More 0.6 release prep

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0.6
===
*Not Yet Released*
*Released: 2022/12/24*
This release focuses primarily on server completeness and stability, with
an extra helping of moderation tools as well.
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* Both local and forwarded reports from other servers
* Identities can now be "limited" or blocked entirely
* Follows page
* Following/Followers pages
* Identity, user and invites admin pages
* Stator status monitoring page
* Separate moderation and admin user permission levels
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* Profile and post URLs now work in search
* Character counter on compose forms
* Videos will now show in the timeline
* Counts on boosts and likes (that can be turned off in new Wellness settings)
* Compatibility with more Fediverse servers (see :doc:`/interoperability`)
* Static files are now efficiently served/proxied by a bundled nginx
* All uploaded images are now WebP for efficiency
* Sessions use signed cookies for reduced database load
* Better web user experience on mobile devices
Our plan for the 0.7 release is not finalised, but likely includes:
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* Initial video support
* HTML emails and moderation emails
We're now looking for specific help from the following people as we develop further:
We're specifically looking help from the following people as we develop further:
* Visual Design - We'd like to have a proper design system and identity for Takahē
* Instance admins or developers of non-Mastodon servers - We need help debugging
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Upgrade Notes
-------------
Migrations
~~~~~~~~~~
There are new database migrations, but this once, they are not fully
backwards-compatible, as we've deleted the unneeded ``stator_errors`` table.
To apply these migrations, you should:
* Stop all Stator processes (it's fine to leave webservers going)
* Apply the migrations
* Start new Stator processes
Signed Cookie Sessions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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setting and ensure signups are disabled if you want invite-only.
About Page Format
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The about page and homepage have been merged and have a new format (and
Markdown is now supported). You should check your layout and formatting still
looks good.
Storage Settings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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``gcs://bucketname``, and now it is ``gs:///bucketname``.
Migrations
~~~~~~~~~~
About Page Format
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are new database migrations, but for once, they are not fully
backwards-compatible, as we've deleted the unneeded ``stator_errors`` table.
To apply these migrations, you should:
* Stop all Stator processes (it's fine to leave webservers going)
* Apply the migrations
* Start new Stator processes
The about page and homepage have been merged and have a new format (and
Markdown is now supported). You should check your layout and formatting still
looks good.

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.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3

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__version__ = "0.6.0-dev"
__version__ = "0.6.0"