Import from masto.host
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Hi,
i have an mastodon instance @masto.host.
Is it possible to change/import/export/migrate this to an existing cloudron-instance?thx
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yes, see e.g.
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/
Or this short guide published yesterday
https://codingitwrong.com/2022/10/10/migrating-a-mastodon-account.html
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This is only for users (my account)´?
What about other users?
Is it possible to export/import the whole instance? -
jdaviescoatesreplied to hollosch on Nov 8, 2023, 11:07 AM last edited by jdaviescoates Nov 8, 2023, 11:08 AM
@hollosch said in Import from masto.host:
This is only for users (my account)´?
Ah, yes, sorry, I incorrectly presumed that is what you meant.
@hollosch said in Import from masto.host:
What about other users?
Is it possible to export/import the whole instance?From Cloudron to Cloudron that is easy, but I've no idea how you might do it from Masto.host to Cloudron, sorry.
But here are the upstream instructions:
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/migrating/
I note that step 1 is:
"Set up a new Mastodon server using the Production Guide (however, don’t run mastodon:setup)"
I'm not sure if it's possible to install a new instance of Mastodon on Cloudron without it automatically running
mastodon:setup
. I'd guess it might not be, but perhaps @staff can advise? -
So, masto.host gives your production dumps is it - https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/migrating/#dump-and-load-postgres ? Also, AFAIK, masotodon has no real way to migrate handles . You simply have to start afresh.
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@girish said in Import from masto.host:
Also, AFAIK, masotodon has no real way to migrate handles . You simply have to start afresh.
I'm not sure what you mean here.
Handles/ domains aren't changing/ migrating, just the whole instance is moving server (at least that is the idea and what @hollosch seemingly wants to do).
On https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/migrating/ it says
"Copying your Mastodon installation to a new server without losing anything"
and
"Sometimes, for various reasons, you may want to migrate your Mastodon instance from one server to another. Fortunately this is not too difficult of a process".
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@jdaviescoates ahh, so masto.host provides a full fledged server in which mastodon is installed? One can ssh etc as well? I thought it was service providing
@masto.host
accounts. -
jdaviescoatesreplied to girish on Nov 8, 2023, 12:19 PM last edited by jdaviescoates Nov 8, 2023, 12:20 PM
@girish said in Import from masto.host:
@jdaviescoates ahh, so masto.host provides a full fledged server in which mastodon is installed? One can ssh etc as well? I thought it was service providing
@masto.host
accounts.That was my initial mistake too. I assumed @hollosch had a @something@masto.host mastodon account or something.
But no, https://masto.host/ offers hosted Mastodon servers (although I've no idea if one can ssh in as well - I'd guess quite likely not, but maybe)
I guess the question is: @hollosch did you opt to use your own domain or a free masto.host subdomain? Hopefully you choose to use your own domain, otherwise I think you're stuck.
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We'll set up an fresh instance. This is quite simpler.
thanks for help!!! -
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9/9