From fd9f5bc1479e21c8e762bdb7d97dcd05dc89f057 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eamonn O'Brien-Strain Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 04:15:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Change=20default=20IP=20retention=20time=202=20?= =?UTF-8?q?days=20=E2=86=92=206=20months?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit This was in response to discussions where Mastodon administrators said that for spam protection processes to work they needed longer retention periods. --- content/en/admin/config.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/admin/config.md b/content/en/admin/config.md index 63ab3e43..0d308557 100644 --- a/content/en/admin/config.md +++ b/content/en/admin/config.md @@ -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`