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> Can I migrate my account to another server? There is a github issue discussing using a custom domain and pointing DNS records to whichever instance you like

> Can I migrate my account to another server? There is a github issue discussing using a custom domain and pointing DNS records to whichever instance you like but it has been dormant for 2 years https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/2668 https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/2668

spiffytech 6y ago
This kind of solution doesn't solve the problem for laypeople without the technical acumen to buy+manage domains. Which should be a concern for all the Mastodon/ActivityPub supporters who want to see federated solutions overtake centralized ones. Additionally, DNS-based identity migration doesn't address the grandparent's real problem, which is that they feel expected to choose just a single community to live in in the first place. They want to live at the intersection or the union of multiple interests simultaneously, which doesn't fit the Mastodon model of social interaction (but does fit e.g., Twitter's).
- jasonjayr 6y ago
  If it's open, a market opportunity can popup to allow technically adept folks to pay a reasonable fee to manage it for them? $20/yr/user ought to cover DNS, hosting, and operations for a 1-2 person team as a part time project? Esp once you get past 50 subscribers?
  - harlanji 6y ago
    I keep forgetting about Fiverr. There’s a way to dip toes in. Could make a .com landing page that pushes interested parties to the Fiverr job page.
- deleted 6y ago
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- jamesgeck0 6y ago
  Account migration for non-technical users _is_ being worked on in fits and starts, afaik. It's just a complicated problem with a lot of potential rough edges.
  - kixiQu 6y ago
    It's finished for mastodon 3.0 https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/ https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/
kixiQu 6y ago
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/ https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/ The current answer is not as flexible, but requires no technical ability.

spiffytech 6y ago

This kind of solution doesn't solve the problem for laypeople without the technical acumen to buy+manage domains. Which should be a concern for all the Mastodon/ActivityPub supporters who want to see federated solutions overtake centralized ones. Additionally, DNS-based identity migration doesn't address the grandparent's real problem, which is that they feel expected to choose just a single community to live in in the first place. They want to live at the intersection or the union of multiple interests simultaneously, which doesn't fit the Mastodon model of social interaction (but does fit e.g., Twitter's).

jasonjayr 6y ago
If it's open, a market opportunity can popup to allow technically adept folks to pay a reasonable fee to manage it for them? $20/yr/user ought to cover DNS, hosting, and operations for a 1-2 person team as a part time project? Esp once you get past 50 subscribers?
- harlanji 6y ago
  I keep forgetting about Fiverr. There’s a way to dip toes in. Could make a .com landing page that pushes interested parties to the Fiverr job page.
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jamesgeck0 6y ago
Account migration for non-technical users _is_ being worked on in fits and starts, afaik. It's just a complicated problem with a lot of potential rough edges.
- kixiQu 6y ago
  It's finished for mastodon 3.0 https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/ https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/

kixiQu 6y ago

https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/ https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/ The current answer is not as flexible, but requires no technical ability.