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How do I migrate a Lemmy account? (lemmy.d.thewooskeys.com)

submitted 5 months ago by mike_wooskey@lemmy.d.thewooskeys.com to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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I host my own Lemmy instance and have a user account on it that I use everywhere (I don't host local communities, I just use it as a home for my Lemmy user account). I needed to re-home my Lemmy server, and though it's a docker installation, copying the /var/lib/docker/volumes/lemmy_* directories to the new installation didn't work. So I created a new Lemmy server.

How can I move my old account to the new server, so I can keep all my subscriptions and post/comment history?

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[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah sorry I must have skimmed right over that. This is only possible backing up everything and reusing all the data while also using the same domain. When I upgraded servers I just cloned the drives then swapped my domains to the new IP.