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

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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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[–] mook@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I applied for behaw about 24 hours ago without response nor success logging in. Wondering if they have temporarily suspended applications?

[–] slashzero@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Same here! I was starting to think my application was rejected. So I signed up here on lemmy.ml and was approved fairly quickly.

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[–] t_var_s@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

something like lemmy-in.[tld] ?

[–] ilikebagels@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I just created https://lemmy.film if that would be useful for anyone.

[–] anders@rytter.me 3 points 1 year ago

@nutomic lemmy.world is a new instance which can also be used.

[–] ionhowto@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use kbin too.

New to this feedverse or how you call it.

Why isn't there one login that can post on all platforms and I have to signup on each separately?

If there is, you're not making it obvious I guess.

[–] anders@rytter.me 3 points 1 year ago

@nutomic @ionhowto you dont have to sign up on multiple instances. if you want to comment a post on another instance, copy the url and paste in into the search field and then your current instance will fetch the post so you can comment on it.

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[–] metaltoilet@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] feetongrass@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks like beehaw.org is down

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[–] arielbnz@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Im a lemmy.ml user since 2021. I need to create a community 'goth-music-oriented' or need help to get /c/goth more visible (it doesn't appear in the lemmy community browsing.

The former community creator, Maya, i think she abandoned the community. Her last post was 2 years ago. Thank you in advance for any help.

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[–] Bicyclejohn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there any way to migrate instance or do I make a new account entirely?

[–] Neuromancer@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You have to make a new account unfortunately.

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[–] nathanpc@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Saldy it's very common to have this influx towards the "main server" as people that are not used to the federated aspect come to the platform.

Either way, it would be interesting to collect this information and later post some metrics about the exodus from Reddit, kind of like how Fosstodon and other Mastodon instances did when Twitter had their issues.

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[–] erbs@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I signed up on lemmy org uk originally (day or 2 ago) and now it seems to be gone. If I could have kept my account some how that would have been better, but here I am instead.

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