So I wrote a little web app that allows a user to move their user data, like settings and subscribed/banned communities, from one account/instance to another.
It runs completely client-side, but is hosted on GitHub for the moment. Maybe it’ll be of some use!
Features:
- Export user data from any Lemmy instance (>=v0.19)
- Download user data as a text file
- Modify user data in the browser, e.g. to add or remove followed instances
- Transfer user data to the target account on the target instance
Would be nice if it explains exactly what it does. Right now it’s just a random web app asking for creds…
Good call, I’ll add some explanations, kinda forgot about those.
EDIT: Done.
The code is completely written in JavaScript, so all the code is readable if you look at the source, which is also available on the GitHub page. https://stablenarwhal.github.io/LemmyInstanceMover/js/script.js
It looks like it uses a Lemmy API endpoint to transfer account settings.
Runs entirely in js? https://github.com/StableNarwhal/LemmyInstanceMover
Yep!
Isn’t there already an export option built into Lemmy?
The export/import functionality is, yes. This implementation uses the same API endpoints, but the main reason for this existing:
An instance I was on slowly died, starting with the frontend (default web UI). At least at the time, no client implemented the export/import functionality, so I wrote a simple script in Bash to download the user data, if the backend still works.
Running a script can still be a challenge to some users, so I wrote a web application with the same functionality.
It’s a bit redundant if we’re talking about regularly working instances, but can be of use if the frontend isn’t available for some reason.
