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Has identity been dealt with? I have a domain, and I want my identity to be tied to my domain, regardless of which mastadon server I’m using. I don’t want some

Has identity been dealt with? I have a domain, and I want my identity to be tied to my domain, regardless of which mastadon server I’m using. I don’t want someone else in control of my identity. I don’t want to lose my followers. It’d be ideal if Mastadon supported something like IndieAuth. That way I could control my identity while also using the same identity across mastodon servers.

riffic 8y ago
Self-host or use a managed host like https://masto.host https://masto.host
- simplecomplex 8y ago
  That shouldn't be necessary. I don't have to host my own email servers to use my own domain. I've changed email providers 4 times and kept the same email address. I've changed web hosts dozens of times, and kept the same address. For me it's a non-starter.
  - riffic 8y ago
    You have completely overlooked the part of the statement advising you to use a managed host. What do you think your email and web providers are doing on your behalf?
    - detritus 8y ago
      My understanding is/was that if you decide to change managed host you then still lose your formed identity - is this no longer the case?
      - AsyncAwait 8y ago
        It's being addressed: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/9629 https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/9629
      - daveid 8y ago
        If you decide to change your managed host, you take your domain name and database with you, so outwardly, nothing changes and you lose nothing.
      - WorldMaker 8y ago
        It's about the same scenario as email: if you've got backups of your mailbox (or Mastodon equivalents) you just set the same accounts back up and restore from backups. In some ways Mastodon is slightly better because it makes it easier to backup/restore everything about an account versus there are a lot of email hosts that provide no way to restore a previous mailbox from a different provider, whereas in the Mastodon hosting world more of the hosts seem happy to help you restore anything you need to. In other ways it is a little weirder because the people you follow might get resubscription notifications when you restore from a Mastodon backup, but that's not really a huge deal.
pard68 8y ago
That would be awesome. Definetly would interest me in Mastadon if only to push my branding.
yogthos 8y ago
You can verify yourself by adding a tag on your website: <a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.social/@yourid"></a> https://mastodon.social/@yourid"></a> Then you can link to the site in your profile, and that verifyies your identity. There's no support for having a single Mastodon account that can move between different instances at the moment though.
jeena 8y ago
For that reason I just host it myself.

riffic 8y ago

Self-host or use a managed host like https://masto.host https://masto.host

simplecomplex 8y ago
That shouldn't be necessary. I don't have to host my own email servers to use my own domain. I've changed email providers 4 times and kept the same email address. I've changed web hosts dozens of times, and kept the same address. For me it's a non-starter.
- riffic 8y ago
  You have completely overlooked the part of the statement advising you to use a managed host. What do you think your email and web providers are doing on your behalf?
  - detritus 8y ago
    My understanding is/was that if you decide to change managed host you then still lose your formed identity - is this no longer the case?
    - AsyncAwait 8y ago
      It's being addressed: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/9629 https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/pull/9629
    - daveid 8y ago
      If you decide to change your managed host, you take your domain name and database with you, so outwardly, nothing changes and you lose nothing.
    - WorldMaker 8y ago
      It's about the same scenario as email: if you've got backups of your mailbox (or Mastodon equivalents) you just set the same accounts back up and restore from backups. In some ways Mastodon is slightly better because it makes it easier to backup/restore everything about an account versus there are a lot of email hosts that provide no way to restore a previous mailbox from a different provider, whereas in the Mastodon hosting world more of the hosts seem happy to help you restore anything you need to. In other ways it is a little weirder because the people you follow might get resubscription notifications when you restore from a Mastodon backup, but that's not really a huge deal.

pard68 8y ago

That would be awesome. Definetly would interest me in Mastadon if only to push my branding.

yogthos 8y ago

You can verify yourself by adding a tag on your website: <a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.social/@yourid"></a> https://mastodon.social/@yourid"></a> Then you can link to the site in your profile, and that verifyies your identity. There's no support for having a single Mastodon account that can move between different instances at the moment though.

jeena 8y ago

For that reason I just host it myself.