Joshua WoodMar 25

Hey #federatedpress folks, I have some bad news and this is an important announcement, so please read. 🧵

In short, federated.press will be shutting down, and you'll need to archive your data and transfer your account/followers to a new server by June 30, 2026.

Read the full announcement here.

https://funny-newsprint-cfa.notion.site/federated-press-shutdown-notice-32e2cefebc078019915bf522b3e4d96c

federated.press shutdown notice | Notion

In the past three weeks, federated.press experienced an ongoing issue with missing media files: images, videos, and profile photos uploaded in the past were unavailable due to a failure at our managed hosting provider. See my earlier thread here for an incident report and more details:

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Show threadJoshua WoodMar 25

This is a followup to the announcement I posted last night regarding ongoing issues at our hosting provider.

Today, our web host confirmed that they are unable to recover the media storage for federated.press. The service is currently stable, but uploaded media remains lost.

https://federated.press/@wood/116287833702300296

Joshua Wood (@[email protected])

federated.press has been experiencing an ongoing issue with missing media files: images, videos, and profile photos uploaded in the past are currently unavailable due to a failure at our managed hosting provider. You can follow the full incident on our status page for more details. After 20 days without a resolution, I don't know if or when this will be fixed, and users deserve to know their options. 🧵/ https://status.federated.press/incidents/xOkSOo #federatedpress

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Show threadJoshua Wood

Mike Fraser, the admin of journa.host, has graciously offered to open registrations for #federatedpress users. If you want to stay on a journalism-focused server, journa.host is the best option.

Email me ([email protected]) for a pre-approved invite link to signup, or see the server announcements. You can also sign up for journa.host directly, and mention you’re coming from federated.press in the reason for joining.

https://journa.host/about

Journa.host

The server for working journalists and news outlets on Mastodon. Home to active & retired journalists, media scholars, and a variety of news and journalism adjacent professionals. #Newstodon

Mastodon hosted on journa.host
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Show threadJoshua WoodMar 25

This was a hard decision to make, but given current stability and funding issues, it's the right call. I appreciate everyone who has supported federated.press and me personally over the past four years. To those of you who have contributed financially, your support helped make this project possible for so long. Thank you!

Read the announcement for full details.

https://funny-newsprint-cfa.notion.site/federated-press-shutdown-notice-32e2cefebc078019915bf522b3e4d96c

federated.press shutdown notice | Notion

In the past three weeks, federated.press experienced an ongoing issue with missing media files: images, videos, and profile photos uploaded in the past were unavailable due to a failure at our managed hosting provider. See my earlier thread here for an incident report and more details:

funny-newsprint-cfa on Notion
Show threadBarton LorimorMar 28
@wood Thanks to Brian for the soft-landing. Out of respect for those still filing stories as journalists, I'm heading for Mastodon.social.