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Isn't the UI separate from the backend and run as a separate process? I haven't done this nor seen anyone else do this yet so this is just an educated guess, but I believe this means that anything the standard
lemmy-ui
can do can be done by calling the APIs directly, ergo you can host a custom frontend on https://literature.cafe without breaking federation. But I guess that doing that would need extra work for you every time you want to upgrade because now you can't use the standard docker image?I mostly use mobile apps so the web frontend does not make a difference to me. I actually like the default one for my desktop. π
More choice is good which is the reason why the UI are the focus. But alongside that I do use a rather custom setup so the traffic funnels thru traefik so I can automate my certificates and make things easier to install new web blocks on different ports and subdomains, I don't wanna tinker with that and risk breaking federation. I also do like the default one as well, there's some quirks I wish were different though but things will change in time.