toch ook in #Loppersum @johannesbeers
heeft vast iets met de diepere #ondergrond te maken

wie zullen we daar nu weer eens de #schuld van geven❓

Because we’re now using the ActivityPub plugin for WordPress (see here), all posts on this blog should now show up as posts on Mastodon as well!

So consider this to be a test post for this integration process.

If you want to follow this blog from Mastodon, you can do so by searching for (for example) @[email protected] from your Mastodon instance.

To comment on blog posts, just reply to the Mastodon post, and your comment should also show up on the blog!

#blog #mastodon #ondergrond

https://blog.ondergrond.org/2020/12/18/mastodon-blog-integration/

#announcements #security #ondergrond

Alright, after some testing (sorry for the bits of downtime today), I have an announcement!

All of the OUTGOING traffic from mastodon.ondergrond.org is now being router through TOR:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_%28anonymity_network%29

What does this mean? All messages that are delivered from this server (toots you post that are visible to users on other instances, direct messages you send to users on other instances) are now routed through multiple layers of anonymization. That means that the IP address of this server is not revealed to the outside world at all.

A pretty big privacy improvement!

As usual, if anyone sees any weirdness/irregularities/things not working, please let me know.

xoxoxoxo

#announcements #admin #ondergrond

I've just implemented elasticsearch on ondergrond Mastodon.

What this means: You can now use the search bar to search for specific words or hashtags, not just user accounts!

Note that for privacy and safety reasons, you can only search in Toots you wrote, are mentioned in, or favorited. (In other words, toots you've interacted with). You cannot search across the whole fediverse.

Still, this should be useful :) Try it out and enjoy!

#announcements #ondergrond

Maintenance complete! If you see any weird errors or issues, let me know :)

#announcements #ondergrond

I'm gonna do some maintenance on the Mastodon server around 16:30 (so in about 45 minutes). The server was running Ubuntu 18.04, and I want to step it to Ubuntu Server 20.04, for security and performance improvements.

The server will probably be down for about an hour. So check back around 17:30.

xoxoxoxo

#ondergrond #security

***How safe and private is my data on Ondergrond?***

I do the best I can with firewalls etc to keep bots and search engines and so on off this site. So your statuses and media are not going to be indexed and searchable. However, your toots might still show up in search results from other Mastodon instances who are less stringent about keeping out search engines.

I also have quite a lot of processes in place to keep out hackers. So it's unlikely (fingers crossed) that anyone could hack in from outside in order to steal things.

Because the whole of ondergrond uses SSL/TLS encryption (see the little lock in your browser bar?), your data can't be stolen in transit between your computer and the server.

I also encrypt data on the server itself, and in the cloud backup in Switzerland. So even if the server is seized or someone at the Swiss company tries to access our material, *nothing* will be recoverable.

Unfortunately, none of that technical security can stop people who follow you from just right-clicking and saving follower-only images. And even people who don't follow you can see images and statuses you post public (assuming they find your profile).

And of course, if you don't use two-factor authentication, and you use a weak password, or re-use a password here that you've used elsewhere, there's nothing to stop someone from just trying to login to your account here 🤷‍♀️

(This is the same as it would be on any social media ofc.)

So in summary!

I am pretty damn diligent about storing and protecting your data. If I had to guess, I'd say the security I offer here is probably above average for the Fediverse. But I can't protect against the human factor ;) So, as with posting on any site, be wary of what privacy settings you use, and who you allow to follow you.

Thanks for reading! <3

#announcements #ondergrond #admin

Gonna cause downtime in 30 minutes, gotta move the server.... Hold onto your hats

#admin #ondergrond #announcements

Another poll.

Running the server isn't free, but it's also not very expensive and something I don't mind doing on my own dime because:

1) it's fun
2) I feel it adds value to people's lives
3) I'm learning a lot from it

That said, if there was a subscription model where you paid a voluntary monthly donation and got to add some custom emojis of your choosing, is that something people would be interested in?

No pressure whatsoever, just gauging interest.