@freeschool I dont think there was ever a length of time restriction, but there is certainly a audio size limit. I cant imagine we ever allowed 1/10th of a gig media on this server. All media is retained so across tens of thousands of users that would be an insane amount.

For large-format stuff we have other services better suited for that.

However if you find there is a change in maximum file size from the old server I can look but all the configs were ported over so I doubt that changed in any way. My guess is you are just trying to upkload higher quality and thus bigger size.

I can create a federated pod cast instance though.

@freemo
I did audio's before I can't do now 20/30mins on #FreeSchool hashtag...

I literally can't do that now. It's literally around 1mb now...
(so not even close to 100mb)

@freeschool Ok then that sounds like it may be a legit issue. What exactly is the error you get?

IT may be that our streaming service has a bug or something.

@freemo That that was my original post I originally pointed to :)
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111982794674695067

@freemo
Nope. Again in other words:

<1mb audio upload works

>2mb audio upload fails:

It goes to full upload but at end gives 422 error about building thumbnail (never seen this before - if it was upload limit like before it would probably say like it did before)

I also tested with media that does or doesn't have it's own thumbnail and both fail / give 422 anyway and various sizes - only tiny sizes work and even show thumbnail

@freeschool before the migration what was the largest audio file you recall successfully uploading?

I suspect the mastodon settings may have not changed at all but it might be some other system setting that is limiting it somehow.

@freemo Ok easy to work out by starting to download

25mins / 31.5mb -
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/108821020090740650

( the rest you can ignore below as above is longest / biggest on quick look at 31.5mb which is plenty good )

18mins - https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111908908163118911

10mins - https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111840532803646479

9mins - https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111852080993443421

@freeschool ok let me search our media bucket and see what the largest file in ther eis....

@freeschool got it...

@freeschool So seems we are already set at 40 mb, so nothing changed there.... still looking. Would help if i had the actual file.

@freeschool Thsi is a legitimate problem. I will keep digging on it.

@freemo Thanks- I'm all for getting it going..

@freemo Hi. Any change on the audio issue?

@freeschool Yea. I have an idea as to whats going on, but i cant test it until we get a staging environment. which is what we are working on now. Our system admin is trying to set that up, once its up we can bug fix in that.

I need a bit of patience as we now have funding and will be moving forward quickly again, but there is a LOT to do to bring this to the level we want on the new infrastructure. Probably a bout a week stagging will be smooth and then within 2 weeks the updates and fixes start flowing.

@freemo Okidokes,
Thinking of another way... Maybe a privacy respecting paste bin to link to might work... if it's super simple and works with MyPal browser.

Do you have one already I can use and upload to (a simple interface not needing modern browser)?

Just as a temporary fix (as you definitely need more time)

Often other paste bins are temporary and horrible privacy everywhere (business) but if easy to spin up your side and works on my old browser then I'd try it

(I actually don't want to push more stuff for you to do - but just to get me rolling basically if really it's easy and ticks me 'simple' boxes!)

Or simple like SFTP/SSH style thing again without external interface just login with client and drag and drop. No-faff interface so I could upload there and link to it...

I know you had the idea of podcast platform but is basically above paragraph but with more faff. Simple upload is the way :)

See what you think... 2+ weeks (maybe delays) will KILL ME :) lol