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)

  • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.world
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    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.

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      I just finished migrating over to your instance from lemmy.world. I’m liking what I see. Everything seems nice & snappy. (One suggestion: consider turning on email verification to shut down potential bot accounts a bit more thoroughly)

      It takes a bit more effort to setup your subscribed /c’s on a smaller instance (if you’re the first on the instance to sub to a /c, you need to already know the address for it). But once you’re subbed to everything you want, it’s business as usual. And without constant downtimes!

      (EDIT: Had to log in to my old .world account to find this post to comment on it, since I had it bookmarked here)

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        consider turning on email verification

        That’s been on my todo list for a while. Though I have crafted some SQL queries that help me with finding bots, until I have time for the email stuff I think I got this covered (even though it takes more time).

        If you have any questions or anything else to add about the instance, feel free to reach me!

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      This is a great list of general-purpose sort of “next step down in size from lemmy.world”-instances.

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      Oh, Magic the gathering! I thought Marjorie Taylor Greene and was agreeing with you that it might not be for everyone.

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    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!

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    I moved to lemme.ee. i find the rules and regulations and reason for defederation in lemmy.world is so insane. and performance was also not good on lemmy.world. many users have made accounts on the server. Lemme.ee is fast and didn’t have any downtime till now.

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    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 after a year or two.

    Support all the people who has an instance and wants to contribute to the Lemmy network.

    Go sign up right now, if only to have an alternate account when needed.

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    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.

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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?

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    I’m liking lemmy.one. federates with big instances, rarely downtime, and downvotes are disabled.

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    As a Michigan native, I thought I found a good one in midwest.social. Then once I got signed up, I noticed in the sidebar that it was a politics-focused sub. (I always blocked all of the politics content in Reddit, and now on Lemmy. I’m just here for cool/fun stuff about tech, videogames, and woodworking. Not to argue with people that don’t share the same beliefs as me.)

    It is interesting how much the Fediverse leans on building communities, with the requirements that members have the same political & social ideologies as the admin.

    Anyhow… I’m on lemmings.world now, after seeing the admin make a couple comments in this thread. So far, so good.

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    I’ve been enjoying Lemmy.blahaj.zone, though it’s more niche given that it’s an instance for trans people

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    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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    Good is subjective, given I can see all of the same content, and more.

    Also far fewer issues since I don’t have to support 100k users here.