Welcome to the Patchwork. Developed and maintained by The Newsmast Foundation.
Patchwork is a plugin dashboard designed to enhance your Mastodon server with advanced features and a streamlined admin experience, making stewardship of a Mastodon server easier, safer and more fun.
By default, Mastodon users have to opt-in to allowing their profile and public posts to be indexed during searches. Patchwork enables the admin to choose whether all new users are opted-in to Search when they join. Users can always opt out if they choose.
Choose the maximum number of characters you want a post to be.
Automatically bridge new users to Bluesky via Bridgy Fed. Users can always opt out if they choose. Please note, bridging takes place two weeks after the account has been created.
Block spam posts arriving on your server from the federated network. Filters identify keywords or phrases associated with spam in a post. Create your own list for customised filters.
Block harmful content arriving on your server from the federated network. Filters identify keywords or phrases in lists of words for specific harms eg. NSFW, Hate speech etc. Each list can be toggled on or off. Create your own list for customised filters.
Replace the Mastodon logo in automatic emails with your own. This feature allows you to add your own header image, footer image and accent colour.
Find full instructions on how to install Patchwork on your Mastodon server here.
Patchwork works as a plugin dashboard for existing Mastodon servers. If you have not already installed Mastodon, please do so now.
Before running Patchwork, please ensure you have set up a Mastodon server and it is running properly.
You can find the instructions to set up a Mastodon server here.
The Newsmast Foundation is a UK based charity, building digital infrastructure to empower communities with social media they control.
We’ve built apps for news publishers, place based communities and NGO activists to create meaningful online connections.
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For support in installing Patchwork, or for more information on our partnerships, please contact us at support@newsmastfoundation.org
Patchwork is an open source project, licensed under AGPL-3.0. Have fun!