I assume this is to be expected as we get closer to the reddit blackout date but I’m just wondering if lemmy.ml is running slower for anyone than usual?
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Check out some other instances. Lemmy.ml will be taking the brunt of the beating today and for the next 48 hours.
I am not on lemmy.ml but I have gone through the great Twitter migration. But yes, the servers are most likely smoking right now with all the extra traffic. Not to mention the fact that the underlying code isn’t tested for this amount traffic.
Moral of the story, patience. Server upgrades are on its way and additional code fixes will happen 😊
This is a federation, no need to be patient. Spawn your own instance! Invite a few of your friends to it and cut down on the usage on the main instances.
The more instances that cater to small groups of people, the less content has to be sent directly to each individual and instead just to the federated servers. Less overall load.
Yep, that’s my thoughts. I’m gonna cap my instance at a low number. (Gonna start at 100 and see what usage is like) It’s not much but it’s what I can do without worrying about crazy hosting costs.
I host a lot of stuff for family and friends (nextcloud, email, etc). This will be no different for me. I suspect I can handle a few hundred users on my setup before I run out of resources that I’m willing to readily allocate to this. I will gladly do so indefinitely in the foreseeable future. I think I’ll keep it friends of friends sort of thing though. That way the communities mean something more on my instance.
If Google fiber comes into my area like they’re expected to… they appear to offer 8Gbps, I might up that number considerably under a new domain and instance.
Ah I’m really not worried about my “local” instance. I just go to the “all” and "subscribed tabs. Honestly it makes it a lot less confusing and much more cohesive for the end user if they can pretty much ignore the instance and think “oh it’s Reddit but usernames and subreddits look like emails”
I am all for spawning up your own instances. The thing is, that’s not always feasible for everybody. Hence my comment ;-)
yeah, been slow for me all day. prob just the influx of new users
Not on lemmy.ml myself either but since the reddit protest has started there are probably a lot of people looking for alternatives. The question is, are they staying or is it just temporary
It’s only going to get worse with the blackout tomorrow
It is definitely slower than usual. It’s not just you. The site is clearly under very heavy load.
Ironically I didn’t even realize the post went through until I saw your comment pop up. The post submit button was loading for a good few minutes
Comes and goes, syncing posts and comments with federated servers seem particularly laggy though. I find that more concerning than the main user-facing UI being laggy during waves of new users.
