From 8738d491f8b551b7e8491d73a316666495d28c23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Piper Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 23:55:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Note about mastodon.bot status --- .../posts/2024-11-12_trunk_and_tidbits-october_2024/index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/posts/2024-11-12_trunk_and_tidbits-october_2024/index.md b/content/posts/2024-11-12_trunk_and_tidbits-october_2024/index.md index 2d2bb94..3d7743d 100644 --- a/content/posts/2024-11-12_trunk_and_tidbits-october_2024/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2024-11-12_trunk_and_tidbits-october_2024/index.md @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Sadly, after many years, the [botsin.space](https://botsin.space) Mastodon insta There are a number of options if you run one of the bots affected by this change. Here is a short list: - - Look for a new Mastodon instance. One option could be [mastodon.bot](https://mastodon.bot) (other instances are available!). If you do this before botsin.space goes away, you can use the [move account option](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/) to migrate the bot's follower and following networks to the new home instance. + - Look for a new Mastodon instance. One option *could* be [mastodon.bot](https://mastodon.bot) - although, it looks like it needs to be updated to the latest Mastodon version, so do look around, other instances are available! If you set up an account on a different server before botsin.space goes away, you can use the [move account option](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/) to migrate the bot's follower and following networks to the new home instance. - [Botwiki](https://botwiki.org) continues to be an amazing resource for bot developers of all kinds, and has a [list of resources for Fediverse bot creators](https://botwiki.org/resources/fediverse-bots/). - [Terence Eden](https://mastodon.social/@edent) has created an interesting new single-purpose ActivityPub app - [ActivityBot](https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/11/introducing-activitybot-the-simplest-way-to-build-mastodon-bots/)- that makes it easy to build and host your own bot directly, without needing to live on a Mastodon instance (but your app will still be accessible in the Fediverse as a whole).