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Mastodon server operators often face unexpectedly high bandwidth costs due to outbound federation traffic. Every time a user on your instance views a remote post or follows an account on another server, your server downloads and then re-uploads that content to your local users. This duplication of data can cause your outbound traffic bill to … Read more
When you join a small Mastodon instance, the federated timeline may feel empty or slow. Public posts from other servers do not automatically appear on your instance. This happens because your server must first discover and fetch content from remote instances. A federation relay solves this by acting as a central hub that distributes public … Read more
Mastodon instance administrators often notice a sudden increase in spam or unwanted content appearing in the federated timeline. This traffic typically originates from specific remote servers that bypass local content filters. Mastodon records every incoming federation action in a structured log file, but most admins do not examine this data for spam patterns. This article … Read more
You want to move your team’s project tracker from Coda to Notion, but the formulas that calculate budgets, deadlines, and statuses keep breaking during the transfer. Coda and Notion use fundamentally different formula languages. Coda uses a spreadsheet-like syntax with a custom function library, while Notion uses a SQL-inspired formula engine with different function names … Read more
You are trying to import a ZIP file into Notion and the process fails without a clear error message. Notion places a strict file size limit on ZIP imports to protect server performance and prevent abuse. This article explains the exact size limits, why they exist, and how to work around them when you need … Read more
You have a project in Linear with tasks, assignees, and statuses like In Progress or Done. You need to bring that project into Notion without losing the workflow stage each task is in. Notion’s built-in import tool can read Linear’s JSON export and map Linear statuses to Notion status properties automatically. This article walks you … Read more
When you import a CSV file into a Notion database, the Number column type should automatically detect and format values that include a currency symbol such as $, €, or £. Many users find that after import, the column remains a plain text type or shows the currency symbol as part of a text string … Read more
You want to move a Slack channel archive into Notion so you can search, filter, and share the conversation history inside your workspace. Slack does not offer a direct Notion export, but you can build a repeatable pipeline using Slack’s built-in export feature and Notion’s CSV import. This article explains how to export a Slack … Read more
When you import notes from Evernote into Notion, you may notice that the tag structure you carefully built in Evernote does not appear the same way in Notion. Evernote allows nested tags, such as Projects > ClientA > 2024, where sub-tags sit under a parent tag. Notion treats all tags as flat labels attached to … Read more
You have an XML file containing product data, customer records, or configuration settings. You want that data inside Notion as a structured database with rows and columns, not as a single blob of text. Notion does not offer a direct XML import button, so the data must be transformed first. This article explains how to … Read more