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How to self host my own lemmy server? (self.fediverse)

submitted 2 years ago by amanvelani to c/fediverse

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I want to self host my own lemmy instance for personal use. I have seen there Github page and it is really easy to set up but I have some questions?

How will I be able to federate with other instances?
Will I be able to interact with communities from other instances?
What type of hardware will be required to self host?
And finally is it worth to run our own instance?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

It should federate automatically as long as you have it enabled. You won't see anything in all until at least one person on your instance subscribes to communities.

I used this script: https://github.com/ubergeek77/Lemmy-Easy-Deploy

I have mine running on a $6 vps from vultr, it doesn't really need much power if you're not hosting a lot of users and communities.