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)
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.
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.
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Yeah, I wasn’t sure what OP meant by “small.” I mean, it’s user base is less than a fifth the size of .world, so maybe it counts.
How many are active?
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In what country is lemm.ee hosted?
Top level domain and IP address owner suggest Estonia, I think it’s safe to say it’s hosted there.
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
DDOS attacks have been hitting fediverse sights. LW is combating it. Once they lock it down the DDOS attacks will turn to the smaller servers.
If only lemmy.world would invest into something like stormwall, ddos-guard or nexuspipe. Cloudflare is complete dogshit against most modern ddos attacks (unfortunately).
Most anti-DDOS tools don’t deal with federation well. They keep out the obvious and less obvious automated requests, but federating servers are exactly that, automated requests.
Until there’s some anti-DDOS service that understands the details of ActivityPub, I don’t think we’ll see servers survive such attacks.
This is not true. C’mon.
Does it go down? Yes. Annoying. Has it been down longer than it’s been up? Of course not.
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They are probably doing the best they can do…
They really, really are not - from a technical or social lens. I remember an admin coming into a conversation to shut down comments and telling everybody to be nice to the nazis we were dunking on, or else.
They’re Spez - cryptofascists posing as liberals to create a captive audience they can push into the right wing pipeline.
Good Lord, the name definitely checks out with you doesn’t it?
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Then get the fuck out of here and don’t come back. Geez. What’s the point of the fediverse if you’re going to whine like a little redditor?
At least it’s a motivator to diversify to smaller instances.
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.
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
The admin of fedia.io runs a whole bunch of Fediverse servers. Someone made a map!
Most of those servers are infosec related but I don’t see why you couldn’t use it as a basis for general purpose social media.
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.
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.
I’ve been enjoying Lemmy.blahaj.zone, though it’s more niche given that it’s an instance for trans people
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.
The one I’m on is really good. There’s been technical difficulties, but the admin is great.
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.
