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Any public Pixelfed instance that allows Instagram import?
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Kkk2237pl lemmy.world Kkk2237pl@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-11
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Is there any public instance, where I could use function “import from instagram”?

Im looking for general instance, preferably hosted in Europe

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Freakazoid lemmy.ml Freakazoid@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2025-11-20
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Gram.social is a good one, hosted in Germany with thebimpoet feature available. Its the largest server in Europe. And second largest from the instances according to pixelfed.org/servers

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Kkk2237pl lemmy.world Kkk2237pl@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-11
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Gram.social is a good one, hosted in Germany with thebimpoet feature available. Its the largest server in Europe. And second largest from the instances according to pixelfed.org/servers

Im at Gram.social but I cant import anything

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Freakazoid lemmy.ml Freakazoid@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2025-11-20
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Im at Gram.social but I cant import anything

Cant import? I'm not an Instagram user but as far as I'm aware there is an option to do that at settings > import > Import from Instagram (hit the import button)

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Kkk2237pl lemmy.world Kkk2237pl@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-11
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Cant import? I'm not an Instagram user but as far as I'm aware there is an option to do that at settings > import > Import from Instagram (hit the import button)

Yes, I tried that and I get an error.

Maybe ig changed structure of the files

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Freakazoid lemmy.ml Freakazoid@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2025-11-20
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Yes, I tried that and I get an error. Maybe ig changed structure of the files

That might be the thing; maybe others on this wonderful platform can help you further.

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lovingisliving anarchist.nexus lovingisliving@anarchist.nexus
Joined: 2026-04-22
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Kkk2237pl lemmy.world Kkk2237pl@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-11
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Another platform? Isnt Pixelfed / Monnett enough? ;)

In the end I thought that I will just set up new own Pixelfed instance, and I will import everything and fix dates if needed

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lovingisliving anarchist.nexus lovingisliving@anarchist.nexus
Joined: 2026-04-22
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Another platform? Isnt Pixelfed / Monnett enough? ;) In the end I thought that I will just set up new own Pixelfed instance, and I will import everything and fix dates if needed
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abeorch friendica.ginestes.es abeorch@friendica.ginestes.es
Joined: 2026-02-16
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@Kkk2237pl Can I suggest that success here is modifying and building on existing tools that work with other existing tools and making them work better.For example - I found git.sr.ht/~cloutier/dotmakeup #dotmakeup by @vincent - which can pull instagram and twitter posts and syndicate them. #Friendica has add on that post to Twitter - so my thinking is that adding #dotmakup tools into Friendica would help allow users to migrate to Friendica while maintaining connections via Twitter and InstagramDropping back a bit Friendica works really well on #Yunohost - making #Yunohost easier to run on a homerouter as a drop in replacement for ISP supplied routers would mean that it would be easier for people to buy a bit of kit, take it home , turn it on , have their own ActivityPub server running fairly quickly and be linked into those existing communities (both ActivityPub and commercial)

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abeorch friendica.ginestes.es abeorch@friendica.ginestes.es
Joined: 2026-02-16
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@lovingisliving If you want a #Facebook replacement then look to #Friendica - rather than anything new.

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lovingisliving anarchist.nexus lovingisliving@anarchist.nexus
Joined: 2026-04-22
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@lovingisliving If you want a #Facebook replacement then look to #Friendica - rather than anything new.
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abeorch friendica.ginestes.es abeorch@friendica.ginestes.es
Joined: 2026-02-16
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@lovingisliving What specifically were the issues that you ran into?Improving it - that's alot less work than recreating something from scratch.

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