Detect Mastodon
Mastodon is a free and open-source self-hosted social networking service.
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Websites using Mastodon
9 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| mastodon.social | 8/3/2026 |
| fosstodon.org | 8/3/2026 |
| infosec.exchange | 8/4/2026 |
| chaos.social | 8/4/2026 |
| mastodon.world | 8/4/2026 |
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Mastodon signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Mastodon, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Mastodon is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Mastodon
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Mastodon signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Mastodon fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Mastodon on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Mastodon
- Can PluginView detect Mastodon without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Mastodon. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Mastodon?
- Mastodon is classified under Message boards in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish Mastodon fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
