5R1k
Stay tuned.
#MastoBlaster #iOS #Fediverse #Mastodon #snac #snac2 #Akkoma #GoToSocial #ActivityPub #OwnYourData
My notes about the account(s) migration from 
#Mastodon to 
#GoToSocial using #slurp.
Spoiler alert: it works!
https://www.tumfatig.net/2025/gotosocial-adventures-migrate-from-mastodon/
At $5 per month for a fully hosted and serviced GoToSocial instance (single user), they are making it tough for me to reason out why I host my own in a home lab.
(Other than I liked learning how to set it up)
When I move fully to GtS definitely going this route.
🏕️ my adventures in #selfhosting - day 198 (summer project edition) 🏖️
Hello Fedi friends,
I hope you've been having a nice week so far.
I've been in childcare mode, thus the silence. I've been thinking about something and I would love to get your advice.
#AskFedi: is there a way to export one's #GoToSocial archive of posts (but not replies to other users)? Like something with command lines that doesn't require tedious copy and paste operations?
I wanted to gather up all the posts about the first 6 months of my self-hosting journey, to neatly organize them on my website (either in multiple blog posts or pages) so that they could be more easily searchable. It's not really ideal to go on an infinite scroll quest in reverse chronological order to see the evolution of my self-hosting journey.
Like, I'm curious to see what I was up to in January but going back in time loading old posts takes forever. And I cannot really search for keywords.
I'd like to keep things organized and easily searchable. And implement a POSSE system going forward... publishing on my site first and then syndicating elsewhere.
It's my summer of POSSE inspired by @molly0xfff 🤗
https://www.citationneeded.news/posse/
If you have any ideas about how I can easily export all my #GtS posts, I'm all ears.
If not, I suppose I will start copying and pasting everything and do monthly installments of my self-hosting journey (aka "month 1" etc.). After all I have 1125 posts (sigh).
Anyways, I hope this finds you well and that you're keeping cool in this scorching heat (especially fellow Europeans).
have a lovely morning/afternoon/evening wherever you are ❤️
#MySoCalledSudoLife
I recently switched my #gotosocial storage to local from #aws and maybe a coincidence, but I'm getting "Unprocessable Entity: error processing media" errors now when trying to post images.
Anybody know why this would be?
in #gotosocial
steal 
emoji
go to your /admin page (as Admin)
Administration > Custom Emoji > Remote
paste this URL in the search box:
https://social.growyourown.services/@homegrown/114930510300269025
tick box next to and press «Copy to local emoji» button
that's it 
#MastoBlaster has its own #Fediverse account - powered by #snac
Follow @mastoblaster to receive all the updates, insights, etc.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@dansup/116094075872982176
Totally agree! This is exactly what #GoToSocial's interaction policies already handle with Accept/Reject for replies. The missing piece is retroactive rejection. When a reply was auto-accepted by the policy and you later block the author, the server should send a Reject on the original Create activity to unlink it. Extending their framework would be the cleanest path.
Hello sloth enjoyers! We just made the third and hopefully final release candidate for #GoToSocial v0.21.0 Sacrilegious Sloth:
https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/releases/tag/v0.21.0-rc4
For instructions to update to this release candidate from versions < v0.21.0-rc1, see the v0.21.0-rc1 release candidate notes, but replace v0.21.0-rc1 with v0.21.0-rc4 throughout.
To update to this release candidate from v0.21.0-rc1, or v0.21.0-rc3, just follow the instructions in the release notes.
✨ new on #TheFutureIsFederated 🚀
« In this age of #technofeudalism every writer who covers technology - especially resistance to #BigTech - should disclose their tech stack. Here's mine »
🔗 : https://news.elenarossini.com/technofeudalism-disclosing-my-tech-stack/
Basically, a love letter to #FOSS and the #Fediverse… with room for improvement (especially on the hardware front)
#selfhosting #GoToSocial #Mastodon #NextCloud #Pixelfed #PeerTube #Signal #YunoHost #DeGoogle #LeaveSubstack #resist #resistance #broligarchy
Posting this again, because my server-federation broke:
I couldn't make a GoToSocial plush, so I made GoToSocial earrings instead.
Follow my making process in my latest blog post: https://ccw.icu/blog/making-custom-earrings/
#blog #writingmonth #gotosocial #earrings #diy
