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lemmy.ml is overloaded, use other instances instead (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Sure. Just create a server and subscribe to communities. Then disable public registration. Anybody can read the content on your instance. So far as I know, you can read the content on any public instance without an account.

Or am I not understanding your question?

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

Is there a way to sort new Lemmy instances ? I check Lemmy on a daily basis for joining new instances that meet my interest. I wish there is a way to check only the new instances, maybe email notifications or something ?

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

Can someone recommend me a vps service provider that works ideal for a lemmy instance ?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Test

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If now is struggling then on June 12 will be a nightmare.
Reddit will go dark in protest, many messages to join Lemmy, most instances will be overloaded or even DDoS with so many users, like what happen with Mastodon.

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

https://lemmy.ml/c/piracy

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

Is there a feature to send a read-only/static link to Lemmy pages?

I’m envisioning a pre-cached version of the page that is updated hourly or so, rather than querying the database live for every comment on the thread. In a perfect world, these could also be offloaded to a CDN as static pages…

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I just created https://lemmy.studio/ for music-related discussions.

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