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I’m considering migrating my server. Not to be confused with migrating my account.

I want a new domain name for everyone on my server without major disruptions. I wonder how I can do that? #mastdon #fediadmin

Mar 1 at 10:16amWeb
Show threadWestFox35Mar 1

@Waf you need to purchase a new domain and then setup a new instance from scratch. Once you’re done you forward the old domain to the new one.

All your users will need to register again.

Show threadjulianMar 1

@[email protected] I don't think you can do that easily at the moment.

The moment you switch domains, every ID changes, and the user accounts are de facto new to the fediverse. They'll lose all followers, and all content from pre-migration will no longer belong to them.

I regret to inform you I don't have a solution for this yet...

Show threadMarioMar 1
If you don’t have many users on the server, inform the users about the name change and just change it. I did that several times because I was never satisfied with the domain name. But the consequences are there, as @julian says.