when i first set up my ghost blog to be federated, i used the default address @index@existotherwise.com but then soon after, changed it to @cc@existotherwise.com
two problems
1 - the @index account is still visible as if it still exists, but it doesn’t. so if someone searches for me, they see this empty profile (they also see the @cc profile)
2 - the @cc@existotherwise.com profile isn’t displaying properly (avatar and header images don’t appear, and posts aren’t visible, the profile/account seems to not be updating)
should i not have changed to something other than @index? should i try changing it back?
i am not understanding how Ghost federation works….
Have you tried checking your configuration settings for this? A few things that commonly cause this type of issue:
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Check if there are any recent updates or changes to your setup that might have triggered this behavior.
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Look at the logs for any error messages around the time this started happening. The specific error codes will point you to the root cause faster than guessing.
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If you are self-hosting, make sure your environment variables and config files are properly set. Sometimes a missed setting after an upgrade causes exactly this kind of problem.
What version are you running, and did this start after a specific change?
If you are selfhosting, also try to restart your Ghost instance