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Friendica 2022.12 released
Content warning: We are very happy to announce the avail-ability of the new stable version of Friendica. Wrapping up the sprint from the 2022.10 release of Friendica we closed 73 filed issues and had almost 300 pull requests by 19 contributors. A special thanks goes out t
We are very happy to announce the avail-ability of the new stable version of Friendica. Wrapping up the sprint from the 2022.10 release of Friendica we closed 73 filed issues and had almost 300 pull requests by 19 contributors.
A special thanks goes out to Christian Pöschl from usd AG and Matthias Moritz who have found a CSRF- and XSS-attack, that is fixed with this release.
In addition to fixing this bug, the highlights of the changes since the 2022.10 release are
For details, please the CHANGELOG file in the repository.
Since version 2022.06 the lowest required PHP version Friendica needed on the server was raised to PHP 7.3 and PHP 8.0 is supported.
Friendica is a decentralized communications platform, you can use to host your own social media server that integrates with independent social networking platforms (like the Fediverse or Diaspora*) but also some commercial ones like Twitter.
If you are updating from an older version than the 2022.06 release, please first update your Friendica instance to that version as it contained some breaking changes.
Ensure that the last backup of your Friendica installation was done recently.
Updating from the git repositories should only involve a pull from the Friendica core repository and addons repository, regardless of the branch (stable or develop) you are using. Remember to update the dependencies with composer as well. So, assuming that you are on the
cd friendica
git pull
bin/composer.phar install --no-dev
cd addon
git pull
If you want to use a different branch than the
Pulling in the dependencies with composer will show some deprecation warning, we will be working on that in the upcoming release.
If you had downloaded the source files in an archive file (tar.gz) please download the current version of the archive from friendica-full-2022.12.tar.gz (sha256) and friendica-addons 2022.12.tar.gz (sha256)) and unpack it on your local computer.
As many files got deleted or moved around, please upload the unpacked files to a new directory on your server (say
The files of the dependencies are included in the archive (make sure you are using the friendica-full-2022.12 archive), so you don’t have to worry about them.
The database update should be applied automatically, but sometimes it gets stuck. If you encounter this, please initiate the DB update manually from the command line by running the script
bin/console dbstructure update
from the base of your Friendica installation. If the output contains any error message, please let us know using the channels mentioned below.
Please note, that some of the changes to the database structure will take some time to be applied, depending on the size of your Friendica database.
Regarding the update process none as of writing.
If you want to contribute to the project, you don’t need to have coding experience. There are a number of tasks listed in the issue tracker with the label “Junior Jobs” we think are good for new contributors. But you are by no means limited to these – if you find a solution to a problem (even a new one) please make a pull request at github or let us know in the development forum.
Contribution to Friendica is also not limited to coding. Any contribution to the documentation, the translation or advertisement materials is welcome or reporting a problem. You don’t need to deal with Git(Hub) or Transifex if you don’t like to. Just get in touch with us and we will get the materials to the appropriate places.
Thanks everyone who helped making this release possible and have fun!
https://friendi.ca/2022/12/20/friendica-2022-12-released/
A special thanks goes out to Christian Pöschl from usd AG and Matthias Moritz who have found a CSRF- and XSS-attack, that is fixed with this release.
In addition to fixing this bug, the highlights of the changes since the 2022.10 release are
- The default theme of Friendica (frio) got many improvements and some old themes got deprecated.
- The calendar saw some improvements and can now be made visible to anonymous visitors.
- The homepage mentioned on the user profile is now automatically verified via the rel-me backlink.
- Images attached to a posting are now shown in a grid at the bottom of the posting.
- A moderation corner was established from the admin panel where a future release will add more moderation tool and bundle them with the current once.
For details, please the CHANGELOG file in the repository.
Since version 2022.06 the lowest required PHP version Friendica needed on the server was raised to PHP 7.3 and PHP 8.0 is supported.
What is Friendica
Friendica is a decentralized communications platform, you can use to host your own social media server that integrates with independent social networking platforms (like the Fediverse or Diaspora*) but also some commercial ones like Twitter.
How to Update
Updating from old Friendica versions
If you are updating from an older version than the 2022.06 release, please first update your Friendica instance to that version as it contained some breaking changes.
Pre-Update Procedures
Ensure that the last backup of your Friendica installation was done recently.
Using Git
Updating from the git repositories should only involve a pull from the Friendica core repository and addons repository, regardless of the branch (stable or develop) you are using. Remember to update the dependencies with composer as well. So, assuming that you are on the
stable branch, the commands to update your installation to the 2022.12 release would becd friendica
git pull
bin/composer.phar install --no-dev
cd addon
git pull
If you want to use a different branch than the
stable one, you need to fetch and checkout the branch before your perform the git pull.Pulling in the dependencies with composer will show some deprecation warning, we will be working on that in the upcoming release.
