How do I move my account from kbin.earth to another Mbin instance? (kbin.earth)

submitted 2 days ago by BubblyRomeo@kbin.earth to c/AskMbin@thebrainbin.org

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I want to move my Mbin account from kbin.earth to another instance because I think the security of this instance is compromised. I used Interstellar to try out Mbin and when I tried to sign up in the app it defaulted to kbin.earth when choosing the instance (I think this is due to Interstellar's app developer is fond of this instance. They even have a magazine on this instance!) when I completed my email verification it threw an error which said "email not verified". I was like "What the fuck?! I just entered the code which I got in my mail and completed the email verification and here it is saying email not verified. Somethings janky!". And, to note another point, my email provider flagged the email containing the verification code from kbin.earth as spam! I'm able to normally browse, comment and post on communities and magazines which wouldn't have been the case if my email was really not verified. Anyway I no longer feel safe to be in this instance anymore. When I went to settings on kbin.earth I couldn't find any option for instance migration. Could anyone please help me?

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[-] celeste@kbin.earth 3 points 2 days ago

I don't think it's possible yet. Maybe just manually move your subs and then do a full delete, for your peace of mind? If it's an immediate worry for you, it'd be better to do it before they add the transfer option, right? I wonder if the error you got is related to the federation issues the site had yesterday. He ended up reverting some changes and maybe you got caught in it.

(as an aside, the interstellar creator and the kbin.earth admin are the same guy, which is probably why the dev is fond of this instance haha)

[-] BubblyRomeo@kbin.earth 2 points 2 days ago

I wonder if the error you got is related to the federation issues the site had yesterday. He ended up reverting some changes and maybe you got caught in it.

This didn't happen yesterday! I created my account on 17th June 2025!

[-] celeste@kbin.earth 2 points 2 days ago

Gotcha!

[-] BentiGorlich@thebrainbin.org 2 points 2 days ago

There is nothing wrong with kbin.earth. Email providers marking mails as spam is not an indicator about the instance whatsoever... The instance is actually hosted by the developer of Interstellar.

Mbin does not currently offer instance migration. It is a long awaited feature, but there are just other things blocking it currently. But even if instance migration was a feature like it is on Mastodon for example, you'd probably still leave your data behind. The thing that is being migrated is mostly your identity and your followers (in Mastodons case).

If you want to be sure that there is no data left behind, just delete your account, that way everything you posted is being deleted from the server.

[-] BubblyRomeo@kbin.earth 1 points 2 days ago

There is nothing wrong with kbin.earth

Then what about the site throwing "email not verified" error when I completed my email verification?

[-] BentiGorlich@thebrainbin.org 2 points 2 days ago

A technical error in the code maybe? I mean you obviously are able to use your account...

[-] BubblyRomeo@kbin.earth 1 points 2 days ago

A technical error in the code maybe?

I thought about it too. A social media platform having technical errors in the most crucial parts of the onboarding process doesn't inspire much confidence in me. Guess I'll quit Mbin altogether. I quit Shittit (Reddit) and Shitmmy (Lemmy) this morning. Guess Deadbin (Mbin) is next.

[-] BentiGorlich@thebrainbin.org 1 points 2 days ago

well you do you. Every software ever has bugs, its just inevitable

[-] bus_factor@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

If you were never able to do anything with the account, is there really anything to migrate? Can't you just create an account on another instance and forget about the old one?

[-] BubblyRomeo@kbin.earth 1 points 2 days ago

There is some data on here and I don't want to leave it on an instance which I feel is compromised on security levels. Isn't that the whole point of migration on Mbin? Taking your data with you. The only thing I can do currently is enable 2FA. But I still fear my account might be hacked.

this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2025

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