b2c (@b2c@wien.rocks)
Sadly, most AI/LLM scraper bots completely ignore website ToS and/or robots.txt.
For those struggling to block those bots on their k8s clusters (using ingress-nginx), here's a handy oneliner I just built. It takes Ichido's blocklist (https://github.com/anthmn/ai-bot-blocker) and transforms it correctly to be used by the ingress controller.
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echo -en " block-user-agents: |\n "; curl -fsSl https://files.ichi.do/recommended-nginx-block-ai-bots.conf | grep -Ev '^#|Uptime-Kuma' | awk -F "\"" 'ORS="," {print "\"~*"$2".*" "\""}' | sed 's/\(.*\),/\1\n /'
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PS: something similar could be created from https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/nginx-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/blob/master/_generator_lists/bad-user-agents.list , depending on your preference. YMMV.
#FediAdmin #FediTips #k8s #kubernetes #ingress
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User47 (@User47@vmst.io)
@ohmu @h2onolan it is an instance emoji that the awesome @vmstan added for us here on #vmstio. The process to add (steal/copy them from other instances) is pretty easy for #fediadmin folks, check w/ whoever runs yours?
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official_videocave (@official_videocave@social.tchncs.de)
#Peertube #Yunohost #fediadmin
Moin ihr Lieben,
ich war mal wieder im Backend von video-cave-v2.de und habe dort neben ein paar kleineren Updates das große Upgrade auf Peertube v7 gemacht😃
Damit gibt's auch erneutes UI.
Changelog findet ihr hier:
https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/releases/tag/v7.0.0
LG
Euer Admin
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beeps (@beeps@social.beeps.gay)
Random #fediadmin gubbins, but I've noticed that my instance won't download the avatars for certain users of other instances.
It'll do custom emoji, profile headings, and seemingly everything but avatars. It's a bit weird.
Not sure if it's because those instances have limited federation with non-whitelisted servers or something, as I can't see anything particular on my end.
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gytisrepecka (@gytisrepecka@social.gyt.is)
5 years in Fediverse feels good 
May next year bring more features to your favourite servers and apps, content may be even easier to moderate, users - friendlier, bots and scrapers - efficiently blocked, and corporate social media - even less powerful.
Happy 2025 
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shalien (@shalien@mastodon.projetretro.io)
🧵🇫🇷 : Petite annonce sur l'évolution de mes toots.
Comme le rappelle souvent beaucoup de #fediadmin faire tourner une instance demande du temps, de l'énergie et de l'argent.
Ne pouvant me résoudre à demander du soutien sans rien offrir en retour, j'ai réfléchi au cours des mois passés a trouver un moyen "passif" / "opt in" pour soutenir mon travail.
Le résultat de cette réflexion : des messages #sponsorisés. Toutefois pas de panique, voici les règles que je m'imposerais pour en poster
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shalien (@shalien@mastodon.projetretro.io)
🇬🇧🧵: A small PSA for upcoming changes in my toots.
As others #fediadmin have mentioned running an instance cost time, energy and money. Since I can't wrap my head around the idea of asking people's money without providing anything in return, I spent the last few months trying to find "passive" / "opt-in" ways to support me/my work.
In the near future, I will start posting #sponsored links. Since I don't plan on transforming your timelines into an abyss of add, here's the rules I will follow
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_elena (@_elena@mastodon.social)
Good morning Fedi friends!
I've got an etiquette question for you.
I'm in the process of setting up my #GoToSocial self-hosted instance. I'm excited about the idea of using custom #emojis.
I read @stefan's post on this topic (https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/custom-fediverse-emoji/), looked up custom emojis from several instances and saved a bunch (see screenshot).
My question: is it ok to copy custom emojis from other instances and use them on your own? (There doesn't seem to be attribution for it)
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jesuisatire (@jesuisatire@social.tchncs.de)
#fediAsk #fediVers #fediAdmin
@amro
The "snitching" issue is becoming a real thing in this day and time, it doesn't actually matter if it's about a single user instance or any kind of simple user.
What is the difference between "snitching", exposing and pointing out?
What is the difference between "währet den Anfängen" und "Denunziantentum"?
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kaleb (@kaleb@social.coop)
Many have dreamed of profile portability on the fediverse, but the technical and social barriers to this are nearly insurmountable 😞
Good news!! There is a solution that the techy and non can take advantage of 🎉
I have boosted/posted a lot about #Posty over the past few weeks, but if you read just one make it this detailed overview:
https://writer.oliphant.social/oliphant/posty-this-is-how-you-take-your-posts-with-you
@oliphant@writer.oliphant.social @oliphant@oliphant.social #Posty #Fediverse #Mastodon #Archive #StaticSite #Memorial #Admin #FediAdmin
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collins_corner (@collins_corner@pawb.fun)
#fediAdmin #mastoAdmin Since I keep getting requests from various instances that aren't aware, my domain (collins-corner.cc) and it's subdomains are no longer hosting any Fediverse services. They have in the past, but haven't been for a couple months now.
Please feel free to purge all data from these instances from your data stores.
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homegrown (@homegrown@social.growyourown.services)
If a Mastodon server closes down, members can download offline post archives, but there's currently no official way to display these archives online.
A proposed solution by @oliphant is a static website generator they have created called "Posty", which turns Mastodon public post archives into standalone static public websites:
➡️ https://codeberg.org/oliphant/posty
It could be useful for servers that are closing down, admins could perhaps offer this as a service to their members.
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