Trying to figure out if there is a way to migrate an instance on YunoHost using the method described here, where the essential files are transferred to a new Mastodon install (but without the Mastodon:setup step):
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/migrating/
Context
Hardware: Raspberry Pi at home
YunoHost version: 11.1.20, Mastodon 4.1.2~ynh
I have access to my server: Through SSH | through the webadmin | direct access via keyboard / screen
Are you in a special context or did you perform some particular tweaking on your YunoHost instance?:yes
So, naively, I did that. Now I'm in what I think people call "dependency hell" where the Mastodon homepage is a blank screen on everyone else's computer/phone but my own, and compiling fails with things like "update postcss to version 8" even though it seems to already be there.
I'm really out of my depth as a noob here :/
So I'm hoping that I can find a way to reinstall YunoHost/Mastodon in such a way that I can migrate the database, secrets, etc rather than do a 'backup/restore' in the standard YunoHost way for installs that haven't been broken by a silly noob admin
Describe the bug
Trying to figure out if there is a way to migrate an instance on YunoHost using the method described here, where the essential files are transferred to a new Mastodon install (but without the Mastodon:setup step): https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/migrating/
Context
I had changed the character limit as described here https://www.draklyckan.se/2021/11/how-to-increase-the-character-limit-for-toots-in-mastodon/ but was getting a notification at the
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rails assets:precompile
step that (to the best of my recollection) said I should upgrade npm.So, naively, I did that. Now I'm in what I think people call "dependency hell" where the Mastodon homepage is a blank screen on everyone else's computer/phone but my own, and compiling fails with things like "update postcss to version 8" even though it seems to already be there.
I'm really out of my depth as a noob here :/
So I'm hoping that I can find a way to reinstall YunoHost/Mastodon in such a way that I can migrate the database, secrets, etc rather than do a 'backup/restore' in the standard YunoHost way for installs that haven't been broken by a silly noob admin
Thanks :)