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   Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 31-May-2025 04:50:47 JST Brian Vastag

   My server is shutting down and I can't migrate my posts? JFC now I hate mastodon.

   #fediverse

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     Steve's Place (steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co)'s status on Saturday, 31-May-2025 04:50:42 JST Steve's Place

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     @brianvastag No one has worked on it yet. Everything is a work in progress.

     I'll look at the dump and the database and see if there is an easy way to move the data.

     Meanwhile, archive it. You can download a copy of all of it, and you should. There are readers available. It may be easier to put a reader online so people can go back into your archive. Probably easier to get at a post that the stream is.

     If it makes you feel any better. I had thousands of followers on Twitter when Jack got pissed off because I tried to warn the Biden/Harris administration not to pardon Trump. Was considered hate speech. I lost all of my tweets.

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     Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 31-May-2025 04:50:44 JST Brian Vastag

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     So the "strength" of the #fediverse is decentralization but somehow that means when a server is shut down everything on it gets lost forever? I am struggling with this...like why would anyone use this network??? I might be done here.

     https://erinkissane.com/notes-from-a-mastodon-migration

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     Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 31-May-2025 04:50:45 JST Brian Vastag

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     I guess it's my fault for using mastodon for years without knowing all of my posts could go POOF.

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     Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 31-May-2025 04:50:46 JST Brian Vastag

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     I have threads with reporting in them, with tips for people with long COVID, and other stuff I want to keep. If anyone knows how to migrate posts please LMK.

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     Steve's Place (steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co)'s status on Saturday, 31-May-2025 05:36:18 JST Steve's Place

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     • Wulfric

     @brianvastag @wulfric I've looked at a couple of readers. The meow demo is really nice. It's an online reader in a drop-box style. It appears they don't store it. It's just a personal reader.

     Archives could be theoretically served from anywhere, with a link added to our profile pages. People wouldn't be responding, but all of the old responses are present in the meow demo.

     Honestly, with any streaming system, a lot of data is constantly generated, not a lot is ever deleted (unless you set it up to purge periodically), and the database incessantly grows. That brings with it potentially slower response times and more expense. As it nears its capacity, you have to buy more hardware, which fills up, so you have to buy more hardware. Archiving is not a bad thing with streaming.

     At any rate, I urge you to download your archive now. You won't be able to save any posts if you don't. You are supposed to get a week after the server stops. Personally, I don't like waiting for unforeseen circumstances. At least, you will be able to view it for now. We might be able to come up with something more available to others (if it doesn't already exist).

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     Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 31-May-2025 05:36:20 JST Brian Vastag

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     • Wulfric

     @wulfric My original post said "I can't migrate my posts"?

     The word "migrate" is the key here.

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     Wulfric (wulfric@beige.party)'s status on Saturday, 31-May-2025 05:36:21 JST Wulfric

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     @brianvastag

     Your original toots state your were trying to save your posts. I apologize for trying to help.

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     Brian Vastag (brianvastag@sciencemastodon.com)'s status on Saturday, 31-May-2025 05:36:22 JST Brian Vastag

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     • Wulfric

     @wulfric How is having an archive of my posts on my computer anything remotely like having entire conversations publicly available online?

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     Wulfric (wulfric@beige.party)'s status on Saturday, 31-May-2025 05:36:23 JST Wulfric

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     @brianvastag

     Have you tried using the import/export feature in the web interface?

     https://fedi.tips/how-to-download-your-mastodon-post-archive/