Keeping Voat's data when Voat shuts down (GreatAwakening)

submitted ago by Lurker17

I stole this from Searchvoat ... https://voat.co/v/SearchVoat/4170146

SearchVoat.co is an independent website not associated with Voat, Inc.

  • SearchVoat.co is not going to shut down in the foreseeable future.

  • SearchVoat.co already has a complete* backup of Voat's submissions and comments. This data does not generally include up/downvotes.

  • You can retrieve a copy of a Voat submission, including comments, by replacing voat.co in the submission URL with searchvoat.co. For example, this post is at https://voat.co/v/SearchVoat/4170146 and you can retrieve a backup at https://searchvoat.co/v/SearchVoat/4170146.

  • You can choose to download results from SearchVoat.co in CSV or JSON format, by selecting those options when you do a search. These downloads include up to 240 posts, but you cannot specify a page number, so narrow your search if you want more than 240 posts at a time.

  • I will add a shortcut to the SearchVoat.co front page to one or more Voat post mortem discussion forums TBA. Suggestions please.

  • If you want to delete your posts from SearchVoat, make sure you delete them from Voat before Voat shuts down then go to SearchVoat and hit edit/delete.

  • 99.9% complete; missing a few comments before July 2017

BONFIRE_OF_VANITIES ago

Outside of a few comments on too much bourbon I stand by all my comments.

Thank you Lurk for your tireless efforts.

Lurker17 ago

Thanks Bonfire! Your great comments got a lot of my upvoats!

29again ago

Is it simply a back-up or archive of voat, or can we post and comment there?

Lurker17 ago

After VOAT shuts down it will be an archive. Until then, a back-up where you can see new posts and comments almost instantly. No posting or commenting through searchvoat. Great for searching keywords by subverse/poster/commenter/date or any combination.

29again ago

OK, got it, thanks!

elites4prison ago

I'd like to completely offline archive this site.

Is it possible?

TheBookWasBetter ago

From the command line: Wget -r

Lurker17 ago

Searchvoat.co will still be available to search all past VOAT posts and comments. You might not see the VOAT counts on the posts and comments but the content will be there and searchable.

I'm unsure about creating a complete archive.

PatEldo5 ago

Anything-and everything- you do is much appreciated. I'm still reeling....

Elmo334 ago

This could be important to many here. I was part of a pretty big sport site Laxpower that kept lots of facts and stats that was incredible when my downs played. All of a sudden it was closed and the records and stats were gone. Devestating to those following.