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Lemmy fell off (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by GrammarPolice@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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It used to be interesting before with engaging posts and looked like a burgeoning community. Now it's just stagnant, full of politics and tankieism has become more commonplace.

Idk though, maybe it's just me

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[–] MousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Will do. Got a bunch of stuff I think is cool that I can post.

By the way, do you have any advice for someone interested in starting their own instance?

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Sure do.

  1. Use a VPS. Running your own server on premises gets complicated fast, especially if you rent. Pay someone else to keep your server healthy. Hetzner has fair prices and good customer service.
  2. Think about resource use. Lemmy sucks up a lot of RAM. Piefed runs lighter. Keep an eye on your disk space, anticipate problems.
  3. Get on Matrix. Lemmy and Piefed both have Matrix spaces for admins to help each other on the technical and political side. Be nice, make friends.
  4. Be predictable. Decide your rules before you need them. Keep it simple enough for users to understand. Give good removal and ban reasons.
  5. Cater to newbies. Don't use the word "instance" or "server", use the word website. Explain federation on the sidebar or in the signup process, but use general terms. Like "We're connected to a network of other websites, and you can see and interact with their posts from our site."
[–] MousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Thanks!

  1. Was already planning to do that, since on-prem isn't an option for me at the moment. Also heard of Hetzner and on top of what you said, I like that they are EU-based.
  2. Got it. (Plus, check my instance - I'm already feeding myself pie :P)
  3. I'm already on Stoat, but I guess one more Discord alt won't hurt (plus, better security in case my Stoat gets hacked)
  4. Makes sense.
  5. That's the plan, yes.
  6. Did you accidentally press Enter too soon?

I'm also considering offering a premium contributor tier to reward people who help keep the lights on and Hetzner bills paid, with extra features like scheduled posts (does PieFed have that?)

[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

PieFed has scheduled posts. And some other perks.

[–] MousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Huh. TIL. I guess I should look into this. Thanks for the info!

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 points 1 day ago

I don't think Piefed has premium tiers, but dbzer0 and anarchist.nexus do. People who pay money get the right to vote in instance decisions. It's kinda like early America.