---
link: https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/entries/Migrating%20PDS%20Account%20with%20%60goat%60
author:
  - Bryan Newbold
published: 2024-10-02
tags:
  - ATProtocol
  - pds
---
[[Bryan Newbold]]'s write up on how to move your [[ATProtocol]] account between [[PDS]].

The entire meat of the article is, install [goat](https://github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/tree/main/cmd/goat):

```shell
go install github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/cmd/goat@latest
```

And then run three commands:

1: Login to your old account

```shell
goat account login -u $OLDHANDLE -p $OLDPASSWORD
```

2: Request a verification token from your current PDS.

```shell
goat account plc request-token
```

3: Run the migrate command

```shell
goat account migrate \
  --pds-host $NEWPDSHOST \
  --new-handle $NEWHANDLE \
  --new-password $NEWPASSWORD \
  --new-email $NEWEMAIL \
  --plc-token $NEWPLCTOKEN \
  --invite-code $INVITECODE
```

The article has more details on manual migrations if things go wrong.