# Cannot follow my blog from Mastodon **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** fediverse, troubleshooting, writefreely\ **Created:** [March 31, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cannot-follow-my-blog-from-mastodon/17013 "2025-03-31T16:44:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![meghadeep-com](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/meghadeep-com/32/4835_2.png) [@meghadeep-com](https://discuss.write.as/u/meghadeep-com)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cannot-follow-my-blog-from-mastodon/17013/1 "2025-03-31T16:44:14Z")
Hi, thank you so much for developing writefreely, I used to use WordPress before, but writefreely is just cleaner than anything I have come across, so thank you for all that you folks do! I have a personal blog ([blog.meghadeep.com](http://blog.meghadeep.com)) that I have recently set up with writefreely 0.15.1. This is my config file: ```auto [server] hidden_host = port = 8298 bind = localhost tls_cert_path = tls_key_path = autocert = false templates_parent_dir = static_parent_dir = pages_parent_dir = keys_parent_dir = hash_seed = gopher_port = 0 [app] site_name = Ramblings from Roy site_description = host = https://blog.meghadeep.com theme = write editor = disable_js = false webfonts = true landing = simple_nav = false wf_modesty = true chorus = false forest = false disable_drafts = false single_user = true open_registration = false open_deletion = false min_username_len = 3 max_blogs = 1 federation = true public_stats = true monetization = true notes_only = false private = false local_timeline = false user_invites = default_visibility = unlisted update_checks = true disable_password_auth = false ``` I use NGINX reverse proxy, and that config file is: ```auto server { server_name blog.meghadeep.com www.blog.meghadeep.com mail.blog.meghadeep.com webmail.blog.meghadeep.com admin.blog.meghadeep.com; listen 217.174.153.43; listen [2001:470:27:fe::2]; root /home/meghadeep.com.new/domains/blog.meghadeep.com/public_html; gzip on; gzip_types application/javascript application/x-javascript application/json application/rss+xml application/xml image/svg+xml image/x-icon application/vnd.ms-fontobject application/font-sfnt text/css text/plain; gzip_min_length 256; gzip_comp_level 5; gzip_http_version 1.1; gzip_vary on; index index.php index.htm index.html; access_log /var/log/virtualmin/blog.meghadeep.com_access_log; error_log /var/log/virtualmin/blog.meghadeep.com_error_log; location ^~ /.well-known/acme-challenge/ { try_files $uri /; } location ~ ^/(css|img|js|fonts)/ { root /home/meghadeep.com.new/domains/blog.meghadeep.com/writefreely/static; # Optionally cache these files in the browser: expires 12M; } location / { proxy_pass http://localhost:8298/; proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; proxy_set_header Connection Upgrade; proxy_set_header Host $host; } listen 217.174.153.43:443 ssl http2; listen [2001:470:27:fe::2]:443 ssl http2; ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/virtualmin/174100366944721/ssl.cert; ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/virtualmin/174100366944721/ssl.key; if ($scheme = http) { rewrite "^/(?!.well-known/acme-challenge)(.*)$" "https://$host/$1" redirect; } } ``` I find nothing on my NGINX error logs, but there are errors in the writefreely service. ```auto 2025/03/31 12:32:54 Follow: {"@context":["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"],"actor":"https://meghadeep.social/users/roy","id":"https://meghadeep.social/ed52d8c2-397b-482> 2025/03/31 12:32:54 Fetching actor https://meghadeep.social/users/roy locally 2025/03/31 12:32:54 "POST /api/collections/roy/inbox" 200 4.245098ms "Mastodon/4.4.0-alpha.4+chuckya (http.rb/5.2.0; +https://meghadeep.social/)" 2025/03/31 12:32:56 POST ERROR: 2025/03/31 12:32:56 activitypub.go:556: Can't dump: unsupported protocol scheme "" ERROR: 2025/03/31 12:32:56 activitypub.go:456: Unable to make activity POST: Post "": unsupported protocol scheme "" ``` I have scoured the forums here, and GitHub issues, but the closest thing I could find was supposed to be merged already. > > > I'm able to follow a WriteFreely blog from Mastodon, but I haven't been able to …get Takahe or GoToSocial to follow successfully. \`writefreely --debug\` doesn't tell me anything, but I do get the following in the nginx log: > > Follow request from GoToSocial: > > \`\`\` > 45.79.78.63 - - \[16/Mar/2023:01:41:30 +0000\] "POST /api/collections/KelsonWrites/inbox HTTP/1.1" 301 162 "-" "gotosocial (+https://gts.keysmash.xyz) gotosocial/0.7.1 git-adb5966" "-" > 45.79.78.63 - - \[16/Mar/2023:01:41:30 +0000\] "GET /api/collections/KelsonWrites/inbox HTTP/1.1" 404 19 "http://log.kvibber.com/api/collections/KelsonWrites/inbox" "gotosocial (+https://gts.keysmash.xyz) gotosocial/0.7.1 git-adb5966" "-" > \`\`\` > > Follow request from Takahe: > > \`\`\` > 35.209.52.146 - - \[16/Mar/2023:01:43:26 +0000\] "GET /api/collections/KelsonWrites HTTP/1.1" 301 162 "-" "python-httpx/0.23.3 (Takahe/0.8.0; +https://takahe.social/)" "-" > 35.209.52.146 - - \[16/Mar/2023:01:43:26 +0000\] "GET /api/collections/KelsonWrites HTTP/1.1" 302 0 "-" "python-httpx/0.23.3 (Takahe/0.8.0; +https://takahe.social/)" "-" > 35.209.52.146 - - \[16/Mar/2023:01:43:26 +0000\] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 3724 "-" "python-httpx/0.23.3 (Takahe/0.8.0; +https://takahe.social/)" "-" > \`\`\` So, I am stuck, and I have no idea how to debug it further. ---
