cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1195753
> Hi, for some reason I can’t reach Lemmy world communities through lemmy.ml even though the instances seem to be connected. > > Lemmy.ml/c/vegan@lemmy.world gives me a 404 error while Lemmy.ml/c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world works fine. > > Any idea why this might be?
Edit: Solved ✅ by @PorkrollPosadist:
If an instance has not yet discovered a community on another instance, you have to use the search function to find it. I just did a search for “!vegan@lemmy.world” it showed up, and I clicked on the link. Now lemmy.ml knows about this community and the original link won’t 404.
It would be cool if we got a more useful message instead of a 404 though.
Thanks, I had no idea. I did try the search function but I didn’t use the “!”, so that was probably the problem.
>Thanks, I had no idea. I did try the search function but I didn’t use the “!”, so that was probably the problem.
Nevermind, this does not work every time it seems. Searching for !games@lemmy.world gives me 0 results. Thankfully I can reach it via lemmy.ml/c/games@lemmy.world.
Edit: And yes, I am searching all communities, not just local.
