Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 22:45:08 Given the ability to transfer servers on #Mastodon have you, or do you know anyone that has completed this process? Curious to hear your thoughts on the process and any TLDR issues that may occur. I'm debating shifting off of the main Mastodon.Social server to a more photography based one so that my explore and live feeds are more relevant. |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 22:49:24 @geoff_eg you should look into pixelfed for more photography oriented features. From one mastodon to another should be seamless (did it long time back from mastodon.social to sfba.social). Pixelfed might be a more involved effort as it’s based on mastodon but has some other features on top that may not be exactly compatible. |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 23:12:30 |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 23:20:41 @Gargron I'm curious as well. I don't get Pixelfed other than I understand you can make albums of more than four photographs. Personally, on social media, I have found that folk's attention span to only be sufficient for one photo at a time. My experience from when I was on FB and IG was almost no one would click through an album of photos. But then maybe most folks don't find my work that compelling? Whatever, I've been perfectly happy using Mastodon. (Hat tip Eugen!) |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 23:24:03 @elaterite @ram @geoff_eg I feel the same. If I think my photo is good, I make a standalone post for it. Only combining multiple if they are thematically inseparable. The more separate posts you can make over time, the more visibility you get, just through the principles of how this kind of social media works. |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 23:33:54 |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 23:25:37 @elaterite @Gargron @ram Agreed. I made a pixelfed when I first started on the fediverse and decided it wasn't for me. Too much like IG which I was wanting to leave. I quite enjoy these text based conversations that don't happen on a photo forward platform. If I was to request any specific changes for photos on Mastodon it would likely be in the form of toggling a "show only image/text based post" for those times I want to view images/text only... and shareable lists. |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 23:30:04 @geoff_eg @elaterite @ram Shareable lists/starter packs are in the works, kind of stalled due to some writer's block on my part, but I'm very aware how much in demand that idea is. I'll think about what we can offer regarding image-only feeds. |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 23:32:42 Like @paul noted a toggle switch or photo/video/browsing mode would be fantastic. You might also check https://fedidevs.com/s/Mzc3/ work for the shareable lists. This is once I've made as a workaround in the meantime. |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 23:27:34 @Gargron For browsing, how about a photo and video browsing mode only option... I'm not sure in v4.4 with the changes to search if I can save a search in the URL to get that, but that still bundles media together, unless you changed that. |
Föderation EN Sa 12.04.2025 00:51:06 @Gargron @geoff_eg I don’t miss much actually and I rarely log into pixelfed these days. I recommended it based on more photo specific content/users and larger rendering of the photos on the website. Just a little more noise in terms of non-photography content on more general purpose servers for people looking for pure photography content. That said the portfolio page is something I would like here. And I like the way the website is organized more than mastodon. Because it has less features I assume it has less clutter. I always assumed it was a fork off the same project. Thanks for correcting me. |
Föderation EN Sa 12.04.2025 08:25:19 @Gargron @ram @geoff_eg I use Mastodon most as a photographer. But I also have 2 Pixelfed accounts - mainly to show a quick overview of the stuff I do. Since I also speak about other things in life here, a portfolio feature would be great. Else, it's all about UI & UX for me. Give me nice, modern UI. Maybe move the images above the text (as a card layout). And a real good describe-this-image-for-blind-people feature (AI, I know) so I can actually upload stuff on the run. Medien: 4 |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 23:14:01 @ram I actually explored PixelFed originally but decided it wasn't for me. I enjoy the text only based conversation mastodon provides a lot as well. But, being on mastodon.social means I get everything and anything on my explore and live feeds. It'd be nice if they were a little more focused toward art or images. |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 22:51:19 @geoff_eg I've done it twice, and it works great. One thing to keep in mind is that it only transfers your followers over, not your own follows, bookmarks, etc. Those can be exported on the old server, and then imported on the new one. |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 22:55:49 @geoff_eg following this process/instructions > https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server/ worked for me |
Föderation EN Fr 11.04.2025 23:01:29 @geoff_eg I’ve not done it myself but haven’t seen many issues for those who have. There are a few things to to in keeping follows etc but last I read up on it - seems straightforward. |