How do we login to Pixelfed with our programming.dev account?
from kn0wmad1c@programming.dev to programming@programming.dev on 23 Jan 17:40
https://programming.dev/post/24423069

It looks like each instance wants an instance-specific login, but my federated account is searchable, so I should be able to link it. Problem is, I can’t figure out how.

Help me, programming.dev

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joeldebruijn@lemmy.ml on 23 Jan 17:46 next collapse

Afaik there is a lot of federation but not your identity (meaning you cant use one account for the other).

kn0wmad1c@programming.dev on 23 Jan 17:51 next collapse

It just bothers me that searching for me on Pixelfed will list my gram.social and my programming.dev accounts.

The programming.dev one has a full profile already too, but I can’t figure out how to access it to post.

vivi@slrpnk.net on 23 Jan 18:40 next collapse

Generally the fediverse is not designed to import identities. Every instance has its own set of identities and you can’t log in across instances like that. You can access posts, but can’t use another instance to post. It’s a matter of trust. The original instance has no way to trust the second instance with your credentials/the authority to post on your behalf.

crawancon@lemm.ee on 23 Jan 18:48 collapse

I think you have to follow or resend followed posts from a newly created pixel fed instance id over to your programmer.dev

db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 23 Jan 18:45 collapse

That’s not how it works. What you can do is try to post to pixelfed from lemmy with your account, but I’m not sure how well that works

crawancon@lemm.ee on 23 Jan 18:46 collapse

I believe they traverse a series of tubes.

joyjoy@lemm.ee on 23 Jan 19:35 next collapse

The “Login with Mastodon” button isn’t like “Login with Google.” It just lets you import things like your name, email, handle, profile picture, and follows to use on your new account. You still need to create a password for your pixelfed login.

abbadon420@lemm.ee on 23 Jan 20:14 collapse

That’s a bug, imho

onlinepersona@programming.dev on 23 Jan 21:22 collapse

Can you login to protonmail using your gmail account?

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