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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)

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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 56 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Well, you can try mine, https://lemmings.world. It's federated with the bigger instances so you won't miss any content. It's well maintained and supported. And I plan on maintaining it long-term. Also it has Lemmings in the name.

[–] floppy@rabbitea.rs 7 points 1 year ago

I was going to suggest yours!

If you want a tiny instance, the one I'm on is https://rabbitea.rs

[–] lemmy@lemmy.stonansh.org 5 points 1 year ago

Also it has lemming in the name. :) love it.

[–] sucricdrawkcab@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely checking this out.

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[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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
[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 15 points 1 year ago

This is a great list of general-purpose sort of "next step down in size from lemmy.world"-instances.

[–] gunpachi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well, by "good" I meant general purpose, no NSFW, federates with bigger instances, consitent uptime .. etc.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My instance (https://lemmings.world) fits most of that!

  • general purpose
  • federates with bigger instances (I even have a bot running that's subscribing to popular communities across Lemmy instances so the All feed is full of content and really comparable to the biggest instances)
  • consistent uptime (I have 100% according to lemmyverse.net and 98.93% according to fediverse observer)
  • the only criteria that doesn't fit is that I allow NSFW, but it has to be clearly tagged as NSFW, meaning you can simply disable NSFW on your profile
[–] gunpachi@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hey, OP here. Just joined your instance.

Quick question... What do people usually do when they have accounts in multiple instances ?

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

Glad to see you here!

Well, depends on if you want to use the other account or not. I had an account on lemmy.world very briefly and I simply don't use it anymore. I didn't delete it in case I need it for some testing, but I don't use it.

Generally I'd say people use their app to login to multiple accounts? I know Liftoff (which I use) can do it, though I don't use the feature very much. I think I've read some apps can merge the feeds from all your accounts into one, though I don't know which (maybe even Liftoff can do it, I really don't know).

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

So probably lemm.ee and lemmy.sdf.org over the other two, then.

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[–] the_dopamine_fiend@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Not a small instance. It has over 20,000 users.

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.

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[–] Saint_of_Illusion@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (12 children)

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.

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[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like mtgzone.com, but it might not be for everyone

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, Magic the gathering! I thought Marjorie Taylor Greene and was agreeing with you that it might not be for everyone.

[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 4 points 1 year ago

Trying to imagine who would like her enough to make that. Conservatives only see her as a useful tool.

[–] faintedheart@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I moved to lemme.ee. i find the rules and regulations and reason for defederation in lemmy.world is so insane. and performance was also not good on lemmy.world. many users have made accounts on the server. Lemme.ee is fast and didn't have any downtime till now.

[–] JoeClu@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In what country is lemm.ee hosted?

[–] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 10 points 1 year ago

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!

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[–] Kes@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

I've been enjoying Lemmy.blahaj.zone, though it's more niche given that it's an instance for trans people

[–] haych@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

I'm liking lemmy.one. federates with big instances, rarely downtime, and downvotes are disabled.

[–] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 5 points 1 year ago

The one I'm on is really good. There's been technical difficulties, but the admin is great.

LemmyIs.Fun Lemmy.BeyondCombustion.net Literature.Cafe

[–] Pat@kbin.run 5 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] RxBrad@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] xtremeownage@lemmyonline.com 4 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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?

[–] SGG@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

What do you mean by "just as good".

It really depends on if you mean amount of content, or are ok with there only being maybe one post a day but that being a quality post worthy of discussion.

Í want to hear about both to be honest.

[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Scroll to the bottom, tap instances, look around.

[–] Venicon@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Was on world but then created same account name on sopuli.xyz and not had a single down moment since.

[–] gabe@literature.cafe 2 points 1 year ago

There's quite a lot, you can check out join-lemmy.org for a solid list. Mine is open as well, but reading/writing isn't everyones thing

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