What are some smaller Lemmy / Kbin instances that are just as good as lemmy.world
What are some smaller Lemmy / Kbin instances that are just as good as lemmy.world
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.
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)
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!
Definitely checking this out.
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 (https://lemmings.world) 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 98.93% 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
So probably lemm.ee and lemmy.sdf.org over the other two, then.
feddit.de has a stable record and username as well. My main is on it and I can’t complain.
sh.itjust.works is pretty popular.
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.
In what country is lemm.ee hosted?
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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!
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
At least it's a motivator to diversify to smaller instances.
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.
For kbin there's https://fedia.io and https://kbin.cafe
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FYI fedia.io currently has a double comments issue that they are looking into.
Many thanks. May I also ask if there is an alternate frontend client or perhaps an android app for kbin ?
I'm liking lemmy.one. federates with big instances, rarely downtime, and downvotes are disabled.
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?
This table only covers some of your criteria, but it's pretty large. It's a good source for finding another home instance.
https://github.com/maltfield/awesome-lemmy-instances/blob/main/README.md
Thanks.
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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
The one I'm on is really good. There's been technical difficulties, but the admin is great.
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.
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.
What do you mean by "just as good".
It really depends on if you mean amount of content, or are ok with there only being maybe one post a day but that being a quality post worthy of discussion.
Í want to hear about both to be honest.
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
There's quite a lot, you can check out join-lemmy.org for a solid list. Mine is open as well, but reading/writing isn't everyones thing
Was on world but then created same account name on sopuli.xyz and not had a single down moment since.
Scroll to the bottom, tap instances, look around.
slrpnk.net is great
I've also started hosting my own at prxs.site
This is just the daily reminder that my instance:
- is professionally managed
- has a fair and straightforward path to sustainability (free forever for the first 250 users, after that $8/year membership)
- is hosted in Germany and privacy is a serious matter
- pledged to contributes back to open source, 20% of the profits are distributed to the main fediverse projects.
I just opened an account at https://sh.itjust.works after lemmy.world admins went berserk today. So far so good.
What did they do?
Do you think they’re crypto fash? I’ve really been getting that impression