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 * Replace uglifier with terser for JS compression [#8268](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8268)
 
 ## Bug fixes
+* Ensure the log folder exists [#8287](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8287)
 
 ## Features
 * Add tags to tumblr posts [#8244](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8244)
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