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submitted 2 days ago by Demigodrick@lemmy.zip to c/home@lemmy.zip

Hello all,

10th June 2025 marks Lemmy.zip's second birthday!

Following the whole Reddit API fiasco in 2023, many of us moved over to Lemmy, and have never looked back. I remember sitting at my desk (it was a Sunday morning, it was probably raining, it was roughly 10am and I was actually supposed to be somewhere else) and buying the domain, wondering how on earth I was actually going to get a real website working.

It has taken a LOT of learning and perseverance, but since then we've created a fantastic community full over people from all over the world, and Lemmy.zip continues to grow and develop.

As I said in last year's birthday post, running a Lemmy instance has it's ups and downs - some days nothing goes wrong and for a large period of this last 12 months we've had a really stable site, which has led to me even at times referring to things as "too quiet". Oh how I miss those days 😭

But even with all the struggles over the last few months (spam, server issues, lemm.ee's closure) - I have been humbled by all the support and well wishes from users across the fediverse.

This year we've grown to over 4000 registered users, doubled the admin team, and learned loads along the way.

I've highlighted some of this year's happenings in our Year Two microsite: yeartwo.lemmy.zip. (PS - if you're on mobile, you can rotate your device to read it easier!)

You can also see the Year One microsite here if you're curious.

Looking forward in to year 3, I am hoping that Lemmy.zip can continue to thrive, and can become a home for anyone in the fediverse. It's sad to see instances closing, but I am hopeful we can provide a refuge and a space that in time, others can also call home.

None of this is of course possible without YOU. Yes you, reading this.

To the mods, thank you for doing a fantastic job of moderating your communities. There are a wide range of voices that contribute to Lemmy.zip, and your abilities to manage this fairly and consistently are what makes so many communities a success.

To those who have donated, you really are the backbone of keeping Lemmy.zip alive. Each donation means so much to us, and gives us hope that this is a project that many believe in and want to support.

And importantly, to the Lemmy.zip users - I know I always say this, but you make this whole site worthwhile. And I really mean it. Even if you are a lurker, just being a part of this actually means so much to us.

Happy Birthday Lemmy.zip 🍻

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[-] ulu_mulu@lemmy.zip 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Happy birthday!!!

Thank you for the fantastic job you all admins do for all of us <3

[-] Ballissle@lemmy.zip 3 points 15 hours ago

Thank you for the work you have done and I am very happy to be on this instance! I could not ask for a better admin

[-] knolord@lemmy.zip 2 points 14 hours ago

Again and again, I am very grateful that you keep this instance alive! <3

[-] nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip 3 points 19 hours ago

Kinda late reply, thanks for providing this cool space for us! Good luck and have a nice day!

[-] CaJoasca_Baloon@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

happy bday lemmy-zip! πŸ₯‚

[-] yes_yes_yes@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

many returns! πŸ₯³

[-] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Wow, it's been two years since. Hopefully zip can continue to prosper!

[-] D06M4@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Congrats, guys! Keep it up! 🫢

[-] Mim@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 days ago

Happy birtjday lemmy.zip πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³
And thanks to the admins and mods for running it.

[-] megane_kun@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Thank you, congratulations for the two years, and may this instance go on in the best condition for many more years to come without admins being burnt out.

[-] Supercrumpet@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Thank you and congrats!

[-] InEm@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Happy birthday !

[-] Rose@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 days ago

Happy birthday, .zip!

[-] marighost@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago

This is so wonderful. Glad I migrated here from lemm.ee! Happy birthday lemmy.zip!

[-] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 days ago

Happy birthday! I'm glad I found a cozy home for !dailygames@lemmy.zip here. Thanks for hosting us!

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

cheers mate πŸ’œ thanks for all the work you do :)

[-] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Great slideshow!

Feel free to crosspost to !fediverse@lemmy.world , people would definitely be interested in this!

[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

Glad to see this great instance is chugging along smoothly!

[-] Dempf@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Super based admin team.

[-] Teal@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

Happy birthday Lemmy.zip! πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³

I’m new to this instance but after Reddit I spent a few months on Kbin, then just shy of two years on Lemm.ee.

The Fediverse has come a long way thanks to a lot of time and hard work by the admins, mods and anyone else helping along the way.

Congratulations, and here’s to many more years!

[-] Havatra@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Happy Birthday! :D Love the microsite - great choice of stats!

And a big cheers to the admins for the incredible efforts! πŸ₯‚

[-] Demigodrick@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[-] Grimm@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

Happy birthday!! Thank you to everyone on the admin team for maintaining such a great place on the internet. Here’s to many more years! 🍻

[-] Marty_TF@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

congrations!

[-] Nelots@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

I'm very new to this particular instance, but my original .world account turns 2 in just 10 days, so I see we found Lemmy around the same time.

Happy birthday, .zip!

[-] errror@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

πŸŽ‚ let's keep going people!!

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

Good to be here! Thanks DGR!

[-] danieljoeblack@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

Happy birthday lemmy.zip! Thanks again for all the hard work from everyone on the admin and mod teams. Your hard work is appreciated, even if it doesn't seem like it at times :)

Might be worth adding your donation links somewhere on the post, it could encourage some more support!

[-] mnmalst@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Happy Birthday to us!

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