A script to backup from one lemmy instance to a file.
Version 0.1 support only serialization of communities and user biography from one instance to a file, in the future I plan to add the ability to import the file into another instance (i.e. subscribing to the saved communities). I also plan to support backup of other data depending on what is available through Lemmy API.
This script depends on plemmy API. See PLemmy project page for details on how to install it.
usage: lemmybackup.py [-h] [-e EXPORT] [-q] [--communities] [--profile] instance username password
Allows to backup various lemmy data, like subscribed communities. Output on stdout in human-readable format. Use --export option to generate a json file.
positional arguments:
instance Lemmy instance url (i.e. https://lemmy.ml)
username Lemmy username
password Lemmy password
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-e EXPORT, --export EXPORT
Export data to file. Location must be write-able.
-q, --quiet Do not output on console
Backup Data:
Data to backup (if none specified, all will be saved)
--communities Backup subscribed communities
--profile Backup profile data (bio)
Output list of subscribed communities and user bio on stdout. --export allows
to generate a json file with the same output as on console.
TODO: The goal will be to provide a script to allow importing this data in another lemmy instance.