Attention please! (Clears his throat).
Seeing that the Pixelfed.social server was receiving spam and scam accounts, I decided to switch server. Imagine my surprise when I discovered... I couldn't. You can't migrate a Pixelfed.social profile to another instance. Apparently, this has been the case for over a year, by other complaints I've seen.
The lead developer has said something like they're working on fixing it, but it's been like this for a while...
I asked @pixelfed for an explanation several days ago. They've posted things, but they haven't answered to me.
Meanwhile, they've disabled one of the main features of the Fediverse on the largest (and "official") #Pixelfed server.
In other words, they're holding all their users hostage, which goes against the philosophy of the #Fediverse.
What's more, Pixelfed has a function to export your data. However, exporting posts always fails.
I thought, well, at least I can import the people I follow. Nope, because the only import tool they've designed is one for importing your Instagram account. Disabled on the main Pixelfed.social server, by the way.
I even started to think it was because they were one version behind the server I wanted to move to (which would be strange, since it's the main server).
Well, no, they have the same version. But you can only migrate your account INTO Pixelfed.social, not the other way, OUT of Pixelfed.social. That makes the whole thing crystal clear to me.
In short: NEVER create an account on Pixelfed.social, or you'll be held hostage. I recommend another servers (Luzeed, Fotolibre, for example). And there's also @vernissage for sharing photos.
You can all follow me again at this account: @andrewblasco@luzeed.org. Because of course, without account migration, you lose all your followers 🤷🏽♂️
