Update Ruby

1. Switch to the mastodon user:

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su - mastodon

2. Navigate to the home directory:

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cd /home/mastodon

3. Update the ruby-build plugin:

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git -C .rbenv/plugins/ruby-build pull

4. Install the desired Ruby version (e.g., 3.0.6) with jemalloc optimization:

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RUBY_CONFIGURE_OPTS=--with-jemalloc rbenv install 3.0.6

Update Files

1. Switch to the mastodon user and open a shell:

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su - mastodon
bash

2. Navigate to the live directory and update the Mastodon codebase:

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cd /home/mastodon/live
git fetch && git checkout v4.1.2 --force

Perform the Update

Refer to the release notes for additional commands: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases

1. Install dependencies:

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bundle install
yarn install

2. Apply database migrations:

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RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate

Customize the “Toot” Button

1. Replace the text for the “Publish” button:

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sed -in s/Veröffentlichen/Tröt/g app/javascript/mastodon/locales/*json
sed -in s/Publish/Toot/g app/javascript/mastodon/locales/*json

2. Recompile the assets:

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RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile

Restart Services

As the root user, restart the Mastodon services:

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systemctl restart mastodon-*.service