If an account is created on any specific server, like !Lemmy.world does that mean if the server does shut down, the account data is lost?

Also for username availability, could we create an account in a different server where the name is not used yet?

  • Ruud@lemmy.worldM
    18·
    2 years ago

    Hi! If a server shuts down, all accounts are gone. Same as with any Fediverse server.

    For lemmy.world (as for mastodon.world) I make sure I have

    • backups in a remote datacenter
    • more than 1 admin
    • people with access to stuff like domain name/dns/hosting etc. just in case… > this last is to be arranged but am working on it.
    • my promise that if I ever get tired of running the servers, I will look for good replacement admins.