I reset statuses every few months for a re-check. Other than that, there’s no mechanism specifically for this case.
Is server load of posts/communities just not an issue? Questions about lemmy-federate from a skeptic
Interesting but potentially useful feature. I'll have to think about where to squeeze it in :)
Is server load of posts/communities just not an issue? Questions about lemmy-federate from a skeptic
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In order for an instance to follow a community in another instance, both must be registered in lemmy-federate.
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If an instance has the "auto add" feature enabled, newly created communities will be added automatically within 1 to 5 minutes. This process is automatic. No action is required from an admin/moderator/user. You can see this from instances page.
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If "auto add" is not enabled, any user can add that community manually. If not added, lemmy-federate will not work for that community.
Off topic, no need to apologize this much :)
I tried it and it works as of now. But it could be timeout, rate limit or something else. I'm thinking of showing the errors on the management page (or with Grafana). I created a task for this. Then you can see what kind of problem you're having.
Is server load of posts/communities just not an issue? Questions about lemmy-federate from a skeptic
Lemmy Federate doesn't do anything special. It searches and follows communities just like normal users do. The only difference is that it does this from every (registered) instance, for almost every community. The reason I didn't explain it in more detail is that it has evolved into an admin tool rather than a user tool. Generally, admins know what this tool is for.
However, I can explain a few things that will be useful for you outside of the "All" tab:
Discoverability
Lemmy Federate enhances community discoverability by allowing users to search communities from their instance. Instead of relying on an external site, you can discover new communities while staying within the context of your own instance.
Crossposts
Let's say that [email protected] is federated in your instance, but [email protected] is not. In this case, you won't see crossposts from [email protected] sharing the same link as [email protected].
Initial post count
When a community is pulled for the first time, only a certain number of recent posts are pulled with it. If you are the first to follow a community you are interested in from your instance, you will not be able to see all posts from that community.
Is server load of posts/communities just not an issue? Questions about lemmy-federate from a skeptic
I created this tool and have been using it in my instance since the very beginning. My instance is almost 2 years old and it’s total database size is 60.2GB.
The thing is:
- If a community is generating enough activity, it’s likely that someone from your instance is already following that community.
- If a community isn’t generating enough activity, it won’t create much of a network/storage burden anyway.
Sure, it will make a small difference, but it’s nothing compared to the benefits it provides.
TBH Toastify is not that awesome.
Nope. lemy.lol. With only one l, peepo logo.
I'm glad you added lemmy.ml 🙏 Yes, you just need to create a bot account and add it. Communities are added/updated periodically.
If you say so. I'm a big fan of Cosmic because I'm hoping it will fill the modern, beautiful and also fast DE gap in Linux world. That's why I may have sounded a little harsh (especially since it's not even beta).
Communities on Lemmy Federate are updated every 24-48 hours. You can re-add existing communities to force immediate update. So it's a valid action.
@[email protected] I hope this works for you :)