this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2023
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desperate as fuckkkkkk
lemmy for me rn has become an almost perfect replacement. only thing i can feature request is the ability to transfer my data to other instances when needed, in case my current one blows up.
other than that, this place is solid ππΌ
There are already some issues open on Lemmy's github about transferring data between instances, so it has good chances of being implemented (although there isn't a timeline for when it could happen). I just don't think things like comments, posts and votes can be transferred, at least for now.
got it, thank you!
There are several tools out there on GitHub already which allows you to export all your settings and import it elsewhere.
Instances being blowed up will be a huge issue if the whole thing will be getting really popular. And if not, it might die anyway
I meant blowed up in the sense of like, genuinely goes out of service (i was at work at the time, i did not explain properly). But yeah, if it gets too popular for the admin to handle that may also be an issue. So far I like lemmy a little more than reddit. I think I will always miss apollo, but this will guarantee that my third party client will not go out of service ππΌ
I mean that too. The second it goes popular, the instance will either run out of traffic, or will suddenly cost tens of thousands of dollars per day. There is a huge jump in price there, from 10-50 dollars a month to a hundred thousands.
youβre correct ππΌ i want lemmy to get popular, but these are the roadblocks that we need to watch out for. at least the solution is easy tho, make more servers
If it will be easier to migrate the profile, with all the comments and subscriptions, it will help immensely.