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Spread Out: How To Speed Up Lemmy (lemmy.fediverse.observer)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by miles to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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There are many lemmy instances in the world, but currently most people are using lemmy.world. This is why everything has gotten so slow.

You don't have to delete your lemmy.world account, but check out https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/map it's a geo-based map of lemmy instances -- explore stuff nearest you, pick one, sign up, search , subscribe and begin interacting with your favorite communities. It's easy, free and it will be faster. Try it!

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[โ€“] _cerpin_taxt_@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (6 children)

So can I just start running my only instance on my home server and just let only a few friends use it, then federate with the rest?

[โ€“] miles 5 points 2 years ago

absolutely, talk to !selfhosted@lemmy.world

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