diff --git a/ansible/VERSION b/ansible/VERSION
index e18f84527..5b63634d0 100644
--- a/ansible/VERSION
+++ b/ansible/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.8.3
+v0.8.4
diff --git a/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml b/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
index 1bd2c3c99..bf25c2592 100644
--- a/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ services:
       - postgres
       - iframely
   lemmy-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.3
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.4
     ports:
       - "1235:1234"
     restart: always
diff --git a/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml b/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
index 002cd4e93..a96c89fc9 100644
--- a/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/federation/docker-compose.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ services:
       - ./volumes/pictrs_alpha:/mnt
 
   lemmy-alpha-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.3
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.4
     environment:
       - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-alpha:8541
       - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8541
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ services:
       - ./volumes/postgres_alpha:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
   lemmy-beta-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.3
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.4
     environment:
       - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-beta:8551
       - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8551
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ services:
       - ./volumes/postgres_beta:/var/lib/postgresql/data
 
   lemmy-gamma-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.3
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.4
     environment:
       - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-gamma:8561
       - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8561
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ services:
 
   # An instance with only an allowlist for beta
   lemmy-delta-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.3
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.4
     environment:
       - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-delta:8571
       - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8571
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ services:
 
   # An instance who has a blocklist, with lemmy-alpha blocked
   lemmy-epsilon-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.3
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.4
     environment:
       - LEMMY_INTERNAL_HOST=lemmy-epsilon:8581
       - LEMMY_EXTERNAL_HOST=localhost:8581
diff --git a/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml b/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
index faf822a99..7f5c61bf3 100644
--- a/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
     restart: always
 
   lemmy:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy:v0.8.3
+    image: dessalines/lemmy:v0.8.4
     ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:8536:8536"
     restart: always
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ services:
       - iframely
 
   lemmy-ui:
-    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.3
+    image: dessalines/lemmy-ui:v0.8.4
     ports:
       - "1235:1234"
     restart: always
diff --git a/docker/travis/docker_push.sh b/docker/travis/docker_push.sh
index 914b0333a..a881758cf 100644
--- a/docker/travis/docker_push.sh
+++ b/docker/travis/docker_push.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin
 docker tag dessalines/lemmy:travis \
-  dessalines/lemmy:v0.8.3
-docker push dessalines/lemmy:v0.8.3
+  dessalines/lemmy:v0.8.4
+docker push dessalines/lemmy:v0.8.4
diff --git a/lemmy_api/src/community.rs b/lemmy_api/src/community.rs
index a9e130b9b..a69f2ce97 100644
--- a/lemmy_api/src/community.rs
+++ b/lemmy_api/src/community.rs
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ impl Perform for TransferCommunity {
   }
 }
 
-pub fn send_community_websocket(
+fn send_community_websocket(
   res: &CommunityResponse,
   context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
   websocket_id: Option<ConnectionId>,
diff --git a/lemmy_api/src/lib.rs b/lemmy_api/src/lib.rs
index 0f0367cf1..dd9377822 100644
--- a/lemmy_api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lemmy_api/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub trait Perform {
   ) -> Result<Self::Response, LemmyError>;
 }
 
-pub(in crate) async fn is_mod_or_admin(
+pub(crate) async fn is_mod_or_admin(
   pool: &DbPool,
   user_id: i32,
   community_id: i32,
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ pub async fn is_admin(pool: &DbPool, user_id: i32) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
   Ok(())
 }
 
-pub(in crate) async fn get_post(post_id: i32, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<Post, LemmyError> {
+pub(crate) async fn get_post(post_id: i32, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<Post, LemmyError> {
   match blocking(pool, move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await? {
     Ok(post) => Ok(post),
     Err(_e) => Err(APIError::err("couldnt_find_post").into()),
   }
 }
 
-pub(in crate) async fn get_user_from_jwt(jwt: &str, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<User_, LemmyError> {
+pub(crate) async fn get_user_from_jwt(jwt: &str, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<User_, LemmyError> {
   let claims = match Claims::decode(&jwt) {
     Ok(claims) => claims.claims,
     Err(_e) => return Err(APIError::err("not_logged_in").into()),
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub(in crate) async fn get_user_from_jwt(jwt: &str, pool: &DbPool) -> Result<Use
   Ok(user)
 }
 
