This site is currently struggling to handle the amount of new users. I have already upgraded the server, but it will go down regardless if half of Reddit tries to join.

However Lemmy is federated software, meaning you can interact seamlessly with communities on other instances like beehaw.org or lemmy.one. The documentation explains in more detail how this works. Use the instance list to find one where you can register. Then use the Community Browser to find interesting communities. Paste the community url into the search field to follow it.

You can help other Reddit refugees by inviting them to the same Lemmy instance where you joined. This way we can spread the load across many different servers. And users with similar interests will end up together on the same instances. Others on the same instance can also automatically see posts from all the communities that you follow.

Edit: If you moderate a large subreddit, do not link your users directly to lemmy.ml in your announcements. That way the server will only go down sooner.

  • bankimu@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    It’s confusing even for me. Do I get to see every post in every instance? Do I get to see all the comments? Do others get to see all of my posts irrespective of their instance? Can I see and interact with all users irrespective of their instance? Can I browse Lemmy if my instance is overloaded? If not, can I seamlessly move to a different instance?

    • Technoguyfication@kbin.social
      9·
      1 year ago

      Do I get to see every post in every instance?
      Do I get to see all the comments?
      Do others get to see all of my posts irrespective of their instance?
      Can I see and interact with all users irrespective of their instance?

      Yes

      Can I browse Lemmy if my instance is overloaded?

      You can browse, but you can only vote, post, and comment from your home instance.

      If not, can I seamlessly move to a different instance?

      Not as far as I know, but I’m very new to the fediverse as well. Your account is tied to your instance, but there is nothing preventing you from having accounts on multiple instances. You can even choose the same username! Usernames are @username@instance.url

      For example, I’m @Technoguyfication@kbin.social, but I also have a mastodon account @Technoguyfication@mastodon.social. I can browse Lemmy/Kbin/Mastodon/etc. from any of my accounts, but anything I post or comment will be from the account I’m using at the time.