Notices by 👺防空識別區👹 (sojourn maxxing) (adiz@wl0.9ch.nl)

@silverpill Ah, very cool! I had no idea. Yeah, it sounds a lot more powerful. I will definitely have to get mitractl configured and setup to begin doing that and utilizing it. Being able to backup or load rules from a CSV also sounds huge! This is powerful, really straightforward and reliable kind of implementation vs. what a lot of other instance softwares do. Thanks for taking the time to better explain this stuff! I'm really excited to see the future of Mitra's evolution. @mischievoustomato

@silverpill As far as blocking out instances entirely from federation whatsoever, I think I will probably follow @mischievoustomato 's advice and configure /etc/hosts to do that. Honestly, it's kind of like that functionality doesn't even need to be in Mitra if it's already included within Linux itself.

@adiz @silverpill Also, really good documentation about mitractl add-filter-rule! I didn't see these docs on the repo. Looks like it functions very similar to ufw, which is quite intuitive and straightforward. Might I ask why you recommend using mitractl vs. directly modifying the config? Does it do the same thing ultimately? @mischievoustomato

@silverpill
> The ability to block outgoing requests will be added later. Let me know if this is important.

Blocking outgoing requests is important to me since most of those instances I have "blocked" were meant to block outgoing requests, primarily, vs. incoming. Because most of those instances are known bad-actor #fediblock bandwagon instances who get off on dog-piling and sabotaging other instances for the most minor of transgressions or ideological heresy. I've found it best practice to simply block those instances outright from the outset so that no federation takes place and one remains entirely off their "radar"---everyone's happy. One doesn't receive activities from them (they've nothing I want to see or hear) and the don't receive any activities from you (they've noting to complain about or disparage and attack you over). Otherwise, they'll go out of their way to look for problems and will then publicly crucify your instance and you'll end up on a list from which hundreds of instances will blindly follow. @mischievoustomato

I've added certain instances (e.g., pawoo.net) to my Mitra's blocked instance list within the .yaml config---however, I'm still receiving content from those instances? @silverpill, am I doing something wrong here with the config? I thought I'd done the appropriate syntax for lists in .yaml like this, per my searching online. And, the config loads fine (whereas, I've found other syntax errors result in Mitra failing to start). I am certain it's probably user error on my part...

@mischievoustomato I always restart Mitra as well. Maybe I need to move the ending bracket down a line and the top entry under the opening bracket? I didn't know it would accept comments inside the list, either. That's great for organizational purposes. I'll try doing that and restarting the service. @silverpill

@mischievoustomato I changed my config closer to what you've got both in syntax and organization. Restarted Mitra and it's running fine. We shall see, I guess? @silverpill

Just realized I'm sitting/leaning against the emergency exit window plug on a 737 Max. And, suddenly, I've become paranoid that it's going to vacate the airframe and take me along with it……

The only thing that threatens this instance is the 100 GB storage allotted to it. The only thing threatening it would be that storage filling up. Beyond that, this thing is rock solid stable. I may have to figure out how to increase the storage on it in the future.

Added a bunch of instances to the blocklist here. So easy to do with the Mitra .yaml config! Much prefer this to some admin GUI. Also, a lot easier to save and backup if you need to do a rebuild of the instance! ❤️ing Mitra!

@mischievoustomato I'm sure. But, just nothing like a nice comfy .deb. Running Mitra on Debian with a dedicated .deb just makes it so fast and nice and easy. I wish more software shipped this way. @silverpill

Mitra being packaged as a .deb is a massive game-changer when it comes to deploying Fediverse instance software. It's so nice and easy to just spin up a database, install the .deb, connect the two via config and then setup Nginx and voila: being fully online and working and ready to go! (Instead of like 20 different moving parts all contingent on one another with various update schedules and bla bla bla 1 thing borks and the whole instance goes to hell.)

It's been so so so so nice to install and get working + it's very fast and lightweight and easy to manage/maintain. I think it's now my absolute favorite Fediverse software! I want to give a massive thanks to @silverpill for making and maintaining this phenomenal software!

@hakui I never read the full report on this. I think I remember hearing that it was pilot error, somehow, though. I'm surprised there aren't some sort of automated flight control systems on board to help push back against putting the aircraft into dangerous attitudes in hover like that. I think it's kinda funny that the pilot did a needless zero-zero ejection after the plane had basically settled and stopped. @matrix @special-boy

@coded_artist He probably is right about being able to take down "stealth" aircraft like that. "Stealth" here only means stealth to radar, not to a lot of other emissions. But, the point is that the F-35 would be engaging you so far out as to not be within range of any of your air defenses or other aircraft. Beyond visual range. So, good luck targeting it with a camera. And, even if you could target it with some kind of visual targeting system, it would have to be on a big enough missile with enough fuel to get to the F-35 and then also not fall to countermeasures. For sure, the F-35 does hella suck as a fighter aircraft. But, it's not really a fighter aircraft---it's a weapons platform. @matrix

@silverpill So, for updating, just wget the newest .deb from the repo and run dpkg -i <mitra .deb>? Then, restart? Nice!

I'll read up on cache management and how Mitra handles files on the system. Is it cool if I message you with any follow up questions? @mischievoustomato

Mitra runs great and was super (emphasize: super) easy to get setup and running.

Now, I just need to figure out:

- How to update Mitra (I installed from the .deb package).
- How to manage storage (I previously had Nginx temporarily caching remote files on Misskey and Pleroma whereas locally-uploaded files were stored to a directory).
- How to setup custom emojis/reacts.

Maybe @mischievoustomato has some insider scoops towards this.