**Author:** ![mattesilver](https://discuss.write.as/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@mattesilver](https://discuss.write.as/u/mattesilver)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cannot-follow-my-blog-from-mastodon/17013/2 "2025-05-30T15:03:57Z")
Hmm, I can follow my blog, but so far the only post doesn’t show on mastodon, tho it shows post count 1 ---
**Author:** ![Lukasha707](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/lukasha707/32/5256_2.png) [@Lukasha707](https://discuss.write.as/u/Lukasha707)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cannot-follow-my-blog-from-mastodon/17013/3 "2025-07-21T14:01:20Z")
I have encountered the same error when trying to follow my writefreely blog from gotosocial. I opened a github issue about it. > > > \### Describe the bug > WriteFreely 0.15.1 fails to federate correctly with \[GoToSo…cial\](https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial) (v0.19.1+git-6574dc8) when receiving follow requests. While initial inbox POSTs succeed (HTTP 200), WriteFreely then fails to process the activity with: > > \`\`\` > Unable to make activity POST: Post "": unsupported protocol scheme "" > \`\`\` > > This causes follow attempts from GoToSocial instances to silently fail. > > \#### Relevant logs from WriteFreely: > \`\`\` > Fetching actor https://gotosocial.domain.com/users/mygtsuser locally > "POST /api/collections/mygtsuser/inbox" 200 1.404446ms "gotosocial/0.19.1+git-6574dc8 (+gotosocial.domain.com)" > POST > ERROR: activitypub.go:456: Unable to make activity POST: Post "": unsupported protocol scheme "" > \`\`\` > > \#### Logs from GoToSocial show the follow attempt reaching WriteFreely successfully: > \`\`\` > gotosocial: method=OPTIONS statusCode=204 path=/api/v1/accounts/01K09B37VT3M7JPABW869AHZEH/follow requestID=6h26yb4r04001ea7m88g msg="No Content: wrote 0B" > gotosocial: activityType=Create objectType=Follow fromAccount=mygtsuser msg="processing from client API" > gotosocial: method=POST statusCode=200 path=/api/v1/accounts/01K09B37VT3M7JPABW869AHZEH/follow requestID=a526yb4r04001cps4e0g msg="OK: wrote 179B" > gotosocial: msg="send activity Follow via outbox https://gotosocial.domain.com/users/mygtsuser/outbox" > gotosocial: method=POST url=https://writefreely.domain.com/api/collections/writefreely-user/inbox contentType="application/ld+json; profile=\\"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams\\"" attempt="1" pubKeyID=https://gotosocial.domain.com/users/mygtsuser/main-key msg="200 OK" > \`\`\` > > This seems to stem from WriteFreely failing to properly determine or construct the inbox URL of the requesting actor or object. > > Regarding this error, there is a \[similar error post\](https://discuss.write.as/t/cannot-follow-my-blog-from-mastodon/17013) but with a mastodon user. > > \### Steps to reproduce (if necessary) > Steps to reproduce the behavior: > 1. Deploy a WriteFreely instance (v0.15.1) with federation enabled > 2. Deploy a GoToSocial instance > 3. Attempt to follow the WriteFreely user from GoToSocial > 4. Observe logs on both sides > > \### Expected behavior > GoToSocial should be able to follow the WriteFreely user. WriteFreely should process the request and return the expected \`Accept\` activity and persist the follower. > > \### Application configuration > - \*\*Single mode or Multi-user mode?\*\* Multi-user > - \*\*Database?\*\* mysql > - \*\*Open registration?\*\* No > - \*\*Federation enabled?\*\* Yes > > \*\*Version or last commit\*\*: > \- \*\*WriteFreely\*\*: v0.15.1 > \- \*\*GoToSocial\*\*: v0.19.1+git (commit \`6574dc8\`) ---
**Author:** ![agger-magenta](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/agger-magenta/32/3399_2.png) [@agger-magenta](https://discuss.write.as/u/agger-magenta)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cannot-follow-my-blog-from-mastodon/17013/4 "2025-09-04T11:25:34Z")
I have the same issue. I can in fact see my blog on Mastodon, but I don’t see the posts. I’m running [v0.15.1](https://writefreely.org). ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://discuss.write.as/user_avatar/discuss.write.as/matt/32/2760_2.png) [@matt](https://discuss.write.as/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://discuss.write.as/t/cannot-follow-my-blog-from-mastodon/17013/5 "2025-09-04T20:06:10Z")
Are you able to try out [this pull request](https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1437) on your instance, and leave some feedback there on if that fixes the issue?