CMahaff

I made a little tool for migrating Lemmy settings / subscriptions / blocks between accounts

https://lemmy.world/post/1060796

I made a little tool for migrating Lemmy settings / subscriptions / blocks between accounts - LemmyWorld

See the linked page for information about how it works, limitations, etc. and I’ll of course answer any questions below! As I have stated in the release section, this software is alpha so please don’t be afraid to report bugs! Releases are here: https://github.com/CMahaff/lasim/releases [https://github.com/CMahaff/lasim/releases] Right now the program only supports Lemmy BE 0.18.1-rc9, but new releases will try to support new versions as they are released. The Lemmy API is changing a ton right now, but I’ll try to keep up.

Jul 5, 2023 at 1:01pmWeb
Show thread∟⊔⊤∦∣≶Jul 10, 2023

I got stuck on step #2:

Run LASIM.

How?? There isn’t an executable file!

Show threadCMahaffJul 10, 2023

Which platform are you using?

I know for Linux I have to chmod the binary after unzipping it (that is, use the terminal set the binary to execute with “chmod 755 lasim”).

Mac OS X is untested - I don’t have a Mac to try it out, but it might have a similar problem.

Show threadSKLCJul 10, 2023
MacOS. Literally has no extension or anything. I have no idea how to run this thing.
Show threadCMahaffJul 10, 2023

Yeah I can use GitHub to generate Mac OS X artifacts but I can’t test them, so maybe it doesn’t even work.

I suspect it’s just a permissions thing on the binary though, and running into the same issues as Ubuntu. I assume nothing happens if you just double click it? Or an error message?

Show threadSKLCJul 10, 2023
This is what I get if I double click it (after all the security prompts).
Show threadCMahaffJul 10, 2023

Yeah it’s not treating it as an app, it’s trying to open it as a text file haha. But I don’t own a Mac, so I can’t debug the steps one would need to take to make OS X treat it as an application.

I think it’s just a permissions thing, but again I’m not sure. I think a terminal call to mark it as executable or changing the extension might do it.

I guess I’ll have to find someone in my life with a Mac hahaha.

Show thread∟⊔⊤∦∣≶Jul 10, 2023
AH I see, the zip file, I was looking at the repo
Show threaddoctortofuJul 10, 2023
I hope I never have to use this since I really like my instance, but thanks a bunch for making it! I curate my feed by blocking all communities I have zero interest in, which results in a gigantic blocklist that would not really be feasible to migrate manually, so having a tool to do it is a lifesaver.
Show threadCMahaffJul 10, 2023

Unfortunately not super easy to port to mobile because of the language I wrote it in - which in my defense, I chose because it’s the same language as the Lemmy back-end and “official” API.

You are the second person to ask though so I guess I should have thought more about that!

We’ll see how long the project lasts and maybe I’ll consider it in the future, but the hope is that this is a stop-gap until Lemmy has an official method for transferring this data.

Show threadSouthsamuraiAug 2, 2023

I’m trying to use it, but I keep getting an error, “missing field infinite_scroll_enabled”

I have no idea what’s going on lol

Show threadCMahaffAug 3, 2023

If you give me the instance I can confirm, but that field was added in Lemmy 0.18.3, and I suspect the instance you are trying to use doesn’t support that yet. You can see the Lemmy version at the bottom of the page.

LASIM 0.2.0 only supports Lemmy 0.18.3.

LASIM 0.1.2 only supports Lemmy 0.18.2.

So you can wait for your instance to upgrade and then use LASIM 0.2.0, or you can use the older LASIM 0.1.2.

Note: if say your old instance is Lemmy 0.18.2, and the new one is Lemmy 0.18.3, you can use LASIM 0.1.2 to download, then use LASIM 0.2.0 to upload.

Show threadSouthsamuraiAug 4, 2023

Yeah, I eventually realized that. I’m an idiot. I knew there were two versions, but my dumb ass didn’t bother to check both instances.

Thank you very much for the help, and the tool itself