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How do I migrate a Lemmy account? (lemmy.d.thewooskeys.com)
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I host my own Lemmy instance and have a user account on it that I use everywhere (I don't host local communities, I just use it as a home for my Lemmy user account). I needed to re-home my Lemmy server, and though it's a docker installation, copying the /var/lib/docker/volumes/lemmy_* directories to the new installation didn't work. So I created a new Lemmy server.

How can I move my old account to the new server, so I can keep all my subscriptions and post/comment history?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Scroll to the bottom of your settings page in the Lemmy UI. The import/export settings are there.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I see the import/export settings in my new server (0.19.3) but not in my old server (0.18.3). But it sounds like exported account settings don't include post/comment history. Thanks, though, @[email protected].

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah sorry I must have skimmed right over that. This is only possible backing up everything and reusing all the data while also using the same domain. When I upgraded servers I just cloned the drives then swapped my domains to the new IP.