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It is not just the number of users, but also the number of communities and subscribers.
I believe that an instance can reach 10k users and have a couple hundred communities without too many issues, i.e, you could run things on one well-tuned database, perhaps add master-slave replication and scale your webservers horizontally.
I do have in my mind that if my instance ever gets to this size (fingers crossed), I will close registrations and only open again to replace churned customers.
Very good point
"Churned customers?"
Yes, except for the first 250 registrations, my instance is a commercial fediverse provider only for paying subscribers.
Hey, good to see you here!
Hey! Weren't you on Sopuli? :)
I used to, but then switched here :)
I still have less than 250 users, so if you want to come over (or send people here) feel free to do it.
I was thinking about leaving those spaces for people who actually need that lifetime license, if I ever move I would be happy to support financially:)
That's really thoughtful of you, but no need to worry. I'm still managing access to Lemmy manually, and only after I reach the 250 I will start giving the option to "upgrade" or check if the account is being used or if just squatted for the free slot.
I see! I might join later this week-end then
That's really thoughtful of you, but no need to worry. I'm still managing access to Lemmy manually, and only after I reach the 250 I will start giving the option to "upgrade" or check if the account is being used or if just squatted for the free slot.
How is that even possible?
If you go to https://communick.com you can sign up and subscribe to any of the services. Your account is authorized after you sign up. You get 14 days as a free trial. If you don't pay, the account is locked again.