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# Description Fix links and typos in docs and settings page: * Fix https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/4328 * Fix https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/4360 Also fix broken issuetracker links as forgejo does not support search queries like "label:bug" The translation for Zh-cn still says "this project" according to google translate, I only fixed the link. ## Checklist Please put an x inside each checkbox to indicate that you've read and followed it: `[ ]` -> `[x]` If this is a documentation change, only the first checkbox must be filled (you can delete the others if you want). - [x] I/we have read the [GoToSocial contribution guidelines](https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/src/branch/main/CONTRIBUTING.md). - [ ] I/we have discussed the proposed changes already, either in an issue on the repository, or in the Matrix chat. - [x] I/we have not leveraged AI to create the proposed changes. - [x] I/we have performed a self-review of added code. - [x] I/we have written code that is legible and maintainable by others. - [ ] I/we have commented the added code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas. - [x] I/we have made any necessary changes to documentation. - [ ] I/we have added tests that cover new code. - [ ] I/we have run tests and they pass locally with the changes. - [ ] I/we have run `go fmt ./...` and `golangci-lint run`. Reviewed-on: https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/pulls/4418 Co-authored-by: Markus Unterwaditzer <markus-tarpit+git@unterwaditzer.net> Co-committed-by: Markus Unterwaditzer <markus-tarpit+git@unterwaditzer.net>
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where's the user interface?
GoToSocial is just a bare server for the most part and is designed to be used thru external applications. Pinafore in the browser, Tusky for Android and Feditext for iOS, iPadOS and macOS are the best-supported. Anything that supports the Mastodon API should work, other than the features GoToSocial doesn't yet have. Permalinks and profile pages are served directly through GoToSocial as well as the settings panel, but most interaction goes through the apps.
Why aren't my posts showing up on my profile page?
Unlike Mastodon, the default post visibility is Unlisted. If you want something to be visible on your profile page, the post must have Public visibility.
Why aren't my posts showing up on other servers?
First check the visibility as noted above. TODO: explain how to debug common federation issues
Why am I getting frequent http 429 error responses?
GoToSocial is configured to use per-IP rate limiting by default, but in certain situations it can't accurately identify the remote IP and will treat all connections as coming from the same place. In those cases, the rate limiting needs to be disabled or reconfigured.
Why am I getting frequent HTTP 503 error responses?
Code 503 is returned to callers when your instance is under heavy load and requests are being throttled. This behavior can be tuned as desired, or turned off entirely, see here.
I keep getting a 400 Bad Request error, and I have done everything suggested by the error message. What should I do?
Verify that the host configuration matches the domain that GoToSocial is served from (the domain that users use to acces the server).
I keep seeing 'dial within blocked / reserved IP range' in my server logs, and I can't connect to some instances from my instance, what do I do?
The IP address of the remote instance may be in one of the blocked "special use" IP ranges hardcoded into GoToSocial for security reasons. If you need to, you can override this in your configuration file. Have a look at the http client docs for this, and please read the warnings there carefully! If you add an explicit allow, you will have to restart your GoToSocial instance to make the config take effect.
My instance is deployed and I'm logged in to a client but my timelines are empty, what's up there?
To see posts, you have to start following people! Once you've followed a few people and they've posted or boosted things, you'll start seeing them in your timelines. Right now GoToSocial doesn't have a way of 'backfilling' posts -- that is, fetching previous posts from other instances -- so you'll only see new posts of people you follow. If you want to interact with an older post of theirs, you can copy the link to the post from their web profile, and paste it in to your client's search bar.
How can I sign up for a server?
We introduced a sign-up flow in v0.16.0. The server you want to sign up to must have enabled registrations/sign-ups, as detailed right here.
Why's it still in Beta?
Take a look at the list of open bugs and the roadmap for a more detailed rundown.