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

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

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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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[–] rusty_spoon@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I applied for a few other instances but this one came through first. Your downfall is being too good compared to the competition.

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[–] zeerooth@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 8 points 2 years ago

I've made https://lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz/ to help take off some of that load. New registrations are welcomed and it should be maintained for a very very long time 🎂

[–] TrippyTortuga@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It seems like a common issue among ActivityPub services that people flock to the most popular instance and this causes problems. Why can't load balancing happen transparently? It seems like the main thing that actually makes a difference between which instance users want to join is what the moderation will be like. Like I don't want to be forced to sign up for an instance with a high amount of censorship compared to the rest of instances.

So maybe user registration should start from a centralized site that can describe the trade-offs of joining the various instances, and users don't get to select their specific instance by default, but rather they select based on a loose moderation policy, and then load-balancing occurs on the backend.

EDIT: I also want to be able to migrate between instances without losing my community subscriptions.

[–] super_user_do@feddit.it 8 points 2 years ago

I'm happy with Feddit ^_^

[–] metaltoilet@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

It also avoids centralization. sopuli.xyz has a list of alternate communities to the ones on lemmy.ml.

[–] kunday@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

New user,how do I donate / tip to help you peeps cover server costs? It wasn't directly obvious how to do it; apologize if it's a big button right on a page that I missed.

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[–] Designate6361@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have we started the fire?

[–] Ada@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@Designate6361 We didn't start the fire. It was always burning since the world's been turning.

@nutomic

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[–] slashzero@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

First post for me!

Sorry, I applied and got approved here. Still waiting to hear back from beehaw…

I’m really digging this UI compared to Reddit, but I am 99.9% a mobile user via the native Reddit app (don’t @ me!)

I am very tempted to setup my own instance. Wondering what resource usage looks like for an instance.

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[–] haunting_tale@wetdry.world 6 points 2 years ago

@nutomic For now I am using my brand new mastodon as backup, but I am thinking of joining kbin as well. So many options!

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