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.

  • jarwinder@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 years ago

    is it possible to move an existing profile to a new server, like on Mastodon? or I need to create a new one and “start over”?

    • Barbarian@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      3 years ago

      Right now, there is no import/export. It’s a known useful feature, but the devs have no time to work on it (I’ve been following all the optimization work they’ve been doing on github, I don’t know if they sleep). You’ll have to start over atm, sorry.

      • Whiskey Pickle@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        3 years ago

        fascinating. what’s the monthly cost increase to go to 12 or 16 cpus? cuz that’s gonna happen, and I should set aside some cash for a donation.

        • Surreal@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          3 years ago

          I wonder if Google is still offering their C3 public preview, for zero cost during the trial period. I saw on my dashboard something ridiculous like spinning up 176 vCPU / 352GB RAM for $0, and just paying $1 for 10GB persistent disk. Heck they offer like a $300USD credit for the first 90 days to try stuff out…

          • Whiskey Pickle@lemmy.mlEnglish
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            3 years ago

            holy poopies, are you serious? that’s… that’s something. until, of course, they release their pricing scheme and convert you in the middle of the night.

            still, though… how does that compare to AWS, or what are comparable service pricing schemes?

  • Antman@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I have been wondering how cumbersome the Lemmy design will become for some. I love the idea that it is federated and decentralized however these are also major drawbacks for most average users (i.e not multi account users.

    Multiple accounts needed for maximum uptime on different instances. What if I really like my username and its taken on another instance? If one instance is down and i comment with my other account will i then need to manage replies etc through different profiles? What happens if something spins up another instance of a similar domain so that they can get a username of someone to imitate them? I am sure these can be blocked after the fact or will other federated instances be automatically blocked.

    What happens when someone gets bored of their instance and stops it, or it gets blocked, or they start getting unwanted attention. Does this mean all that content then goes into the ether?

    Will this go down the route of whomever provides the instance with the most resources, best load balancing becoming the one, blocking other instances and controlling it as if it were private and independent?

    There are a lot wait and see things, but I am excited to help and see what this great project becomes.

    • Undearius@lemmy.caEnglish
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      3 years ago

      I’ve experienced a taste of this already. I checked the instance list a couple days ago, and didn’t see one that stood out for my interests, so I created an account on the main lemmy.ml instance.

      I just registered the same username on another but as far as I can tell, there is no way to merge or link these two accounts. So all the setup I’ve done and all the communities I’ve subscribed to, I have to do over again.

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      Another “issue” (a bug or feature?) I’m seeing is there are a lot of duplicate communities between the instances. I guess one will eventually “prevail” and become the defacto instance for that community.