As pointed out by https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/21297#discussion_r1028372193
at least one of our dependencies already dropped support for Ruby 2.6, and we
had removed Ruby 2.6 tests from the CI over a year ago (#16861).
So stop advertising Ruby 2.6 support, bump targeted version, and drop some
compatibility code.
@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Mastodon acts as an OAuth2 provider, so 3rd party apps can use the REST and Stre
- **PostgreSQL** 9.5+
- **Redis** 4+
- **Ruby** 2.6+
- **Ruby** 2.7+
- **Node.js** 14+
The repository includes deployment configurations for **Docker and docker-compose** as well as specific platforms like **Heroku**, **Scalingo**, and **Nanobox**. The [**standalone** installation guide](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/install/) is available in the documentation.