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Comparison of Lemmy Instances (github.com)
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I created a repo on GitHub that has a table comparing all the known lemmy instances

Why?

When I joined lemmy, I had to join a few different instances before I realized that:

  1. Some instances didn't allow you to create new communities
  2. Some instances were setup with an allowlist so that you couldn't subscribe/participate with communities on (most) other instances
  3. Some instances disabled important features like downvotes
  4. Some instances have profanity filters or don't allow NSFW content

I couldn't find an easy way to see how each instance was configured, so I used lemmy-stats-crawler and GitHub actions to discover all the Lemmy Instances, query their API, and dump the information into a data table for quick at-a-glance comparison.

I hope this helps others with a smooth migration to lemmy. Enjoy :)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The new user registration doesn't map to the recommended setting of admin approval only. There have been massive spam account registrations waves in the past and if you can't monitor your instance 24/7 this is the only way to prevent having your instance blocked because of that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The NU field is determined by checking the registration_mode field in the API. If that's set to closed then I say No. Otherwise, I mark it as Yes.

So if it's open or require_application, I list it as Yes.

Is there an issue with how I've set this up? If so, please name a specific instance and what it should say vs what the table says.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, I managed to mis-read the table. Seems ok for my instance (slrpnk.net). However we do allow users to create new communities.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just rebuilt it and fixed the NC field. Please let me know if you find any other issues

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seems ok now.

Unrelated: maybe you can query the server location? Especially if it is in the EU or not and thus falls under better user data protection (GDPR)?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

thanks for the suggestion. I'll add it to this ticket: