I’ve been hanging out on Example.ml for about three months now, and I figured I’d share my experience for anyone currently "instance shopping."

Overall, it’s been a really solid home. It’s running on Lemmy, and it seems to have a pretty heavy focus on open-source stuff and Linux. If you like staying in the terminal or just care about privacy-respecting tools, you’ll probably fit in fine here.

The good: The uptime is impressive—I don’t think I’ve hit a single "server error" page since I joined. The moderation seems to be handled by people who are actually present; they’re pretty quick to shut down the spam bots that pop up once in a while.

The catch: It’s not really a "general" social site. If you're looking for memes or light conversation, this probably isn't the spot. It’s definitely more of a "power user" environment.

Has anyone else spent time on this server? Curious if anyone else has run into issues with the software updates or if it’s just my browser acting up.

4/5 stars