Which instance should i choose when i share a link? (piefed.social)

submitted 1 month ago by sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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Let's say:

I am on instance A.
I browse on a community that is on instance B
a user from instance C post something on that community B.

Now i want to share a link to this post. Which instance should i pick?

A my home instance
B the community
C the post author

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[-] julian@community.nodebb.org 10 points 1 month ago

Theoretically, it shouldn't matter.

In the ideal case every connected server should host a full and complete copy of the data from the originating server (as xkdrxodrixkr@feddit.org says, that's B)

Reality is a bit different, but not enough to warrant always picking B. Just share whichever you'd like, but B is the most right.

[-] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 month ago

but B is the most right.

C is most correct canonical URL actually. See the HTML at the bottom of this screenshot

More info: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/1418

this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2025

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