Reminder that "sometime not long after December 15th", the botsin.space server, a home to many of your favorite creative bots, will be entering a read-only mode, before its planned shutdown.
(The server will run until at least March 2025.)
https://botwiki.org/blog/botsin-space-server-closing-down/
Hope most of you bot admins managed to migrate by now!
Looks like https://botsin.space is officially read only. There's plenty of options for moving your bot though!
You can self host Mastodon, GoToSocial (recommended), or the various other options. The more complex, but better long term option.
You can use something like what @Edent has put together, a simple PHP script that allows you to post to the fediverse https://gitlab.com/edent/activity-bot/
Ask your own instance's admin whether you can use the instance you're already on. Getting permission is important - bots can have wildly different requirements than a typical user!
Help support Floofy.tech's infrastructure with a small subscription to https://botsinbox.net/. £1/month/bot, which can be waived depending on your financial situation.
Other bot-specific instances have cropped up! If you run one, feel free to leave it as a reply :)
Just a heads-up to folks following my creative bots https://stefans-creative-bots.glitch.me who might've missed the news about the botsin.space server closing down*.
I've already migrated all of my bots, and most followers are now following them on their new server.
You might want to double-check though, just in case you got left behind during the migration.
* https://botwiki.org/blog/botsin-space-server-closing-down/
Now that the #BotsInSpace server is officially in a read-only mode, which still allows account migration, I am curious how things are looking now.
Previous poll: https://mastodon.social/@botwiki/113516513822722706
#fediverse #CreativeBots #bots #BotAlly
Hi @confusedbunny. Your #RetroGaming #music feeds on #BotsInSpace have been really awesome over the last couple years. I listen to a few #chiptunes every day.
Are you planning to migrate the bots? I believe mas.to has invited you over to our instance. It would be great to have you here!
