Schlagwort: gdpr
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August 18, 2025 at 02:32PM
#aside and #tldr Running a solo Mastodon instance? Here's how to keep it clean and #gdpr compliant: – Disable link previews: DISABLE_FETCH_PREVIEWS=true – Disable embeds: DISABLE_EMBED_PREVIEW=true – Purge old PreviewCards via Rails console – Avoid federated content – Self-author everything – Host locally, anonymize IPs Respectful publishing, no third-party hosting #asca #server #mastodon #selfhosted #germany…
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August 18, 2025 at 02:17PM
And from there, I delete all #PreviewCards in #mastodon by using these commands: 1. docker compose exec web bash2. RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails consoleAnd then I run this in the console: PreviewCard.destroy_all This will run for a while but it should remove all stored preview cards from my mastodon server, for all posts.And it worked.…
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August 18, 2025 at 02:05PM
Adding these lines to my application.env covered this issue # do not fetch external resourcesDISABLE_FETCH_PREVIEWS=trueDISABLE_EMBED_PREVIEW=true I will need to go through my own feed next to ensure that there are no embeds left over. This is in addition to my recent purging of boosts: https://mastodon.mariobreskic.de/@mario/114982417840616548 #server #asca #mastodon #gdpr Quelle: Mastodon
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August 18, 2025 at 01:50PM
Next thing I need to do is to turn off the mastodon-native “cards” for links, because I am future-proofing my self-hosted services against issues with the law here in Germany, especially regarding what is called “framing” here.In short, I better not EVER have a picture anywhere on anything I self-host I have not explicitly acquired…