@Gargron like in animal crossing

@Gargron huh u can do that now

@Gargron En español, por favor.

@Gargron how long dotes the migrate procesos, aprox? Thanks!

@Gargron how long does the migrate process, aprox? Thanks!

@Gargron This is fully a good thing!

@Gargron eee pls dont ban me. But I need to express myself through bad words sometimes

@Gargron

En Español (in Spanish): https://mastodon.cloud/@skandaleras/103393827007121496

@Gargron por qué migrarlo?

@Gargron cucha, @Juanmi_News , aquí hay algo que puede interesar, algo de luz a este potaje 😂😂😂

@Gargron oh what the fuck

@Gargron remember to log out of new server between 3 and 4, I didn't stumped me for hours

Note that this does NOT migrate posts! Which I would argue are more important than followers - you can do followers manually. Posts, you're out of luck.

#YoMigroaMastodon

@Gargron will you creating an mobile app also ??

@Gargron As addition for people trying this: Sometimes, the old server happens to have old data fetched. This means, it doesn't have the newest account data of the new account. This might result in the error that the new account doesn't properly refer back to the old one.

In this case, do a simple search for your user URL(!) (e.g. https://chaos.social/@esureL) to update the data and then try again. :)

@Gargron It's only possible to move from another account which is on Mastodon 3.0.1 😢

@Gargron

@Gargron Logged on to my mastodon.social account on a web browser.

Went to Account Settings -> Account Migration -> Move to a different Account

@Gargron Damn! Hit Toot! Too soon!

Ok, logged into my mastodon.social account

Went to Account Settings -> Account Migration -> Move to a different account.

Entered Handle of the new Account

Entered the Password if the Current (mastodon.social) account

Tells me my mastodon.scot Account is not back referencing this account.

@Gargron of cause this only works when both servers are on mastodon 3+ and all the followers are too, unfortunately there are still a lot on earlier versions

@Gargron am I right to assume that bothe servers must be updated to at least Mastodon 3.0?

@Gargron Can we connect accounts through servers?

@Gargron

сс @uu

@Gargron this feature works so well

@Gargron uah hovv much of the hundred years i must get old to get any clue vvhat is going on here all )):

@Gargron Is this still current? Or has the process changed in the past few years?

@Gargron and if you want to keep both. I want to hop from server to server

@Gargron
@miss_gelaunt

hier die Anleitung 😘

@Gargron Is there a tool available for migrating toots, too? So sad to lose one's history.

@Gargron und jetzt diese Funktion für Twitter-Accounts, das wär's!

@Gargron I love how you don’t even need to manually export or download any files as part of this process

@Gargron I've heard from several people for who this did not work and who's followers etc. didn't get transferred properly. Any idea what the reason for that could be? Or is it a temporary glitch because of how busy the servers are? 😊

@Gargron Didn't work for me ...

@Mikeke352

@Gargron Thank you. Can you provide the rationale for having multiple servers or point me to that information?

Guessing that it allows you to have both private and public accounts?

@Gargron
Thx for the information. I guess the day will come I find the server that suits me best :)
#TwitterMigration #TwitterTakeover

@botteaap fyi

@Gargron can you reuse the same handle on the new server?

@Gargron I actually had to do this when the original instance I signed up on got too slow with all the new members

@Gargron
One also should add that:

6. it takes 1 or 2 days until all followers reapear in the new account

... at least that was the case when I did a move

Danke @Gargron das hab ich heute schon gesucht 😊

@Gargron ...ganz ehrlich, das ist alles viel zu kompliziert. Warum nicht einfach ein Account, das plattformübergreifend funktioniert, was spricht dagegen?

@Gargron I'm trying and failing to #migrate from mastodon.social to mastodon.sdf.org.

On the latter I have created an account alias: It says "Handle of the old account" is "doctroid@mastodon.social".

On mastodon.social I get the error "doctroid@mastodon.sdf.org is not an alias of this account."

What am I doing wrong?

@Gargron the only problem is that this migration doesn't move your follows so you have to re-follow everyone 💀💀💀

Si quieren migrar a otro server, mastodon.la está disponible. Una instancia en español generalista ligeramente moderada.

@Gargron

@Gargron

The real issue is that there are not too many instances offered to people joining mastodon. Just a list of happy few.

