You want to move your Mastodon account to a different instance but keep your old posts and follower list intact. Mastodon provides a built-in migration feature that transfers followers automatically, but it does not move your existing toots to the new server. This article explains how to set up a redirect from your old profile … Read more
When you move your Mastodon account from one instance to another, the platform is supposed to send notification emails to your followers on your old instance. Many users report that these migration notification emails never arrive. The root cause is often a misconfiguration in the old instance’s email delivery system or a missing verification step … Read more
After moving your Mastodon account to a new instance, your follower list may not transfer cleanly. Some followers might fail to reconnect, others may appear as duplicates, and a few accounts might be dormant or inactive. This article explains how to check which followers successfully migrated, how to identify accounts that need a manual follow … Read more
When a Mastodon instance shuts down unexpectedly, users lose access to their account, followers, and data. The standard migration process requires both the old and new instances to be online to transfer followers through the ActivityPub handshake. If the old instance goes offline before you complete the migration, your followers cannot be automatically moved. This … Read more
When you move your Mastodon account to a new instance, a 30-day cooldown prevents you from migrating again. This can be a problem if you made a mistake during the first move — perhaps you entered the wrong alias or chose an instance that doesn’t meet your needs. You want to re-migrate your account immediately, … Read more
When you move your Mastodon account from one instance to another, your followers do not automatically follow the new account. The transfer relies on a specific ActivityPub message called a Move activity. Many users expect the migration to be instant, but the process involves a handshake between servers that can take hours or even days … Read more
You want to save a complete copy of your Mastodon account before leaving an instance, switching servers, or simply protecting against data loss. Mastodon offers a built-in export tool that creates a downloadable archive of your posts, media files, follower lists, and account settings. This article explains how to request and download your Mastodon data … Read more
You request an export of your Mastodon data, but the download status stays on “Download pending” for hours or even days. This problem usually occurs when the background job queue on your Mastodon server is overloaded or stuck on a failed task. The server never generates the export file, leaving you with no way to … Read more
When you create a new Mastodon account, you lose all connections from your old account. Manually searching for and following each person is time-consuming and error-prone. Mastodon provides a built-in tool to export and import your following list as a CSV file. This article explains how to export your follow list from your old account … Read more
When you request your Mastodon data archive, you receive a compressed file containing your posts, media uploads, follower lists, and account settings. The size of this archive can range from a few megabytes to several gigabytes depending on how long you have used the instance and how much media you have shared. Understanding what influences … Read more