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1. Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 18:20:47 JST Terence Eden

   What are the *technical* steps behind moving a Mastodon account?

   I understand how to do it from a user perspective (https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/#move) but what does the new server need to do?

   Is it as simple as adding an "aliases" to the webfinger?

   #MastodonAPI #ActivityPub

   • Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 18:20:47 JST Eugen Rochko

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     @Edent The new server advertises the old account in an alsoKnownAs property on the actor. The old server sends out a Move activity with the new actor as the target.

   • Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 18:24:24 JST Terence Eden

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     • Eugen Rochko

     @Gargron ah! The actor, not the WebFinger?
     Thanks.