Following from mastodon is not possible #268

dartcafe · 2018-12-23T08:17:16Z

Describe the bug
When trying to follow https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud via the "Follow" button, i get an error which says
"Could not find the required redirect URL for your account", after I enter my cloud ID ("dartcafe@nc15.yagst.de").

Calling https://nc15.yagst.de/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:dartcafe@nc15.yagst.de gives a JSON:

{"subject":"acct:dartcafe@nc15.yagst.de","links":[{"rel":"self","type":"application\/activity+json","href":"https:\/\/nc15.yagst.de\/index.php\/apps\/social\/@dartcafe\/"}]}

Any idea, what I can do? There is no log entry, debug level.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

fresh install of social 0.1.1
Click on 'Follow Nextcloud on mastodon.xyz' --> Error
Switch to profile
But it seems, that I follow nextcloud. There are no posts visible (not sure, if there should be some on my startpage).
Trying to follow from mastodon

Social app version:
0.1.1
Operating system:
Linus
Web server:
Apache
Database:
MySQL
PHP version:
7.1
Nextcloud version: (see Nextcloud admin page)
15.0.0

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MagicFab · 2018-12-24T15:03:19Z

Same here, I was able to reproduce this problem.
However, if someone follows me from Mastodon, I can follow them back when they show up at
https://mynextcloud/index.php/apps/social/@myuser/followers

LeoSum8 · 2018-12-27T11:59:13Z

I see a similar behavior for my nextcloud instance.

Also when I use the mastodon search function on https://mastodon.cloud, I can see the following entries in my access-log:

195.201.111.25 - - [27/Dec/2018:12:19:11 +0100] "GET /.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:myname@mycloud.dom HTTP/1.1" 302 303
195.201.111.25 - - [27/Dec/2018:12:19:11 +0100] "GET /nextcloud/public.php?service=webfinger&resource=acct:myname@mycloud.dom HTTP/1.1" 200 202
195.201.111.25 - - [27/Dec/2018:12:19:11 +0100] "GET /nextcloud/index.php/apps/social/@myname/ HTTP/1.1" 200 1641
195.201.111.25 - - [27/Dec/2018:12:19:11 +0100] "GET /apps/social/@mynameHTTP/1.1" 404 219
195.201.111.25 - - [27/Dec/2018:12:19:11 +0100] "GET /apps/social/@mynameHTTP/1.1" 404 219

Is it possible that somehow the /nextcloud/ subfolder is lost on the way?

Like @dartcafe mentioned, manually calling the webfinger delivers the correct response

However I CAN follow users from other mastodon instances by using the nextcloud search function and then clicking FOLLOW. But I don't seem to appear in their follower list.

Also, I cannot send direct messages back and forth.

My global timeline is also completely empty, I would expect to see messages from the followed accounts from time to time.

scuba323 · 2019-01-01T04:21:23Z

@LeoSum8 try using

'htaccess.RewriteBase' => '/nextcloud',

In your config.php; then run

occ maintenance:update:htaccess

It worked for me using '/' ^{(running on root dir, but subdomain)}

vasyugan · 2019-01-01T14:35:46Z

I see the same issue with a nextcloud instance running on nginx, obviously, there is no .htaccess here. As per the nginx config instructions, I have uncommented

    rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta /public.php?service=host-meta last;
    rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta.json /public.php?service=host-meta-json;
    last;

As webfinger seems to be what is important her, I have also sinderte the line

rewrite ^/.well-known/webfinger /public.php?service=webfinger&$1 last;
When I manually call

https://cloud.[myserver]/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:[user]@cloud.[myserver]

I am served a json in response which looks valid:
{"subject":"acct:[user]@cloud.[server] HTTP\/","links":[{"rel":"self","type":"application\/activity+json","href":"https:\/\/cloud.[server]\/apps\/social\/@[user]\/"}]}

Also, the profile is publicly accessible at

https://cloud.{server}/apps/social/@{user}/

Still, it is not working. What's wrong there?

juliusknorr · 2019-01-03T11:28:34Z

@dartcafe The issue with following the nextcloud account from the social app (steps 1-3) should be fixed by #264 .

Trying to follow from mastodon

@daita Any idea how the follow from works on mastodon: I guess it needs a redirect url provided at some specific endpoint?

