For the past weeks, I have been thinking of implementing a CDN solution for Masto.host shared hosting media files. This could speed up image/video loading on countries that are far from Europe and could also reduce the requests/downloads from OVH Object Storage. As I pay per GB downloaded having a CDN (cheaper than OVH) and that could speed up the … Read More
I had to block some external instances
There is a bug that in a very specific situation, instances running version 2.3.x (not sure if others) can get a stuck Sidekiq request to /users/___username___/collections/featured This causes an endless loop of that request and could bring my servers to an halt. So, I had to make the decision to block several instances that were causing a massive amount of … Read More
Cookie Consent
As I was starting to look into GDPR, I went back to the basics, cookie consent. It really annoys me to see the cookie consent notices whenever I enter a website. As such, I decided to forego some cool features (like Analytics and other tools) to make Masto.host cookie free. There is one exception, when you click Buy Now you … Read More
Masto.host Year One
When I started Masto.host I was thinking that I could help a couple of people, learn a bit more about sys-admin and just have fun with it as a side project. One year later, Masto.host has become something else, it is almost a part time project and it has been requiring a lot of my time. It was fun to … Read More
New website
I finally managed to get around and do a better website for Masto.host. As all things with Masto.host it is still a work in progress but I think it looks much better. Also, the old website was just an HTML theme I found online and that I adapted to the service I wanted to offer but without any experience on … Read More