(moving) APOD

As you may have heard, botsin.space is going away: https://muffinlabs.com/posts/2024/10/29/10-29-rip-botsin-space/

I am planning to move the bot to a new server.

Tomorrow's APOD will be posted on that new server, and boosted here. The purpose of this maneuver is to check if the new server can handle delivering a post to all 100k+ of you.

If all goes well, you'll see it as usual, but from a new account.

I will keep you updated.

– @codl, your bot operator 🐝

RIP botsin.space

Nov 1, 2024 at 7:27pmWeb
Show thread(moving) APODNov 5, 2024

The new bot has been running fine at @apod for a few days, so I'm going to migrate this account over to it soon.

You don't have to do anything, once the migration starts you'll automatically follow the new bot and unfollow this one. If you want to follow the new bot ahead of time, it won't hurt to do so.

If you can't see the new bot from your instance or you're having any other problem, please let me know by messaging @codl or emailing codl@codl.fr

- codl, your bot operator 🐝

Show threadSam BryanNov 5, 2024
@APoD @apod @codl thanks for all your work!
Show threadBakersRelayNov 1, 2024
@APoD @codl 🤞🏼
Show threadaburka 🫣Nov 1, 2024
@APoD @codl wait, is a boosted post actually delivered from the original server? I always figured the boosting server was responsible for that but I don't know anything
Show threadhmm. codlNov 1, 2024
@aburka the boosting server delivers an "Announce" activity to everyone but every recipient has to then fetch the post from the original server. otherwise a malicious server could fabricate boosts of posts that don't exist
Show threadBen BrockertNov 1, 2024
Thanks @codl for doing it originally and keeping it going.
Show threadEvan 🫠 🔙 MAGFest 🦔💨🥏Nov 1, 2024
@APoD @codl Do you know where you plan to move your bots? I’m in the market for 3 transfers 😅
Show threadhmm. codlNov 1, 2024
@evn ive set up my own gotosocial server that i'm hoping can take the traffic
Show threadhmm. codlNov 1, 2024
@evn (can't say that i would recommend it, i had to rewrite a decent chunk of the bot because the library that i was using didn't like that it wasn't getting a mastodon version number)
Show threadEvan 🫠 🔙 MAGFest 🦔💨🥏Nov 1, 2024
@codl Ohh I wonder if you’re admining can you retcon your archived posts from botsin.space into your new server?
Show threadJorge BejaranoNov 1, 2024
@APoD @codl I hope everything will be OK! 🙏🙏🙏
Show threadEdwin G. Nov 5, 2024
@APoD @codl
Have you considered using the migration tool to move the followers? It works quite nicely.
Show threadhmm. codlNov 5, 2024
@EdwinG that's the plan https://botsin.space/@APoD/113429078899440432
(moving) APOD (@APoD@botsin.space)

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Show threadEdwin G. Nov 5, 2024
@codl @APoD
Oh perfect! :)