Release v1.5.0rc1 · mastodon/mastodon

Fixes:

Increased threshold for triggering a swipe on mobile (#4037)
Faster emojify (#4049)
Process links in toots on update as well a mount (#4042)
Faster JSON generation (#4090)
Fix verified feed author not being enforced when processing feed (#4092)
Fix sessions getting forgotten too soon (#4091)
Lazy load less used components in web UI (#3879)
Change account link to admin account link on report page (#4119)
GIF autoplay now defaults to off (#4132)
Improve PuSH resubscription scheduling (#4142)
Reduce webpack memory usage (#4139)
/api/v1/search now requires authentication (#4155)
Do not make HTTP roundtrip when resolving local URL (#4160)
Add background color for spoiler input, like toot textarea (#4181)
Make tag search case insensitive again (#4184)
Store emojis as unicode (#4189)
Fix subsequent replies to unresolved status not being filtered from home timeline (#4190)
HTTP signatures: connect signed PuSH subscription requests to instance domain, removes the drawback of serving Mastodon from a subdomain (#4146, #4205)
Optimize uri normalization (#4212)
Exclude self toots from regular expression filter (#4245)
Mutes now block notifications (#4300)
Change "Content Warning" to "Write your warning here" (#4313)

Features:

Customize privacy policy from admin UI (#4062)
Setting to use native system font in web UI (#4033)
Nanobox: automated backups (#4023)
Swipe animations on mobile web UI (#4105)
/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials now returns user's chosen privacy default (#4075)
New preference: always mark media as sensitive (#4136)
Success page when remote following someone (#4129)
New landing page with public timeline (can be disabled by admin) (#4122)
Rake task to redownload avatars/headers (#4156)
Improved design of admin settings (#4163)
Whenever content warning is preset, media sensitivity is also enforced (#4176)
Web Push Notifications (#3243)
Adjustable time period for mastodon:media:remove_remote (#4191)
Add option to opt out of search engines on public profile/status pages (#4199)
Pin favourites column (#4201)
Improve ActivityPub representations (#3844)
Add unfollow modal (optional) (#4246)
Add feature to revoke sessions (#4259)
Add admin button to re-subscribe to all accounts from a domain (#4285)
Show avatar/header on edit profile page (#4288)
Add rake task mastodon:feeds:build to regenerate all active users' feeds (#4303)
New logo (#4306)
Add loading indicator animation (#4316)
Allow domain blocks that only reject media without silencing or suspending (#4325)
Redesign extended information page (#4322)
Redesign terms page (#4338)
Improve remote profile disclaimer (#4342)

Upgrade notes:

Non-Docker only:

Both Docker and non-Docker:

To enable Web Push notifications, you should generate a few extra secrets and put them into your environment (usually .env.production). Generate the secrets/variables with: RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake mastodon:webpush:generate_vapid_key (in Docker: docker-compose run --rm web rake mastodon:webpush:generate_vapid_key)
This release includes database migrations, that means you need to run RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails db:migrate (in Docker: docker-compose run --rm web rails db:migrate)
This release includes changes to assets, that means you need to run RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile (in Docker: docker-compose run --rm web rails assets:precompile)
The file sw.js (service worker definition) served from the public directory should be served with max-age 0 (no caching)
There are no more mandatory regular cronjobs, because all important tasks have been moved to Sidekiq. Deprecated rake tasks like mastodon:daily now do nothing.

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