1.3.2 (2024-12-31)

Release Notes

in autost cohost2json and autost cohost-archive...

• fixed a bug causing --liked mode to skip the last page of liked chosts
  • in other words, up to 20 of your oldest likes were missing from your archive
  • this only affects archives of your own cohost projects, not other people’s projects
  • fixing your archives should be relatively fast, because most of your attachments will not need to be redownloaded
  • if you used autost cohost2json, please rerun both autost cohost2json and autost cohost2autost to fix your archived chosts
  • if you used autost cohost-archive, please delete both cohost2json.done and cohost2autost.done on only the archived projects you need to fix, then rerun it
• now writes lists of chosts to own_chosts.txt and liked_chosts.txt for futureproofing
• now retries failed requests using exponential backoff (#33)

in autost cohost2autost and autost cohost-archive...

• now ignores chost files not ending in .json unless explicitly given
• now retries attachment redirect requests that fail with no response
• now uses exponential backoff when retrying attachment redirect requests

in autost cohost-archive...

• now writes some details about the run to run_details.toml for futureproofing

thanks to @nex3 and @docprofsky for their feedback!

Install autost 1.3.2

Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.3.2/autost-installer.sh | sh

Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.3.2/autost-installer.ps1 | iex"

Download autost 1.3.2

File	Platform	Checksum
autost-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Apple Silicon macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Intel macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz	x64 Linux	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz	x64 MUSL Linux	checksum

1.3.1 (2024-12-30)

Release Notes

in autost cohost2json and autost cohost-archive...

• fixed a bug causing incorrect output in --liked mode (#34)
  • this only affects archives of your own cohost projects, not other people’s projects
  • if you used autost cohost2json, please rerun both autost cohost2json and autost cohost2autost to fix your archived chosts
  • if you used autost cohost-archive, please delete both cohost2json.done and cohost2autost.done on only the archived projects you need to fix, then rerun it

in autost cohost2autost and autost cohost-archive...

• no longer crashes when attachment filenames contain : on windows (@echowritescode, #32)

Install autost 1.3.1

Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.3.1/autost-installer.sh | sh

Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.3.1/autost-installer.ps1 | iex"

Download autost 1.3.1

File	Platform	Checksum
autost-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Apple Silicon macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Intel macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz	x64 Linux	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz	x64 MUSL Linux	checksum

1.3.0 (2024-12-29)

Release Notes

in autost cohost2json and autost cohost-archive...

• you can now include your own liked chosts with --liked (@Sorixelle, #31)
  • liked chosts can be found at liked.html, e.g. http://[::1]:8420/liked.html
  • if you used autost cohost-archive, remember to delete both cohost2json.done and cohost2autost.done on archived projects you want to update

in autost cohost2autost and autost cohost-archive...

• now handles some malformed but technically valid attachment urls on staging.cohostcdn.org
• now handles attachment urls that 404 gracefully, by logging an error and continuing

Install autost 1.3.0

Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.3.0/autost-installer.sh | sh

Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.3.0/autost-installer.ps1 | iex"

Download autost 1.3.0

File	Platform	Checksum
autost-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Apple Silicon macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Intel macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz	x64 Linux	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz	x64 MUSL Linux	checksum

1.2.1 (2024-12-28)

Release Notes

couple of small improvements to autost cohost-archive...

• now archives your own chosts too, then the people you follow, if no specific projects are given
• now tells you which project is currently being archived, in the log output

Install autost 1.2.1

Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.2.1/autost-installer.sh | sh

Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.2.1/autost-installer.ps1 | iex"

Download autost 1.2.1

File	Platform	Checksum
autost-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Apple Silicon macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Intel macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz	x64 Linux	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz	x64 MUSL Linux	checksum

1.2.0 (2024-12-28)

Release Notes

• be sure to rerun autost cohost-archive and/or autost cohost2autost before cohost shuts down! why?
  • we now archive cohost attachments in inline styles, like <div style="background: url(cohostcdn...)">
  • we now archive hotlinked cohost emotes, eggbug logos, etc, like https://cohost.org/static/f0c56e99113f1a0731b4.svg
  • we now archive hotlinked cohost avatar and header images, like in https://cohost.org/srxl/post/4940861-p-style-padding-to
  • attachments are fetched and rewritten when chosts (json) are converted to posts, so you will need to reconvert your chosts
  • to make autost cohost-archive actually reconvert chosts, delete the cohost2autost.done file in each archived project
• got nix?
  • you can now run the latest released version of autost with nix run github:delan/autost/latest
  • you can now get prebuilt binaries on cachix; see the README for details (@Sorixelle, #30)

in autost cohost-archive...

• archived chosts are now visible on the main page, without needing to navigate to http://[::1]:8420/all.html
  • you can rerun autost cohost-archive to update your existing archives! it’s smart enough to not need to redownload and reconvert the chosts, but see above for why you should reconvert anyway

in autost server...

• you can now override the listening port with -p (--port)

posts by the [self_author] href are always considered “interesting”, but the check for this has been improved:

• fixed a bug that prevented archived chosts with that href from being considered “interesting”
• fixed a bug that prevented you from changing your name, display_name, or handle

as a result of these changes...

