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Change default IP retention time 2 days → 6 months 

This was in response to discussions where Mastodon administrators
said that for spam protection processes to work they needed longer
retention periods.
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Eamonn O'Brien-Strain 2024-03-11 04:15:36 +00:00
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@ -634,9 +634,9 @@ Defaults to `1.1`
#### `IP_RETENTION_PERIOD`
This controls how long (in seconds) the server stores the IP addresses of people connecting to the server. The shorter this period the better it is for people’s privacy.
This controls how long (in seconds) the server stores the IP addresses of people connecting to the server. A value of `172800` (2 days) would be a reasonable privacy-protective value, but you may need to set it longer if you use IP addresses in spam protection.
Defaults to `172800` (2 days)
Defaults to `15552000` (6 months)
#### `SESSION_RETENTION_PERIOD`