Mastodon server management

To manage your Mastodon instance first login to your server.

Change to mastodon user:

su - mastodon

Set the environment:

export RAILS_ENV=production

Add some folders to PATH:

export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"

Change to the folder:

cd ~/live

All next commands are in the right folder, with the right environment.


Remove orphaned media files:

tootctl media remove-orphans

Show media storage usage:

tootctl media usage

Fix duplicates (offline):

tootctl maintenance fix-duplicates

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