matt 1d ago
is the best #fediverse #selfhosted solution still #GoToSocial ?
Show threadmatt 1d ago
i wanna migrate my fediverse identity to something that I own, is there any single user fediverse servers that I can import all my posts and following/followers to?
Show threadKelson

@matt There's a tool called slurp that can import your old posts from an exported archive. I used it to import my photo posts from Mastodon and Pixelfed to GoToSocial.

https://codeberg.org/vyr/slurp

It uses the Mastodon API to do the importing, so in theory it should be able to import to snac as well (which is the other good choice for single-user self-hosting, IMO), and apparently it can import Bluesky archives now too, though I haven't tested either of those.

slurp

tool for exporting data from and importing data to Fediverse instances

Codeberg.org
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Show threadKelson13h ago

@matt Anyway, I'll vouch for both GoToSocial and Snac for self-hosting, depending on your priorities. Snac is really minimalist in terms of resources and appearance, but unlike GTS it does have a web interface for reading and posting. GTS is a lot more polished, and has been doing a lot of work on trust-and-safety type things like subscribing to block/allowlists, setting reply permissions, and so on.

I currently use GTS for my personal accounts and Snac for a bot. I've also reviewed both of them on my website, in case you're interested in more detail:

Snac - Review

Extremely bare-bones social networking server that runs on low-resource machines, works on the web without cookies or JavaScript, and still interacts through ActivityPub with Mastodon, GoToSocial and other Fediverse software.

Kelson Reviews Stuff