• you can now publish all of your archived chosts at once by setting your href to the url of your cohost page (e.g. https://cohost.org/staff)
• you can now change your name, display_name, or handle without editing all of your old posts

Install autost 1.2.0

Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.2.0/autost-installer.sh | sh

Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.2.0/autost-installer.ps1 | iex"

Download autost 1.2.0

File	Platform	Checksum
autost-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Apple Silicon macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Intel macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz	x64 Linux	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz	x64 MUSL Linux	checksum

1.1.0 (2024-12-27)

Release Notes

• be sure to rerun autost cohost2autost before cohost shuts down! why?
  • we’ve fixed a bug that broke audio attachments in a variety of places, including autost render, autost server, autost import, and autost cohost2autost
• got nix? you can now run autost without any extra setup with nix run github:delan/autost, or build autost with nix build, nix develop, or nix-shell (@Sorixelle, #25)
• you can now easily archive the chosts of everyone you follow (autost cohost-archive)

in the html output...

• posts can now contain <video> and <details name>
• posts now have link previews, with title, description, and the first image if any (#21)
• <pre> elements in the top level of a post are now scrollable, if their contents are too wide
• post titles are now marked as the h-entry title (.p-name), making them more accurately rebloggable
• posts without titles now have a placeholder title, like “untitled post by @staff”
• authors without display names are handled better (#23)

in autost cohost2json...

• no longer hangs after fetching ~120 pages of posts (#15)
• no longer crashes in debug builds (#15)

in autost cohost2autost...

• cohost emotes like :eggbug: are now converted
• authors without display names are handled better (#23)
• now handles posts with deeply nested dom trees without crashing (#28)
• now retries attachment redirect requests, since they occasionally fail (#29)
• now runs faster, by walking the dom tree only once per post

in autost import...

• h-entry author names (.p-author .p-name), and other p-properties, can now be extracted from <abbr>, <link>, <data>, <input>, <img>, and <area> (#18)
• fixed a bug where post titles (.p-name) were sometimes mixed up with author names (.p-author .p-name) (#18)

in autost server...

• .mp4 files are now served with the correct mime type
• the reply buttons now work correctly on tag pages

thanks to @LotteMakesStuff, @the6p4c, @VinDuv, and @Sorixelle for their feedback!

Install autost 1.1.0

Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.1.0/autost-installer.sh | sh

Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.1.0/autost-installer.ps1 | iex"

Download autost 1.1.0

File	Platform	Checksum
autost-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Apple Silicon macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Intel macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz	x64 Linux	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz	x64 MUSL Linux	checksum

1.0.0 (2024-10-10)

Release Notes

• check out the new autost book for more detailed docs!
• you can now reply to (or share) posts from other blogs (autost import, autost reimport)
  • for consistency, we suggest setting your [self_author] display_handle to a domain name
• you can now create attachments from local files (autost attach)

in the html output…

• your posts are now rebloggable thanks to the microformats2 h-entry format (#16)
  • for more details, check out Reblogging posts with h-entry by @nex3
• fragment links like [](#section) now work properly, since we no longer use <base href> (#17)
• author display names are now wrapped in parentheses

in the atom output…

• threads with multiple posts are no longer an unreadable mess (#19)
• entries now include <author> and <category> metadata
• your subscribers will need to convince their clients to redownload your posts, or unsubscribe and resubscribe, to see these effects on existing posts

in autost server and the composer…

• added a setting to make autost server listen on another port (server_port)
• request errors are now more readable, and disappear when requests succeed
• atom feeds (and other .xml files) are now served with the correct mime type
• the reply buttons are no longer broken when base_url is not /posts/
• the publish button no longer creates the post file if there are errors

when rendering your site with autost render or autost server…

• your posts are now rendered on all CPU cores
• we no longer crash if you have no posts directory

Install autost 1.0.0

Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.0.0/autost-installer.sh | sh

Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/1.0.0/autost-installer.ps1 | iex"

Download autost 1.0.0

File	Platform	Checksum
autost-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Apple Silicon macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Intel macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz	x64 Linux	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz	x64 MUSL Linux	checksum

0.3.0 (2024-10-01)

Release Notes

• you can now download and run autost without building it yourself or needing the source code
  • this makes the path_to_autost setting optional, but you should use path_to_static instead
  • path_to_static is a new optional setting that lets you replace the stock css and js files
• you can now click reply on a thread to share it without typing out the references by hand
• added a command to create a new autost site (autost new)
• autost server now renders your site on startup (#10)
• autost server now gives you more details and context when errors occur (thanks @the6p4c!)
• autost render now generates your interesting_output_filenames_list_path in a stable order
• autost cohost2json can now run without already having an autost site (autost.toml)
• autost cohost2autost now downloads attachments to attachments, not site/attachments
  • autost render instantly copies them from attachments to site/attachments using hard links
  • autost render also updates existing autost sites to move attachments out of site/attachments
• removed side margins around threads in narrow viewports
• highlighted the compose button in the web ui

once you’ve built your autost sites with the new autost render…

• you can delete site to render your autost site from scratch! (#12)
• and once you do that, your site directory will no longer contain any orphaned attachments (#11)

Install autost 0.3.0

Install prebuilt binaries via shell script

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/0.3.0/autost-installer.sh | sh

Install prebuilt binaries via powershell script

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://github.com/delan/autost/releases/download/0.3.0/autost-installer.ps1 | iex"

Download autost 0.3.0

File	Platform	Checksum
autost-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Apple Silicon macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz	Intel macOS	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.msi	x64 Windows	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz	x64 Linux	checksum
autost-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz	x64 MUSL Linux	checksum