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How to migrate from one Mastodon server to another without losing followers:

1. Sign up on new server
2. On NEW server: Go to Account -> Moving FROM another account
3. Enter old account's handle
4. On OLD server: Go to Account -> Moving TO another account
5. Enter new account's handle and submit

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stanstallman🇨🇦🇺🇦

@Gargron
Thank you for the tip

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Realitätsabstandsoptimierer:in

@Gargron Can you migrate several accounts into a single one that way?

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VonGoethe Disciple

@Gargron thanks, helpful

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Tullio Viola

@Gargron thanks for this. Why can't I find the "moving from/to account" options?

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Mermaid Headteacher

@Gargron ouch this is complicated. Will have to invest in learning but that’s ok.

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claudialonow

@Gargron But how do you change servers? Can you follow people on different servers? (No, I don't know what a server is, I'm sorry).

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liquidat

@Gargron So in that case, what happens if someone sends a toot to my old handle? Will I be notified on the new server? 🤔

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Cameron Talley

@Gargron tried it a bunch of times. Didn’t work. Finally just started over and manually added the people I followed. Stuff like this is what will prevent Mastodon from catching on. People don’t understand the servers. Heck I don’t fully understand the servers.

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iluxan 🤣

@Gargron thank you for posting this. I ran into a problem where apparently the status didn’t update to mastodon.social for a while due to caching (had to look that up, and it totally worked about 24 hours later). So I got “you’re not linked to that account” (or whatever is the message). Maybe worth adding to your notice?

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Jon Henshaw :coywolf:

@Gargron the account migration from one server to another worked perfectly 💯

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LyndaB

@Gargron Thank you!
I’m saving this in case I ever have a need.

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themaltesemama

@Gargron thank you for this!

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Evakatrina

@Gargron Thank you! This actually worked 💯🥳

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Ellie

@Gargron Can you use the same handle on both Eg can I still be (at)norahmoo in both with just the difference in server name.

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rogier Koning

@Gargron what’s the reason to move server?

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Andras Bacsai

@Gargron is there a way to do this programmatically through API? Like exporting all data from the old instance, and importing data to the new instance, especially the followers part.

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Roh Halus 👻

@Gargron still don't understand why some ppl can't migrate. I can migrate easily yk

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Michael(Майкл)

@Gargron thanks for the info

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