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The Voyager app now defaults to lemmy.zip. I really like sh.itjust.works fwiw.
I also can vouch for sh.itjust.works. They have a fair defederation policy and has only gone down a couple times in the two years I’ve been using it. When it has the admin has been quick to address it and provides updates via a matrix chat.
The one downside is that some more niche domains have ~~degenerated~~ defederated (thanks autocorrect) from us due to the open enrolment we have (beehaw comes directly to mind). I recall someone linking a website that tracked what servers are federated with each other but I can’t find it now unfortunately.
I went here after i read .ee is shutting down , most of the stuff i followed back there i can follow from here
We welcome you to the fold! I tried a few instances when I joined a couple years back but basically never use my alts because SJW ‘just works’ :) I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
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Is beehaw still around? I had no idea. I thought they defederated from everyone then I assumed they died out.
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One thing you should do is grab your data for easy moving, you haven't already.
Assuming you're using the default Lemmy web UI (not Voyager, or Photon, or a mobile app, or whatever), click on your username in the top right, and select "Settings".
On the settings page, there's a section called "Import/Export Settings". Click the "Export" button and let your browser download the file.
Then, when you switch instances, you can go into the same Settings page on the new instance, select the file you downloaded, and hit "Import" and you will automatically be resubscribed to the communities you subscribed to.
Wow didn't know this was an option. Need to migrate my off of lemm.ee then. Thanks for the heads up.
If you have a favorite community you might take a look at the instance they’re hosted out of.
Beyond that, my general advice is to sort Lemmy instances by number of active users, then pick one that’s somewhere between the 10th and 20th largest.
https://lemmy.zip/ is the closest imo.
I see a few people recommending lemmygrad, lemmy.ml and hexbear, I don't really think you'd enjoy those servers too much unless you are interested in leftism/communism.
also, people will assume you're a tankie just because your name ends with .ml 😞
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hexbear.net, lemmy.ml, lemmygrad.ml, easily the best instances.
Even if you truly believe that, just saying that without talking about those instances' reputation seems... unhelpful, at best. You're telling someone to join hexbear without telling them how many instances have defederated from it.
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What do you look for in an instance? Many different instances with different uses and needs.
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have you checked out the porn one? some guy posted like 20 pictures of his dick
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This has really made me lose faith in a defederated system like this.
@Anyone: please let me know if I'm wrong about these and if there's a solution, but as far as I can see:
- I can't export my account (most importantly all the posts and comments I've saved).
- It's difficult to find where a server is based.
- Some instances seem to be solo hobby projects. I don't want to pick another instance that is at risk of being killed.
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Your saved posts and comments are included in your exported settings along with your subscriptions. I was happy to discover that when I did it yesterday.
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Most instances say where they are based in their instance description. If not, you can do a whois lookup to see the general area they are in. Another option is asking in the meta community of the instance.
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Similar to the second point above, most instance owners are transparent with their infrastructure and the ones who are running small servers as hobby projects usually put it as a disclaimer.
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you can join lemdro.id if you want
Sh.itjust.works and lemmy.zip, not sure if shitjustworks is general purpose actually
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