A web app to easily transfer your user data from one Lemmy instance to another

Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Emotet@slrpnk.net⁩ to ⁨fediverse@lemmy.world⁩

https://stablenarwhal.github.io/Lemmy-Userdata-Migration/

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/10823519

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

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Nighed@sffa.community ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Isn’t this functionality already built into the default web UI?

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- Emotet@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  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.
  
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  - Blaze@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Interesting. I guess it can be useful for feddit.de (now feddit.org) users
    
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kionite231@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
what kind of data does it export? post, comments, upvotes, downvotes, subscribed communities?

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- Emotet@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  “display_name”
  
  "bio"
  
  "avatar"
  
  "banner"
  
  "matrix_id"
  
  "bot_account"
  
  "settings"
  
  "followed_communities"
  
  "saved_posts"
  
  "saved_comments"
  
  "blocked_communities"
  
  "blocked_users"
  
  "blocked_instances"
  
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Anon518@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
What about forking lasim, which is now inactive? github.com/CMahaff/lasim

It’s better than the built-in option because it gives you more options. For example, if I only want to add blocks from one account to another without overwriting any other settings. I don’t see that your tool allows for that.

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- Emotet@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The whole point of this being a web app is to make it as easy as possible for the user to download/modify/transfer their user data. LASIM is a traditional app the user has to download and install, similar to a script this web app was developed to replace due to being too difficult to use for some users.
  
  The import functionality targeted by this API is additive and my app features a built-in editor to add, modify or remove information as the user sees fit. To achieve your stated goal, you’d have to remove anything except the blocked_users entries before importing, which my app supports.
  
  I may add options to modify the exported data in some ways via a simple checkbox in the future, but I wouldn’t count on it. I’m always open for pull requests!
  
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  - Anon518@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Thanks for the info!
    
    I may add options to modify the exported data in some ways via a simple checkbox in the future, but I wouldn’t count on it.
    
    The 2nd screenshot github.com/…/How-to-only-export-or-transfer-a-par… shows that feature already exists?
    
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warmaster@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Could this work offline as a PWA?

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