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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

Moving or leaving accounts

Take your information and do what you want with it.
docs.joinmastodon.org
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in reply to Terence Eden

Eugen Rochko
Eugen Rochko
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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.

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