panos :catodon:@catodon.rocks
17 hours ago

Catodon blog URL and other questions

Today, the URL of your standalone blog page in Catodon is using this structure: https://catodon.rocks/@catodon/blog , so /@user/blog. Would this be a reason for you to not host your blog on a Catodon server? Is a domain.com/customblogname URL better? Would this be good enough, or is a URL structured like customblogname.domain.com a prerequisite for your blog?

In general, which are, for you, the things that the platform that hosts your blog must absolutely have, and which are your nice-to-haves? Any features that you haven't seen in any software, but you think are a good idea for a blogging platform?

Thanks!

#catodon #blog #blogs #blogging

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Catodon@catodon.rocks
3 days ago

Catodon 26.10.4 - Security release

Linked to https://codefloe.com/catodon/catodon/releases/tag/26.10.4

Security release - please update. 26.10.4 is a security release on top of 26.10.3: a fix for hashtag handling ported from Misskey, and two libraries updated for published security advisories. Every instance should update.

Upgrading

• Container image: pull 26.10.4 and restart. There is no migration and nothing to change in your configuration.
• Source install: update the code, reinstall the dependencies (pnpm install --frozen-lockfile), rebuild and restart.

What it fixes

• Hashtag handling no longer does unbounded work on an overly long tag, a fix ported from Misskey 2026.10.1 (their private security fix be48948a). The hashtag endpoints and the hashtag stream now refuse a tag longer than 128 characters. An ordinary hashtag is matched exactly as before.
• fastify, the web framework, moves to 5.12.7, which includes the 5.12.6 security fix.
• sanitize-html, the HTML sanitizer used for posts from other servers among other things, moves to 2.18.1 for its published advisories.

The same changes are on develop through #704.

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Catodon@catodon.rocks
5 days ago

Catodon 26.10.3 released: Update Node.js in Docker

Linked to https://codefloe.com/catodon/catodon/releases/tag/26.10.3

Release 26.10.3: 26.10.2 plus the Node releases of the October 2026 security advisory (advisory), and follow-ups from #663 that came after 26.10.2 was cut.

Update not necessary if you're on a bare metal installation - just make sure you have updated your Node.js to the October 21 security release - and have restarted Catodon afterwards.

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Catodon@catodon.rocks
8 days ago

New "Videos" page and timeline in Catodon

This new feature allows you to watch peertube videos as intended, subscribe to peertube channels and follow them there, and also subscribe to youtube channels through our RSS feed feature. Just merged (so expect some changes in the following days), just deployed on catodon.rocks: look for "Videos" under "Show more" in your navigation bar, or add the Videos timeline through "Customize timelines" in Settings.

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#catodon #peertube #youtube

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panos :catodon:@catodon.rocks
9 days ago

Catodon now has Mobilizon/Gancio compatible events

Still somewhat experimental, as it was just merged, but deployed on catodon.rocks and should work as expected - drop me a line if you see a bug. Will be officially released in Catodon 26.11.0 "Nyan Cat".

You can find the Events page in your navigation bar (under "Show more" by default), and you can post a new event either from that page or from the regular posting form, like how you would create a poll.

Have fun 😎
#catodon #mobilizon #gancio

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panos :catodon:@catodon.rocks
17 days ago

Thread view redesign in Catodon

Today I merged many UI changes, mostly around how threads are viewed and navigated. I took some of the good elements of Reddit, so now we have sorting by Old/New/Top (the default for the microblogging timelines is Old, and for forums it's Top - both can change in settings) and a flexible replies section with collapsible/expandable branches. Top-level posts now show the total number of replies under the whole thread, not just the direct/first level replies (but again you can change it back in Settings). I also saved much vertical space, so now you can read long threads with less scrolling.

If I may say so myself, I honestly believe it's one of the best UIs on fedi, especially for reading conversations. I think that if anyone tried it, they would agree. Really, really happy with the results. It's still fresh, so I will probably refine things here and there, but it's pretty much exactly as I envisioned it.

Let us know what you think!

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Catodon@catodon.rocks
21 days ago

Catodon 26.10.0 "Bongo Cat" released!

Linked to https://codefloe.com/catodon/catodon/releases/tag/26.10.0

This is a big one! Caught up with Misskey 2026.10.0, added ActivityPub C2S API support (we know there are not many clients, but we want to do our part for standardization in the Fediverse), added post languages and language filters, replaced Redis with Valkey and many more - read the release notes for a full list of everything we did this month!

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