There are more than 3000+ instances that are invisible to newbies.

If the few instances listed in joinmastodon can support 20K+ new users each day, then all good.

If they cannot take it, you should consider adding more instances to the joinmastodon list offered to people.

@Gargron Why should I migrate?

@Gargron what is handle and how to get it?

@Gargron @C_Dtro was looking for this information earlier. 💚🐳

@Gargron sadly it just doesn't work properly. I'm waiting for days for my old posts to come to the new instance. 😕

@Gargron Does not work, followed those exact instructions and it always states that the account to be migrated does not exist. Tried both directions with the same problem. Only thing that worked: export from old account/import to new account...but account info and followers not available to export.

@Gargron @Maaikeologie

@Gargron
6. Wait a long time for mastodon.social to catch up and recognize the alias.
7. Go to 5.

Trying to offload but your server is swamped. It'll get done.

@Gargron step 1: HOW? lol

@Gargron @gossithedog how do you do point 4 in case the reason for migrating is that the old one is shut down?

@Gargron This is great, but again there should be a way to cross-federate users from server to server without doing this.

Feel like that would be a popular feature.

@Gargron

Thanks. Why does it matter which server/instance you are on? I don't understand that.

@Gargron I just signed up for this one bc it was at the top of the list. I’d like to move to mstdn.social, but I think my app is awaiting approval? How long does that usually take? Will my content on this one go over there?

@Gargron this scares me.

@Gargron was just looking research this very topic! Thank you.

@Gargron great work! It seems the number one barrier to signup is confusion about servers. Any plans to have an automatic server selection (eg round robin or traffic balanced) for new signups? Experts still could choose server. #twittermigration

@Gargron very helpful, thank you

@Gargron
Thank you for the tip

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

@Gargron thanks, helpful

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

@Gargron @Giulia_B ecco

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

@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).

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

@Gargron king

@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.

@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?

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

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

@Gargron Thank you! This actually worked 💯🥳

@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.

@Gargron what’s the reason to move server?

@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.

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

@Gargron thanks for the info

@Gargron 👌

@Gargron eek!

@Gargron What happens if the instance of the old account dies? (AFAIK this this a redirect; what is unclear to me is this: After the redirect is set up, do followers of the old account continue to follow the old account but get redirected on every request, or is the account info updated on the follower’s instance server after the first redirect?)

@Gargron

@Gargron
Thanks for the tip!

@Gargron When entering the two handles, does one include the instance portion or JUST the handle?

@Gargron What if your new server doesn't show you the option to move FROM another account?

@Gargron Thanks - wondering if I need to. My search function shows “No Results” for friends I know who have signed up, even trending hashtags (a search for #art shows no results). Is that a limitation of my server or something else?

@Gargron my problem is i got a confirmation email for mastodon online, when i attempt to sign in I’m told the email or password is invalid, but they’re stored in my passwords. The email is my confirmed emaiI don’t know what to do!! I originally signed in on kith.kitchen which was just a random thing now i’m lost . I just want to get to mastodon online

@Gargron Did this, works great.

@Gargron Why can I Boost different people depending on which server I’m on? Have fewer options to boost when logged into l Glammr.us vs Mastodon.Social, plus I can only see a handful of Toots from people before being prompted to sign into their server to see more.
Is it something I can fix or is it just a feature of a federated system?
Thanks!

@Gargron I think this might be the issue that kills mastodon for me…

@Gargron Huh. I seem to only get some followers over ... unless it takes some time.

@Gargron GRACIAS

@Gargron I’m lost on step 2. If I go to my account in settings there isn’t jack about migrating.

@Gargron I think one of the biggest hurdles at the moment, is not being able to see the followers of other accounts unless we’re on the same server. It’s due to this that my mastodon experience has plateaued…and I’m not signing up and merging accounts, one account should suffice and it should be able to swap servers…
I’m stuck in mastodon.online…it’s a bit boring…

@gargron There really needs to be a trans-friendly way to change one's username. You can migrate to a different account on the same server (I tried the usual method and failed multiple times) and you can't just change your username either. That can be pretty upsetting for trans folks.

@Gargron this is a good tip for new users I guess. But it begs the question: what role does servers serve from a user perspective other than my nickname getting a fancy .@ending?