[Bug] Doesn't consider Akkoma or GotoSocial instances as "valid"

[rjp]

Operating System

macOS 15.5 (24F74)

App Version

1.0

Build Number

1

Reproduction Steps

File → New Remote Instance... → type in the name of an Akkoma or GotoSocial instance → "xyz is not a valid instance"

Expected Behaviour

That any instance conforming to the v1 Mastodon API spec is supported.

Screenshots

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Screen Recordings

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Additional Context

social.rjp.is is Akkoma. social.browser.org is GotoSocial.

[anosidium]

Thanks for sharing the instance URLs. I really wish these Mastodon forks had better documentation — it can be quite difficult to know what to expect or how best to support them.

[anosidium]

Also, it looks like social.browser.org isn’t responding consistently — it worked the first time I tested it, but hasn’t worked since.

[rjp]

Also, it looks like social.browser.org isn’t responding consistently — it worked the first time I tested it, but hasn’t worked since.

(Apologies for the late reply - Github has stopped notifying me of replies)

If it's "not responding at all", could well be fail2ban kicking in - it's (sadly but necessarily) a bit aggressive if you cause 404 or 500 errors.