Connect Mastodon
Mastodon is thousands of independent servers, so you tell NioConnect which one yours is and then approve on that server; no password or token is involved.
Last updated- Find your server: it is the part of your handle after the second @. For @someone@fosstodon.org it is
fosstodon.org. - In NioConnect, open Channels, choose Add a channel, then Mastodon.
- Enter the address in Mastodon server. The domain on its own, or with https, both work.
- Press connect. Your own server opens its consent screen; approve there and you land back with a working channel.
Check the field, do not skip it
The field offers a few common servers as suggestions and defaults to mastodon.social if you leave it blank. If your account is on a different server, a blank field connects the wrong one, so read it before you press connect.
Each server is a separate connection. If you have accounts on two servers, connect twice. Any Mastodon-compatible server works, including forks such as Hometown and Glitch.
If it did not work
The form tells you what it did not like.
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| That instance is not a valid URL | Enter the bare domain only, such as fosstodon.org, not a post address |
| An instance must be reached over https | Drop the http:// prefix and let NioConnect add https |
| An instance must be reachable on the standard https port | Remove the port; unusual ports are refused on purpose |
| An instance URL must not contain credentials | Enter the domain without a user and password in front |
If the consent screen never appears, the address does not point at a Mastodon-compatible server; open it in a browser to confirm. To cut access yourself, open Settings, Account, then Authorized apps on your server and remove NioConnect; the channel then asks to be reconnected. The Mastodon guide repeats the flow with a result check.