I’m just asking for recommendations in case, I feel like migrating to a smaller instance or maybe try kbin for a change (but I’ll miss the voyager web app)
Well, you can try mine, https://lemmings.world. It’s federated with the bigger instances so you won’t miss any content. It’s well maintained and supported. And I plan on maintaining it long-term. Also it has Lemmings in the name.
I was going to suggest yours!
If you want a tiny instance, the one I’m on is https://rabbitea.rs
Also it has lemming in the name. :) love it.
How are you defining “good” here? Off the top of my head I would say
- lemm.ee
- lemmy.sdf.org
- lemmy.one
- sh.itjust.works
This is a great list of general-purpose sort of “next step down in size from lemmy.world”-instances.
Well, by “good” I meant general purpose, no NSFW, federates with bigger instances, consitent uptime … etc.
My instance fits most of that!
- general purpose
- federates with bigger instances (I even have a bot running that’s subscribing to popular communities across Lemmy instances so the All feed is full of content and really comparable to the biggest instances)
- consistent uptime (I have 100% according to lemmyverse.net and 98.87% according to fediverse observer)
- the only criteria that doesn’t fit is that I allow NSFW, but it has to be clearly tagged as NSFW, meaning you can simply disable NSFW on your profile
Hey, OP here. Just joined your instance.
Quick question… What do people usually do when they have accounts in multiple instances ?
Glad to see you here!
Well, depends on if you want to use the other account or not. I had an account on lemmy.world very briefly and I simply don’t use it anymore. I didn’t delete it in case I need it for some testing, but I don’t use it.
Generally I’d say people use their app to login to multiple accounts? I know Liftoff (which I use) can do it, though I don’t use the feature very much. I think I’ve read some apps can merge the feeds from all your accounts into one, though I don’t know which (maybe even Liftoff can do it, I really don’t know).
So probably lemm.ee and lemmy.sdf.org over the other two, then.
I have my tiny instance that currently has 4 users, with me being the most active. I update Lemmy regularly, upgrade and manage resources as needed, and even do server management via my phone when I need to. Federated with all of the big ones so there’s no lack in content and I’m always scouring for new communities to sub to. The only rule I have (aside from the ones stated in the rules page) is no NSFW. It’s mostly a CYA measure for myself.
Plus it has a fun URL!
Everyone should support small instances. It would be horrible if the entire lemmy network consists of like 10 large instances. And if people don’t use the small instances, that will probably happen.
Support all the people who has an instance and wants to contribute to the Lemmy network.
Fediverse.observer is a good resource for sorting through and finding different instances for all types of activitypub platforms. There are pages for Lemmy and Kbin among plenty of others. That’s how I found the instance I’m currently on, and I’m pretty happy with it.
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We need a basic set of criteria to vet new small instances as minimally viable, what are they?
Just spitballing a few…
- At least federated with large instances X, Y and Z…
- X or above uptime percentage
- no more than X ratio of users to posts
- clearly stated content standards and a functional nazi/fascist/misinformation moderation effort
What do you think the list should be?
I like mtgzone.com, but it might not be for everyone
Oh, Magic the gathering! I thought Marjorie Taylor Greene and was agreeing with you that it might not be for everyone.
Trying to imagine who would like her enough to make that. Conservatives only see her as a useful tool.
sh.itjust.works is pretty popular.
Not a small instance. It has over 20,000 users.
Yeah, I wasn’t sure what OP meant by “small.” I mean, it’s user base is less than a fifth the size of .world, so maybe it counts.
Tried lemmy.world and lemmy.one but they were both down frequently last week. Bounced to lemm.ee and it’s been great so far. The admin is knowledgeable and cares about hosting.
lemmy.world is more often down than not
DDOS attacks have been hitting fediverse sights. LW is combating it. Once they lock it down the DDOS attacks will turn to the smaller servers.
If only lemmy.world would invest into something like stormwall, ddos-guard or nexuspipe. Cloudflare is complete dogshit against most modern ddos attacks (unfortunately).
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This is not true. C’mon.
Does it go down? Yes. Annoying. Has it been down longer than it’s been up? Of course not.
Your admins suck at literally every facet of their jobs. It’s almost alarming people still flock to easily one of the worst run instances.
They are probably doing the best they can do…
They really, really are not - from a technical or social lens. I remember an admin coming into a conversation to shut down comments and telling everybody to be nice to the nazis we were dunking on, or else.
They’re Spez - cryptofascists posing as liberals to create a captive audience they can push into the right wing pipeline.
Good Lord, the name definitely checks out with you doesn’t it?
I am not, in fact, CM Punk, no
Imagine “u mad bro lol”ing someone talking about fucking nazis
Then get the fuck out of here and don’t come back. Geez. What’s the point of the fediverse if you’re going to whine like a little redditor?
At least it’s a motivator to diversify to smaller instances.
For a very small instance(10 users), you can try mine at endlesstalk.org. It also has multiple frontends hosted like lemmy.world and many others.
Otherwise I would recommend lemm.ee, lemmy.sdf.org and lemmy.zip
Scroll to the bottom, tap instances, look around.
The one I’m on is really good. There’s been technical difficulties, but the admin is great.
I’ve been enjoying Lemmy.blahaj.zone, though it’s more niche given that it’s an instance for trans people
