mastocleanup.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# A little Mastodon hygeine. Keeping the storage nice and tidy.

# Get to where the script needs to go
cd /home/mastodon/live/bin

# Clean out accounts that have never interacted with anyone on this instance.
RAILS_ENV=production /home/mastodon/live/bin/tootctl accounts prune

# Clean out locally cached copies of avatars and headers. Headers can take up a LOT of space.
RAILS_ENV=production /home/mastodon/live/bin/tootctl media remove --days 14 --prune-profiles

# Clean up old media if it's not caught by the built in cleaning.
RAILS_ENV=production /home/mastodon/live/bin/tootctl media remove --days 14

# Clean up preview cards for links in posts.
RAILS_ENV=production /home/mastodon/live/bin/tootctl preview_cards remove --days 14

# Clean up all those things that have no parents (poor things :( ).
RAILS_ENV=production /home/mastodon/live/bin/tootctl media remove-orphans

# Removes statuses that nobody on your instance has interacted with.
# That's in contrast to the content retention settings which delete
# everything regardless if a user interacted with the post or not.
# h/t @BeAware@social.beaware.live for this tip.
RAILS_ENV=production /home/mastodon/live/bin/tootctl statuses remove