Exodus · by Noé Petit · 2026-10-16
Tips for moving a community away from a big platform without losing everyone
Don't announce a deadline and expect miracles. Run both in parallel for a while, move the best content first, make the new space obviously better for the core members, and let the rest follow when ready. A quiet migration beats a dramatic one.
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Brave Rider · 2 likes
find your 20 most active members and ask them directly first
Jonas Schneider · 2 likes
make it easier than staying. otherwise inertia wins every time
Jonas Schneider · 2 likes
mod buy-in is the first step. if mods hate it, it's dead
Jonas Schneider · 1 likes
also keep an archive of the old place so people feel safe leaving
Brave Rider · 0 likes
parallel running is key. a hard cutoff burns people
Noé Petit · 2 likes
learned this the painful way with a discord server