net-im/mastodon 4.3.6_1 DragonFly

GNU Social-compatible microblogging server

System: DragonFly
Repository: DPorts
Maintainer: [email protected] (as in FreeBSD)
License: AGPLv3
Categories: net-im, www
Package size: 33683.5 KiB, 69864.8 KiB installed

Description

Mastodon is an alternative implementation of GNU social, a free, open-source social network. It is a decentralized alternative to commercial platforms based on ActivityStreams, Webfinger, PubsubHubbub and Salmon. The project focuses on creating a clean REST API and a good user interface. Ruby on Rails is used for the back-end, while React.js and Redux are used for the dynamic front-end.

In the other systems

The newest version among them is 4.6.4, as upstream numbers it.

System

Port

Version

Vulnerabilities

Status

Maintainer

Last update

DragonFly

net-im/mastodon

4.3.6_1 behind since 2026-07-07

none known

[email protected]

FreeBSD

net-im/mastodon

4.6.4 newest

none known

[email protected]

2026-08-08

HardenedBSD

net-im/mastodon

4.6.4 newest

no data

[email protected]

GhostBSD

net-im/mastodon

4.6.4 newest

no data

[email protected]

Install

Binary package:

pkg install mastodon

From DPorts:

cd /usr/dports/net-im/mastodon && make install clean

Dependency graph

Ports that need it on the left, what it needs to run on the right; at most 8 of each. "Dependencies" below lists them all.

graph LR
  me["net-im/mastodon"]
  me --> d0["databases/postgresql16-client"]
  me --> d1["databases/redis"]
  me --> d2["devel/autoconf"]
  me --> d3["devel/git"]
  me --> d4["devel/gmake"]
  me --> d5["dns/libidn"]
  me --> d6["ftp/curl"]
  me --> d7["ftp/wget"]
  me -.-> dmore(["6 more"])
  classDef this fill:#ab2b28,color:#ffffff,stroke:#ab2b28
  class me this

Dependencies

Run dependencies 14

No port depends on this one.

Configuration

No options to configure.

Service scripts: none

Message after installing

############################################################
Visit this URL to get started with Mastodon.
https://wiki.freebsd.org/Ports/net-im/mastodon
############################################################

############################################################
Visit this URL to upgrade Mastodon.
Post installation tasks need to be done according to the
section Upgrade Procedure - 4.0.2=>4.1.0
https://wiki.freebsd.org/Ports/net-im/mastodon
############################################################

===>   NOTICE:

The mastodon port currently does not have a maintainer. As a result, it is
more likely to have unresolved issues, not be up-to-date, or even be removed in
the future. To volunteer to maintain this port, please create an issue at:

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla

More information about port maintainership is available at:

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/contributing/#ports-contributing