Scumpeter · 2019-01-04T22:49:59Z

When you compare the json output of the social app to the output of other mastodon instances [1], you'll notice that they give a lot more information. I think the part that looks the most like a subscription link is:

5

rel "http://ostatus.org/schema/1.0/subscribe"

template "https://mastodon.xyz/authorize_interaction?uri={uri}"`

[1] https://mastodon.xyz/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:nextcloud@mastodon.xyz

vasyugan · 2019-01-05T12:32:59Z

When you compare the json output of the social app to the output of other mastodon instances [1], you'll notice that they give a lot more information.

Indeed, you're right. But it seems for some, Nextcloud social is working, isn't it? I can't imagine they released something that is just not functional yet.

koalajoe23 · 2019-01-05T15:49:15Z

Can also reproduce this.

Running nextcloud social on nextcloud.spinweb.de without subfolder.

Having the following in my nginx config:

`rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta /public.php?service=host-meta last;
rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta.json /public.php?service=host-meta-json last;

location = /.well-known/carddav {
  return 301 $scheme://$host/remote.php/dav;
}
location = /.well-known/caldav {
  return 301 $scheme://$host/remote.php/dav;
}
location = /.well-known/webfinger {
  return 301 $scheme://$host/public.php?service=webfinger;
}

`
Anything I could do to help track this bug down?

ArtificialOwl · 2019-01-06T12:03:31Z

@sirl1on I think there is some documentation somewhere on how to enable the webfinger on nginx

vasyugan · 2019-01-06T12:19:52Z

Am 06.01.19 um 13:03 schrieb Maxence Lange:

@sirl1on <https://github.com/sirl1on> I think there is some documentation somewhere <https://github.com/nextcloud/documentation/pull/1024/files> on how to enable the webfinger on nginx

Yes, and it is enabled. See my comment above. Webfinger works. But what the Nextcloud social app returns seems to be incomplete

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ArtificialOwl · 2019-01-07T08:11:11Z

Can you describe me your process of following someone ? I am not able to reproduce the bug on my side.

vasyugan · 2019-01-07T08:19:48Z

Am 07.01.19 um 09:11 schrieb Maxence Lange:

Can you describe me your process of following someone ? I am not able to reproduce the bug on my side.

Go to e.g. https://mastodon.xyz/@nextcloud Click the "follow" button Enter [username]@[nextcloud domain] Btw, my nextcloud is /not/ in a subdir

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ArtificialOwl · 2019-01-07T08:34:11Z

Thanks !

Can confirm that this way of following someone is not implemented (yet) into Nextcloud Social.
Please search for the remote account in your Nextcloud Social, and click on Follow.

vasyugan · 2019-01-07T08:41:12Z

I don't see a follow button there. Am I overlooking something? @daita

vasyugan · 2019-01-07T09:09:21Z

I see now what you mean, but first I have to bring up the user profile, and since I don't see a search function, the workaround is to manually enter the URL https://cloud.XXX/apps/social/@REMOTEUSER@REMOTEHOST/
(works for some profiles, but not for others. E.g failed to follow fsf@status.fsf.org

ArtificialOwl · 2019-01-07T09:14:16Z

there is a searchbar at the top of the screen !

vasyugan · 2019-01-07T09:19:10Z

there is a searchbar at the top of the screen !

Thanks. Seems to work only for mastodon instances. e.g searching for fsf@status.fsf.org (which is on GNU social or status.net or something) returns no results. But that's probably a different bug already.

ArtificialOwl · 2019-01-07T09:19:14Z

also: https://status.fsf.org/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:fsf@status.fsf.org

I cannot see any support for ActivityPub

vasyugan · 2019-01-07T09:23:59Z

also: https://status.fsf.org/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:fsf@status.fsf.org

I cannot see any support for ActivityPub

Not sure what ActivityPub is, but I can subscribe from other Mastodon or GNUsocial instances just fine.
Same with:

rms@gnusocial.no
fda@quitter.im
heiseonline@squeet.me
deutschlandfunk@squeet.me
anarchismhub@todon.nl
tagesschau@gs.morphtown.de

What do Mastodon and GNUsocial handle there that Nextcloud social does not?