-pub(in crate) async fn get_user_from_jwt_opt(
+pub(crate) async fn get_user_from_jwt_opt(
   jwt: &Option<String>,
   pool: &DbPool,
 ) -> Result<Option<User_>, LemmyError> {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub(in crate) async fn get_user_from_jwt_opt(
   }
 }
 
-pub(in crate) async fn check_community_ban(
+pub(crate) async fn check_community_ban(
   user_id: i32,
   community_id: i32,
   pool: &DbPool,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pub(in crate) async fn check_community_ban(
   }
 }
 
-pub(in crate) fn check_optional_url(item: &Option<Option<String>>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+pub(crate) fn check_optional_url(item: &Option<Option<String>>) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
   if let Some(Some(item)) = &item {
     if Url::parse(item).is_err() {
       return Err(APIError::err("invalid_url").into());
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub(in crate) fn check_optional_url(item: &Option<Option<String>>) -> Result<(),
   Ok(())
 }
 
-pub(in crate) async fn linked_instances(pool: &DbPool) -> Result<Vec<String>, LemmyError> {
+pub(crate) async fn linked_instances(pool: &DbPool) -> Result<Vec<String>, LemmyError> {
   let mut instances: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
 
   if Settings::get().federation.enabled {
diff --git a/lemmy_api/src/version.rs b/lemmy_api/src/version.rs
index 62080fd61..bc5be0c09 100644
--- a/lemmy_api/src/version.rs
+++ b/lemmy_api/src/version.rs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pub const VERSION: &str = "v0.8.3";
+pub const VERSION: &str = "v0.8.4";
diff --git a/lemmy_apub/src/activities/mod.rs b/lemmy_apub/src/activities/mod.rs
index afea56e22..8e25b5128 100644
--- a/lemmy_apub/src/activities/mod.rs
+++ b/lemmy_apub/src/activities/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-pub mod receive;
-pub mod send;
+pub(crate) mod receive;
+pub(crate) mod send;
diff --git a/lemmy_apub/src/activities/send/mod.rs b/lemmy_apub/src/activities/send/mod.rs
index 537103b6a..166855e20 100644
--- a/lemmy_apub/src/activities/send/mod.rs
+++ b/lemmy_apub/src/activities/send/mod.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ use lemmy_utils::settings::Settings;
 use url::{ParseError, Url};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-pub mod comment;
-pub mod community;
-pub mod post;
-pub mod private_message;
-pub mod user;
+pub(crate) mod comment;
+pub(crate) mod community;
+pub(crate) mod post;
+pub(crate) mod private_message;
+pub(crate) mod user;
 
 /// Generate a unique ID for an activity, in the format:
 /// `http(s)://example.com/receive/create/202daf0a-1489-45df-8d2e-c8a3173fed36`
diff --git a/lemmy_apub/src/extensions/mod.rs b/lemmy_apub/src/extensions/mod.rs
index fdd06e5b7..f4723a947 100644
--- a/lemmy_apub/src/extensions/mod.rs
+++ b/lemmy_apub/src/extensions/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-pub mod group_extensions;
-pub mod page_extension;
-pub mod signatures;
+pub(crate) mod group_extensions;
+pub(crate) mod page_extension;
+pub(crate) mod signatures;
diff --git a/lemmy_apub/src/fetcher.rs b/lemmy_apub/src/fetcher.rs
index acf94ec9e..b4598ea37 100644
--- a/lemmy_apub/src/fetcher.rs
+++ b/lemmy_apub/src/fetcher.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ where
 /// The types of ActivityPub objects that can be fetched directly by searching for their ID.
 #[serde(untagged)]
 #[derive(serde::Deserialize, Debug)]
-pub enum SearchAcceptedObjects {
+enum SearchAcceptedObjects {
   Person(Box<PersonExt>),
   Group(Box<GroupExt>),
   Page(Box<PageExt>),
diff --git a/lemmy_apub/src/objects/mod.rs b/lemmy_apub/src/objects/mod.rs
index 56d02607c..8fd0e5679 100644
--- a/lemmy_apub/src/objects/mod.rs
+++ b/lemmy_apub/src/objects/mod.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, utils::convert_datetime, LemmyError};
 use url::Url;
 
