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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by nutomic@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

This site is currently struggling to handle the amount of new users. I have already upgraded the server, but it will go down regardless if half of Reddit tries to join.

However Lemmy is federated software, meaning you can interact seamlessly with communities on other instances like beehaw.org or lemmy.one. The documentation explains in more detail how this works. Use the instance list to find one where you can register. Then use the Community Browser to find interesting communities. Paste the community url into the search field to follow it.

You can help other Reddit refugees by inviting them to the same Lemmy instance where you joined. This way we can spread the load across many different servers. And users with similar interests will end up together on the same instances. Others on the same instance can also automatically see posts from all the communities that you follow.

Edit: If you moderate a large subreddit, do not link your users directly to lemmy.ml in your announcements. That way the server will only go down sooner.

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[-] knova@links.dartboard.social 12 points 2 years ago

I run a general purpose, (currently) single-user instance as of yesterday. It will be funded through end of 2023 and then I'll probably beg for donations if I host other users. https://links.dartboard.social

This is hosted on Digital Ocean and I can scale up CPU/RAM/Storage/Bandwidth as needed. (I already did once)

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[-] spinoza_the_jedi@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

Ok. I have what might be a strange question. Can you host a server but disable community creation (even if only temporarily)? So, the server would essentially just be a platform from which others could access content published elsewhere in the Fediverse. I'm assuming the load would then be on the database behind my instance, correct?

I'm a Platform/Cloud/DevOps Engineer (the titles are always changing) working in software. I'm reasonably sure I could host an instance to help out without much difficulty. But I'm not sure I'm ready to jump into the moderator role, though I realize I'll need to deal with those who break some basic rules.

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[-] sunaurus@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If anybody else is lost and wants a basic general-purpose home for their account, https://lemm.ee is on good hardware and open for signups.

[-] CanniBallistic_Puppy@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago

I like to call Lemmy "Feddit".

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[-] mook@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

I applied for behaw about 24 hours ago without response nor success logging in. Wondering if they have temporarily suspended applications?

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[-] frippa@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

Oooh so this is why it's lagging extremely, guess I'll go on the grad for a few days, or weeks

[-] Zagaroth@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

So, might I recommend having a button on the top bar that shows us the instances we've subscribed to, and maybe a quick link to the list of available instances? People like easy navigation, having to do multiple bookmarks or navigate through finding a link to the list of servers is not easy navigation.

[-] cosmicsploogedrizzle@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago

Can I login to another instance with my lemmy.ml account? Or do I need multiple accounts?

[-] CannotSleep420@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 years ago

An account on a given instance only lets you log on to that instance. You can use that account to interact with people from other instances, however.

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[-] erbs@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

I signed up on lemmy org uk originally (day or 2 ago) and now it seems to be gone. If I could have kept my account some how that would have been better, but here I am instead.

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