takahe/docs/releases/0.6.rst

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0.6
===
*Not Yet Released*
This release focuses primarily on server completeness and stability, with
an extra helping of moderation tools as well.
This is the first release we might *recommend you start a community on*. Bear in
mind that this is still beta software, and so not free of bugs, but we've now
reached enough stability and moderation functionality that it's doable. We're
also spooling up invites on `takahe.social <https://takahe.social>`_ as part
of our own push in this regard - see https://jointakahe.org/takahesocial/ for
more on that.
Major features:
* Initial Mastodon Client API support
* Timelines, notifications, posting, image upload, emoji, search, follow/unfollow, like, boost, thread view all work
* Filtering, DMs/conversations, bookmarks, favourites list, lists, scheduling, announcements do not work yet
* Custom Emoji ("emojo") support
* Fetching and rendering is fully supported
* Local creation is still via the Django Admin, but otherwise works well
* Report functionality and moderation queue
* Both local and forwarded reports from other servers
* Identities can now be "limited" or blocked entirely
* Follows page
* Identity, user and invites admin pages
* Stator status monitoring page
* Separate moderation and admin user permission levels
* Terms Of Service, Privacy Policy, and Server Rules page functionality
Additionally, we've made lots of bug fixes and other improvements, including:
* Profile and post URLs now work in search
* Character counter on compose forms
* Compatibility with more Fediverse servers (see :doc:`/intercompatibility`)
* 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
You can download images from `Docker Hub <https://hub.docker.com/r/jointakahe/takahe>`_,
or use the image name ``jointakahe/takahe:0.6``.
Upgrade Notes
-------------
Signed Cookie Sessions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As of version 0.6, Takahē uses signed cookies for sessions rather than a
database table. As part of this change, when you upgrade, all users will be
signed out, but no data will be lost - they just need to sign in again.
Storage Settings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you use Google Cloud for storage, the URI format has changed - before it was
``gcs://bucketname``, and now it is ``gs:///bucketname``.
Migrations
~~~~~~~~~~
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