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My Mastodon instance disappeared. Now what? (self.technology)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by superflippy to c/technology

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I joined mastodon.xyz a few years ago and never had any problems. Then today I tried to sign on and couldn’t. The server simply isn’t reachable. I can (and have) created a new instanceuaccount on a new server, but losing all my data has me concerned. What should I do with my new account so I don’t lose everything if this instance also disappears someday?

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[–] AdamantiteAdventurer 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I’m not being a shit and am completely being honest, but this is a risk that comes with servers vanishing. You could always host your own instance, but that’s beyond most non-technical people. So, unfortunately it could happen again. Your best bet might be picking one of the more populated instances and hoping for the best.

[–] leigh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 years ago

Look for an instance that has adopted the Mastodon Server Covenant, points 3 and 4 deal with this situation. It’s just a promise, not a guarantee, but most people running such instances are doing it because they care deeply about their community.

[–] zomtecos@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

You don’t even have to host your own yourself. There are several companies in the market which will host your personal instance for you for just a few $/€. Like a Webhoster. You have your own instance, but of course you don’t have full access to the server and data. Only the admin interface, just like simple Webhosting. The benefit: you don’t have to care about maintenance.