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How does one move a community to a different instance? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I remember this became possible. I'd like to know how to do it and what the effects would be.

Would I lose all post history?
Would there be issues with the posts votes?
Do I need a mod account from thr instance being moved to etc?

If anyone has seen a post with a guide I'd love a link or if you have experience I'd love to hear.

Thank you.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think you're remembering wrong. The communities that have moved so far have been a manual affair: a post on the old community with a "We've moved" post, locking that community, and starting up brand new somewhere else. It's a fresh start - nothing is migrated. It's very likely to be technically impossible to move communities in the way you're imagining.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I think you might be right. Having found a couple of communities that moved instances this seems to be the way its going

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

It's the same way it worked on Reddit, so nothing new here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's indeed how I moved a few.

It's usually fine