Hiya! Here's a bugfix release of GoToSocial!
We added ETag cache control handling to robots.txt, to make it easier for crawlers to be able to tell which instances they should and shouldn't index.
If you're updating to this version from v0.18.0, it's a very easy update with no db migrations or config file changes :)
If you're updating to this version from a version before v0.18.0, please follow the update instructions from v0.18.0, but replace 0.18.0 with 0.18.1 throughout. Be aware that the update to 0.18.x contains some very long migrations. Please do read the notes carefully.
Migration notes
Upgrading
To upgrade to v0.18.1 from a previous release:
Binary/tar
- Stop GoToSocial.
- Back up your database! If you're running on SQLite, this is as simple as copying your
sqlite.dbfile, eg.,cp sqlite.db sqlite.db.backup. - Download and untar the new release, including the web assets and html templates.
- Edit your config.yaml file if necessary (see below).
- Start GoToSocial.
- Wait patiently for any migrations to run, do not interrupt migrations or you could leave your db in a broken state and will have to restore from backup!
- Enjoy your updated instance.
Docker
- Stop GoToSocial.
- Back up your database! If you're running on SQLite, this is as simple as copying your
sqlite.dbfile, eg.,cp sqlite.db sqlite.db.backup. - Pull the new docker container (
superseriousbusiness/gotosocial:0.18.1orsuperseriousbusiness/gotosocial:latest) - Edit your config.yaml file or environment variables if necessary (see below).
- Start GoToSocial.
- Wait patiently for any migrations to run, do not interrupt migrations or you could leave your db in a broken state and will have to restore from backup!
- Enjoy your updated instance.
config.yaml
No changes since v0.18.0.
Database Migrations
None since v0.18.0.
Which release archive/container should I use?
GoToSocial releases binary builds for 64-bit Linux, FreeBSD, and NetBSD operating systems. We also release Docker builds for 64-bit Linux.
| OS | Architecture | Support level | Binary archive | Docker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | x86-64/AMD64 (64-bit) | 🟢 Full | linux_amd64.tar.gz | superseriousbusiness/gotosocial:0.18.1
|
| Linux | Armv8/ARM64 (64-bit) | 🟢 Full | linux_arm64.tar.gz | superseriousbusiness/gotosocial:0.18.1
|
| FreeBSD | x86-64/AMD64 (64-bit) | 🟢 Full | freebsd_amd64.tar.gz | Not provided |
| FreeBSD | Armv8/ARM64 (64-bit) | 🟢 Full | freebsd_arm64.tar.gz | Not provided |
| NetBSD | x86-64/AMD64 (64-bit) | 🟢 Full | netbsd_amd64.tar.gz | Not provided |
| NetBSD | Armv8/ARM64 (64-bit) | 🟢 Full | netbsd_arm64.tar.gz | Not provided |
nowasm
For your convenience, we also provide UNSUPPORTED, EXPERIMENTAL BUILDS, created using the nowasm tag, in the downloads list below. There is no Docker build for nowasm.
GoToSocial releases built with nowasm use the Go-native, modernc version of SQLite instead of the WASM one, and will use on-system ffmpeg and ffprobe binaries for media processing.
Using a nowasm build is currently the only way to run GoToSocial on a 32-bit system.
For more information on running a nowasm build, see the nowasm documentation page.
Changelog
Features and performance
- fd670c6: [feature] Use ETag for robots.txt to prevent mishaps (#3829) (@tsmethurst)