-pub mod comment;
-pub mod community;
-pub mod post;
-pub mod private_message;
-pub mod user;
+pub(crate) mod comment;
+pub(crate) mod community;
+pub(crate) mod post;
+pub(crate) mod private_message;
+pub(crate) mod user;
 
 /// Updated is actually the deletion time
 fn create_tombstone<T>(
diff --git a/lemmy_rate_limit/src/rate_limiter.rs b/lemmy_rate_limit/src/rate_limiter.rs
index 1c355acf3..bd089febd 100644
--- a/lemmy_rate_limit/src/rate_limiter.rs
+++ b/lemmy_rate_limit/src/rate_limiter.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, time::SystemTime};
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct RateLimitBucket {
+struct RateLimitBucket {
   last_checked: SystemTime,
   allowance: f64,
 }
 
 #[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Debug, EnumIter, Copy, Clone, AsRefStr)]
-pub enum RateLimitType {
+pub(crate) enum RateLimitType {
   Message,
   Register,
   Post,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub enum RateLimitType {
 /// Rate limiting based on rate type and IP addr
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct RateLimiter {
-  pub buckets: HashMap<RateLimitType, HashMap<IPAddr, RateLimitBucket>>,
+  buckets: HashMap<RateLimitType, HashMap<IPAddr, RateLimitBucket>>,
 }
 
 impl Default for RateLimiter {
diff --git a/src/routes/feeds.rs b/src/routes/feeds.rs
index f9111169a..303a824b1 100644
--- a/src/routes/feeds.rs
+++ b/src/routes/feeds.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use strum::ParseError;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct Params {
+struct Params {
   sort: Option<String>,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/images.rs b/src/routes/images.rs
index 98b13f995..deaf11ebf 100644
--- a/src/routes/images.rs
+++ b/src/routes/images.rs
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@ pub fn config(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig, rate_limit: &RateLimit) {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct Image {
+struct Image {
   file: String,
   delete_token: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct Images {
+struct Images {
   msg: String,
   files: Option<Vec<Image>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct PictrsParams {
+struct PictrsParams {
   format: Option<String>,
   thumbnail: Option<String>,
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/nodeinfo.rs b/src/routes/nodeinfo.rs
index c41be0e94..1d9525ef2 100644
--- a/src/routes/nodeinfo.rs
+++ b/src/routes/nodeinfo.rs
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ async fn node_info(context: web::Data<LemmyContext>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Err
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
-pub struct NodeInfoWellKnown {
+struct NodeInfoWellKnown {
   pub links: NodeInfoWellKnownLinks,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
-pub struct NodeInfoWellKnownLinks {
+struct NodeInfoWellKnownLinks {
   pub rel: Url,
   pub href: Url,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
-pub struct NodeInfo {
+struct NodeInfo {
   pub version: String,
   pub software: NodeInfoSoftware,
   pub protocols: Vec<String>,
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ pub struct NodeInfo {
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
-pub struct NodeInfoSoftware {
+struct NodeInfoSoftware {
   pub name: String,
   pub version: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
-pub struct NodeInfoUsage {
+struct NodeInfoUsage {
   pub users: NodeInfoUsers,
   pub local_posts: i64,
   pub local_comments: i64,
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ pub struct NodeInfoUsage {
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
-pub struct NodeInfoUsers {
+struct NodeInfoUsers {
   pub total: i64,
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/webfinger.rs b/src/routes/webfinger.rs
index bef94e6f9..ba687abdf 100644
--- a/src/routes/webfinger.rs
+++ b/src/routes/webfinger.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use lemmy_websocket::LemmyContext;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct Params {
+struct Params {
   resource: String,
 }