I first thought that maybe only mastodon is supported, but todon.nl is a mastodon host, and it also doesn't interoperate with nextcloud social

emersonkfuri · 2019-01-07T18:43:34Z

@daita ... Modifying webfinger.php to add rel => "http://ostatus.org/schema/1.0/subscribe", I was able to follow nextcloud@mastodon.xyz using step 4.

My mod:

diff -ru a/lib/webfinger.php b/lib/webfinger.php
--- a/lib/webfinger.php	2019-01-07 16:41:42.815526249 -0200
+++ b/lib/webfinger.php	2019-01-07 16:41:41.296517992 -0200
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
 			'rel'  => 'self',
 			'type' => 'application/activity+json',
 			'href' => $href
+		],
+		[
+			'rel' => 'http://ostatus.org/schema/1.0/subscribe',
+			'template' => $urlGenerator->getBaseURL() . '/apps/social/@{uri}'
 		]
 	]
 ];

ArtificialOwl · 2019-01-07T19:23:41Z

Sorry, was working on this this morning, haven't pushed.

ArtificialOwl · 2019-01-07T19:53:23Z

@vasyugan Please have a look to this: w3c/activitypub#228. There is no issue implementing some feature from OStatus, but we will focus on ActivityPub

aliceinwire · 2019-02-20T19:11:12Z

I get this issue

Error | Only variables should be passed by reference at /var/www/html/custom_apps/social/lib/Command/QueueProcess.php#97 |  
-- | -- | --

Warning | 500  -  {"status":-1,"exception":"OCA\\Social\\Exceptions\\RequestServerException","message":"500  -  {\"host\":\"status.fsf.org\",\"url\":\"\/.well-known\/webfinger\",\"timeout\":10,\"type\":0,\"data\":{\"resource\":\"acct:fsf@status.fsf.org\"}}"} |  
-- | -- | --

configuration:


        # The following 2 rules are only needed for the user_webfinger app.
        # Uncomment it if you're planning to use this app.
        rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta /public.php?service=host-meta last;
        rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta.json /public.php?service=host-meta-json last;

        # The following rule is only needed for the Social app.
        # Uncomment it if you're planning to use this app.
        rewrite ^/.well-known/webfinger /public.php?service=webfinger last;

        location = /.well-known/carddav {
            return 301 $scheme://$host/remote.php/dav;
        }
        location = /.well-known/caldav {
            return 301 $scheme://$host/remote.php/dav;
        }

ArtificialOwl · 2019-07-04T13:18:02Z

still having issue with 0.2.6 ?

aliceinwire · 2019-07-04T17:47:02Z

let me check

aliceinwire · 2019-07-04T17:58:03Z

works for me.
I can follow most of my mastodon contacts now.

aliceinwire · 2019-07-04T18:08:01Z

but pleroma and status.fsf.org dosen't work

ArtificialOwl · 2019-07-04T18:41:16Z

any account I can try ?

aliceinwire · 2019-07-04T18:45:08Z

https://status.fsf.org/fsf
https://pleroma.soykaf.com/main/ostatus

ArtificialOwl · 2019-07-04T19:02:34Z

thanks for those links. I will fix the issue with pleroma, however GNU social, used on status.fsf.org, appears to not being compatible with ActivityPub

vasyugan · 2019-07-04T21:47:24Z

Some Mastodon instances seem to work now, some GNUsocial instances still don't, for instance I tried to subscribe to @RMS@gnusocial.no, which works from a real Mastodon account but fails from Nextcloud social Alice Ferrazzi <notifications@github.com> schrieb am Do., 4. Juli 2019, 20:45:

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shtrom · 2019-07-05T02:15:29Z

Following Mastodon instances seems to work, but I have the same issue as reported above with status.fsf.org, as well as a mirrored.social.

I also don't seem to be able to reply to message from their Mastodon host:

https://mastodon.host/interact/101838609146605306?type=reply
leads me to a 404: The requested URL /apps/social/ostatus/follow/https://mamot.fr/users/isa_attard/statuses/101838609151484448 was not found on this server.

ArtificialOwl · 2019-08-22T15:30:56Z

Unfortunately, gnusocial is not using ActivityPub (yet ?)

I will close this issue for now if the only problem is to interact with instance of gnusocial (like status.fsf.org)

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