Using the Archive Files
If you had downloaded the source files in an archive file (tar.gz) please download the current version of the archive from friendica-full-2022.12.tar.gz (sha256) and friendica-addons 2022.12.tar.gz (sha256)) and unpack it on your local computer.
As many files got deleted or moved around, please upload the unpacked files to a new directory on your server (say
friendica_new) and copy over your existing configuration (config/local.config.php and config/addon.config.php) and .htaccess files. Afterwards rename your current Friendica directory (e.g. friendica) to friendica_old and friendica_new to friendica.The files of the dependencies are included in the archive (make sure you are using the friendica-full-2022.12 archive), so you don’t have to worry about them.
Post Update Tasks
The database update should be applied automatically, but sometimes it gets stuck. If you encounter this, please initiate the DB update manually from the command line by running the script
bin/console dbstructure update
from the base of your Friendica installation. If the output contains any error message, please let us know using the channels mentioned below.
Please note, that some of the changes to the database structure will take some time to be applied, depending on the size of your Friendica database.
Known Issues
Regarding the update process none as of writing.
How to Contribute
If you want to contribute to the project, you don’t need to have coding experience. There are a number of tasks listed in the issue tracker with the label “Junior Jobs” we think are good for new contributors. But you are by no means limited to these – if you find a solution to a problem (even a new one) please make a pull request at github or let us know in the development forum.
Contribution to Friendica is also not limited to coding. Any contribution to the documentation, the translation or advertisement materials is welcome or reporting a problem. You don’t need to deal with Git(Hub) or Transifex if you don’t like to. Just get in touch with us and we will get the materials to the appropriate places.
Thanks everyone who helped making this release possible and have fun!
https://friendi.ca/2022/12/20/friendica-2022-12-released/
Friendica 2022.12 released
We are very happy to announce the avail-ability of the new stable version of Friendica. Wrapping up the sprint from the 2022.10 release of Friendica we closed 73 filed issues and had almost 300 pull requests by 19 contributors.
A special thanks goes out to Christian Pöschl from usd AG and Matthias Moritz who have found a CSRF- and XSS-attack, that is fixed with this release.
In addition to fixing this bug, the highlights of the changes since the 2022.10 release are
- The default theme of Friendica (frio) got many improvements and some old themes got deprecated.
- The calendar saw some improvements and can now be made visible to anonymous visitors.
- The homepage mentioned on the user profile is now automatically verified via the rel-me backlink.
- Images attached to a posting are now shown in a grid at the bottom of the posting.
- A moderation corner was established from the admin panel where a future release will add more moderation tool and bundle them with the current once.
For details, please the CHANGELOG file in the repository.
Since version 2022.06 the lowest required PHP version Friendica needed on the server was raised to PHP 7.3 and PHP 8.0 is supported.
What is Friendica
Friendica is a decentralized communications platform, you can use to host your own social media server that integrates with independent social networking platforms (like the Fediverse or Diaspora*) but also some commercial ones like Twitter.
How to Update
Updating from old Friendica versions
If you are updating from an older version than the 2022.06 release, please first update your Friendica instance to that version as it contained some breaking changes.
Pre-Update Procedures
Ensure that the last backup of your Friendica installation was done recently.
Using Git
Updating from the git repositories should only involve a pull from the Friendica core repository and addons repository, regardless of the branch (stable or develop) you are using. Remember to update the dependencies with composer as well. So, assuming that you are on thestablebranch, the commands to update your installation to the 2022.12 release would be
cd friendica
git pull
bin/composer.phar install --no-dev
cd addon
git pull
If you want to use a different branch than thestableone, you need to fetch and checkout the branch before your perform the git pull.
Pulling in the dependencies with composer will show some deprecation warning, we will be working on that in the upcoming release.
Using the Archive Files
If you had downloaded the source files in an archive file (tar.gz) please download the current version of the archive from friendica-full-2022.12.tar.gz (sha256) and friendica-addons 2022.12.tar.gz (sha256)) and unpack it on your local computer.
As many files got deleted or moved around, please upload the unpacked files to a new directory on your server (sayfriendica_new) and copy over your existing configuration (config/local.config.phpandconfig/addon.config.php) and.htaccessfiles. Afterwards rename your current Friendica directory (e.g. friendica) tofriendica_oldandfriendica_newtofriendica.
The files of the dependencies are included in the archive (make sure you are using the friendica-full-2022.12 archive), so you don’t have to worry about them.
