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How many Lemmy users are non-technical background?
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this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023
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A server is nothing more than a computer that is always running 24/7.
The server (or actually, computer) can do a lot of different things, such as simply storing a lot of files, streaming these files, download other files, etc.
Besides that, the server can run programs like Lemmy and because the server is generally 24/7, the Lemmy program will also be accessible 24/7.
Edit with an analogy: A server is similar to a literal restaurant-server. People can request data (such as a file) from a server and the server will serve that file to the people who requested it. Just like how people order food from the server in a restaurant, people 'order' data (such as a file or image) from the server.