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What are your criteria for choosing an instance other than Lemmy.world? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

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Hello everyone,

Based on the recent instability of Lemmy.world, a lot of people have been wondering whether they should move to another instance.

I used to look at https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list and recommend people to pick a generalist instance with as much users as possible (using the 1m column), usually

lemm.ee
sh.itjust.works
sopuli.xyz
lemmy.one
reddthat.com
etc.

Of course, there are also the regional options

feddit.de
lemmy.ca
aussie.zone
feddit.nl
feddit.uk
midwest.social
etc.

And of course, the thematic instances

programming.dev
lemmy.blahaj.zone
discuss.tchncs.de
lemmy.dbzer0.com
etc.

I used to recommend the most populated instances, as we know that All depends on users subscribed from the instance.

However, now with the introduction of the Lemmy Community Seeder (https://github.com/Fmstrat/lcs), which

tells your instance to pull the top communities and the communities with the top posts from your favorite instances

do you think this should still apply? I have seen promising instances (high uptime, already on 18.4 that was released today)

discuss.online
lemmy.ninja
unilem.org
etc.

Would you recommend users to join those as well, assuming that the admins use the LCS to populate the All feed? Most of us remember the Vlemmy.net disappearance, and it's difficult to tell users to join small instances based on good faith, but at the same time, every instance needs to start somewhere, and they should be given a chance.

What do you think?

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[-] Techlos@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

I went with dbzer0 for two main reasons - pirates have a long history of maintaining server infrastructure, and joining a smaller instance fights centralization.

[-] Reborn2966@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

how do i know if my instance is using the Lemmy Community Seeder?

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[-] xaon_rider92@monyet.cc 2 points 1 year ago

I usually use my lemmy.world account, but with the recent downtimes there, I've been using my alt account more. I choose this one because it's somewhat local to me, and it's nice to be able to see more somewhat local news and info.

[-] nephs@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Anywhere not banning lemmygrad is probably an OK place.

Everyone else, if not purely technical instances, are mostly replicating politics in a way that hurts humanity as a whole.

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[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I kinda picked lemmy.world at random but I use sh.itjust.works too

[-] deathbird@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Broad federation, low conflict.

[-] mazinger@mujico.org 1 points 1 year ago

No power tripping mods.

[-] skookumasfrig@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I went to sign up. There was a notification that advised me to not use the main servers and listed others. I picked one randomly and I've been happy since. I pay them through Patreon voluntarily because they deserve support but they don't solicit. You have to dig a little to find it.

[-] arquebus_x@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

No tankies.

That’s pretty much it. I went with kbin.

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[-] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

Kbin is superior

[-] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I mean I contribute, but I still go back and forth. What's the selling point for you?

[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I see the appeal, but the lack of apps is a dealbreaker for many. I know Artemis is in beta, but the dev having to build it without an API is a high entry barrier