Post by @Mastodon@mastodon.social

2026-07-07 06:00 UTC

The landing page of your Mastodon server doesn't need to look like a social media feed. As of our latest release, those running Mastodon servers can now set up a custom landing page that highlights what your server is about and showcases recent posts from local profiles. Give visitors a curated introduction to your server that actually makes sense for your community or mission. Learn more about this and other features in Mastodon 4.6: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/mastodon-4.6/

Replies (5)

@imacrea@mamot.fr 2026-07-07 06:28

@Mastodon@mastodon.social Pretty cool news! I think we'll try that for @mailtape@masto.mtcrew.org instance when I update it.

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@PrinsS@mastodon.social 2026-07-07 06:30

@wlaatje@social.edu.nl : wat goede opties, mochten jullie de landingspagina van social.edu.nl heroverwegen.

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@richlv@mastodon.social 2026-07-07 06:46

O, cc @lastguru@toot.lv :)

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@santsx@mastodon.social 2026-07-07 08:01

@Mastodon@mastodon.social That is nice. :D

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@galaxis@mastodon.infra.de 2026-07-07 08:23

@Mastodon@mastodon.social For some reason, the number of scrapers hitting the /explore feed on our instance has dropped significantly after switching the start page to /about (even though the former is still linked from there with the current template). I still wish it was possible to disable /explore and /tags for unauthenticated users (or at least only show local posts) - the effects of these being available still make up for a significant chunk of traffic and media storage. Might not make a difference to mastodon.social, but when you run an instance for a couple hundred users, it's quite tedious to fend off that crap and keep resource usage in check.

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