Reddit @lemmy.world jacktherippah @lemmy.world 11 mo. ago

Libreddit's public instances shutting down due to Reddit's API changes

github.com Libreddit's Public Instances are Shutting Down · Issue #840 · libreddit/libreddit

⚠️ PUBLIC INSTANCE SHUT DOWN ⚠️ As of July 12th, 2023, Libreddit is currently not operational as Reddit's API changes, that were designed to kill third-party apps and content scrapers who don't pay...

I was using LibReddit to check in once in a while, and it died today and Teddit instances are giving error 429 too, so yeah, no more Reddit from now on

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Here is the announcement the development team have made.

For those who want to still use LibReddit or Teddit, it's fairly simple to get your own instance running using Docker. Keep in mind it is read-only, you won't be able to comment or post.
- That's good, was thinking of self-hosting it anyway since the public instances were really hit-or-miss for me.
- Just out of curiosity I tried getting the server running on my Android phone and it works! Redirect from the UntrackMe app is also working. Not sure how much of a battery drain it will be but I'll keep testing it.
  
  Probably less than running the official app in light mode.
  
  How did you install it on your Android device? Is there an .apk I could install?
  
  I use an old Android phone as a server sometimes, it works decently enough
- I'm going to run this on my VPS but I don't see instructions on how to use the .toml configuration file to specify all the options. Where do I place the libreddit.toml file after installation?
  
  Also, I just started the Docker image on my local Linux box using the example to put it on port 8080, but I can only access it from my browser on port 80. Is that example command correct?
  
  https://github.com/libreddit/libreddit
  
  docker pull libreddit/libreddit
  
  docker run -d --name libreddit -p 80:8080 libreddit/libreddit
  
  Notice the port mapping. If you ran this command, youre binding port 80 to the docker container's port 8080. You can set it to whatever you like.
  
  As for the .toml, I didnt even bother. That just sets the instance defaults, but you can change those on a per-user basis from within LibReddit.
- Doesn't running a local instance mean your activity is tied to your API key and your IP address?
  
  If that's the case, I feel like browsing old.reddit behind a VPN is more private and less fuss (though I'm willing to be proven wrong!)
  
  Edit: from Libreddit's Public Instances are Shutting Down #840:
  
  Their new limits mean the project would only work for small instances and who authenticate using OAuth, effectively voiding any privacy benefits of using Libreddit.
My private teddit instance is still working for now. Probably just a matter of time before it dies though.
- Probably will still work for you. These large instances are probably hitting rate limits.
- My Private LibReddit is still up. It seems that if it's just you using it, you won't exceed the daily free API quota.
  
  Chiming in with my private teddit instance. Still working.
One by one... They're all falling. It's sad to see.

I'm so thankful this place exists.
F, Reddit's over for me now
This is sad to see. Libreddit was the only way I used to browse reddit since the day I heard about it. Now I almost always have to switch instances over 4 times to get one that is not rate limited.
F
I always thought libreddit and teddit scraped Reddit, never thought they used the api

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