Is there a way to force users to follow a mastodon instance account?

This tip is for Mastodon admins only.

If you have internal accounts like this...

@help@bolha.us @notices@bolha.us @tips@bolha.us @status@bolha.us @backup@bolha.us

...and want to define that every one of your instance needs to follow them, you can do this:

$ docker-compose -f /opt/mastodon-docker/docker-compose.yml run --rm shell tootctl accounts follow status

And to be sure that everyone is following, you can create a cronjob to enforce this every day.

35 4 * * * /opt/mastodon-scripts/follow.sh

Please only do this with service accounts.

Be sure to inform this inside your about/rules page.

Use with moderation and always respect the privacy of your community.

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Mastodon with docker?

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