lemmy.ml is overloaded, use other instances instead
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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spinoza_the_jedi
in reply to nutomic • • •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.
Grouchy
in reply to spinoza_the_jedi • • •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?
spinoza_the_jedi
in reply to Grouchy • • •Grouchy
in reply to spinoza_the_jedi • • •Just set 'Only Admins can create Communities' in your instance. Then people can sign up, comment, and participate, but can't create communities.
You'd still need to moderate comments, and posts made from your instance though.
houseband23
in reply to Grouchy • • •If I host an instance and disable community creation, and my users comment & post in lemmy.ml communities, I still have to mod those comments in lemmy.ml even though I'm not a mod in any lemmy.ml community?
What about the mods in lemmy.ml communities? Can they still mod content made by my instance's users?
Grouchy
in reply to houseband23 • • •nutomic
in reply to Grouchy • • •If a post from a remote user gets removed in a community on lemmy.ml, that removal should also federate back to the user's home instance. At least in theory.
So if you host an instance with no communities, the only moderation you need to do is prevent spam bots or trolls from using it.