Post Update Tasks
The database update should be applied automatically, but sometimes it gets stuck. If you encounter this, please initiate the DB update manually from the command line by running the script
bin/console dbstructure update
from the base of your Friendica installation. If the output contains any error message, please let us know using the channels mentioned below.
Please note, that some of the changes to the database structure will take some time to be applied, depending on the size of your Friendica database.
Known Issues
Regarding the update process none as of writing.
How to Contribute
If you want to contribute to the project, you don’t need to have coding experience. There are a number of tasks listed in the issue tracker with the label “Junior Jobs” we think are good for new contributors. But you are by no means limited to these – if you find a solution to a problem (even a new one) please make a pull request at github or let us know in the development forum.
Contribution to Friendica is also not limited to coding. Any contribution to the documentation, the translation or advertisement materials is welcome or reporting a problem. You don’t need to deal with Git(Hub) or Transifex if you don’t like to. Just get in touch with us and we will get the materials to the appropriate places.
Thanks everyone who helped making this release possible and have fun!
https://friendi.ca/2022/12/20/friendica-2022-12-released/
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Falgn0n The Wizard
•using WP + elementor for my personal home page.
Added rel=me to a link in the page pointing at my #Friendica profile per the elementor instructions.
Not working?
Most likely I am doing it wrong.
Or else - where do I send my $8 to get my blue check!?
@Friendica Support
Hypolite Petovan
•rel=“me”presence is checked once on profile form submission, and then once a day. Please resubmit the profile edit form first.Falgn0n The Wizard
•Thanks.
Didn't seem to do anything.
Don't worry about it, not all that important, just thought I'd try out "the cool new feature"
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•But thx - #Friendica is still the best fedi server and updates are a breeze
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Mathias Hellquist 🤘
•I think your speed experience of old was more based around that specific instance and its configuration (and it is no longer running). My Friendica installation is as quick and responsive as my Akkoma instance.
On the topic of Friendica I was also somewhat surprised to notice the new (beta) app Mammoth is showing my Friendica instance quite well. Surprised especially since Mammoth does not show my Akkoma (i.e. Pleroma) instance (which the app MetaText does though).
@news
Ercanbrack
•@mathias
@news
That makes sense. I noticed, during the last Twitter Migration influx, that my Mastodon instance slowed down a couple of times, just like I experienced when I was using Friendica.
What was it about Akkoma that you liked over Pleroma? What made you switch?
Александр
•However obviously it depends on the instance and how loaded it is.
Also certain operations in Friendica are slower by design compared to some other platforms. E.g. when you post a comment it isn't fired to other servers almost immediately like in Mastodon but is sent on next worker run which typically is every several minutes. In that regard Friendica feels less like chat and more like email :)
Andreas vom Zwenkauer See
•Danke Leute !
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•Wandering Thinker
•With a table of pics at the end of the post it'll would look like fucking FB. :(
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AndiS 🌞🍷🇪🇺
•Unfortunately I cannot find any hint about the change? Is this true or has this hint been carried over from the previous update where such changes were described in detail?
@Friendica News
Hypolite Petovan
•Bflag to theRewriteRule.Roland Häder likes this.
AndiS 🌞🍷🇪🇺
•First I already have done this. I can even remembver doing it, but not when. This must have been during the previous update. It is only in .htaccess-dist and not .htaccess - right?
And second, where can I find how to do it? Again as stated above, I already did this but can no longer find the howto ... must be me getting older
@Hypolite Petovan
Hypolite Petovan
•.htaccess-distmust be applied manually by node admins to their respective.htaccessfile because we don't have access to them from the official Friendica repository.If you paste the contents of your
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utzer [Friendica]
I'd say 8.1 is supported, not sure why you kept 8.0.
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It's been more than one day already and it's still not showing up the checkmark on my profile here. I wasn't sure if I mistook something or if Gravatar is simply not the right tool for this.
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Александр
Hypolite Petovan
It would show the error in the Friendica log, though, you can grep for "CheckRelMeProfileLink" for more information.
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Александр
linkHTML tag instead ofaand the other has several values inrelattribute - maybe this is what breaks the check?https://github.com/friendica/friendica/issues/12507
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developbranch with a few modifications. You can see the little check next to my homepage URL.Hypolite Petovan
and fortune!Cătălin Petrescu
@Hypolite Petovan, It's not my server, I don't know how to access these logs. Is there an option in the settings or anything?
Hypolite Petovan
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Cătălin Petrescu
Thanks for using my profile as a guinea pig, hope this will help others tho.
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Jonathan Lamothe
•.htaccessfile needed to be updated on Apache. If I'm upgrading from 2022.10, do I need to do this still?Hypolite Petovan
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cp .htaccess-dist .htaccess?Hypolite Petovan
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