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Comparison of Lemmy Instances (github.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I created a repo on GitHub that has a table comparing all the known lemmy instances

https://github.com/maltfield/awesome-lemmy-instances

Why?

When I joined lemmy, I had to join a few different instances before I realized that:

Some instances didn't allow you to create new communities
Some instances were setup with an allowlist so that you couldn't subscribe/participate with communities on (most) other instances
Some instances disabled important features like downvotes
Some instances have profanity filters or don't allow NSFW content

I couldn't find an easy way to see how each instance was configured, so I used lemmy-stats-crawler and GitHub actions to discover all the Lemmy Instances, query their API, and dump the information into a data table for quick at-a-glance comparison.

I hope this helps others with a smooth migration to lemmy. Enjoy :)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (19 children)

You're awesome man! This is direly needed. I'm just wondering how on earth to publicize this before the madness that hits on Monday.

Any chance you could find a place to fit this in the join lemmy site and do a pull request before then? I know it's a lot to ask, but it would be huge.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (17 children)

I see TypeScript and get scared. Personally, I do think that the join-lemmy.org/instances page should link to:

My table comparison https://github.com/maltfield/awesome-lemmy-instances
The Lemmy Community Browser (to find communities across all instances) https://browse.feddit.de/
The Lemmy Map https://lemmymap.feddit.de/
The federation's lemmy page (with another table comparing instances) https://the-federation.info/platform/73

Can anyone with TypeScript experience make this PR for us? Here's the relevant file:

https://github.com/LemmyNet/joinlemmy-site/blob/main/src/shared/components/instances.tsx

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

abraxas said he was a typescript vet just earlier, maybe we can coax him into having a look? xD

Worth a shot at least.

EDIT: Just shot him a message

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately I also have very little free time. If you're not in a hurry and nobody does it before me, I can take a look. Wish I could set a reminder in Lemme. Anyone code the remindme bot yet? LOL.

!remindme 1 week

EDIT: Well shit, yes the deadline for a lot of things is next monday isn't it. Lemme see if I can squeeze in a little time tomorrow morning or evening, if one of my jobs isn't overwhelmingly crazy, I might be able to. It's just adding a few links in the "Lemmy Servers" body text? Any UI standard?

I'm a TS vet, but green on lemmy UI design.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

deadline is next monday lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Updated my original message. If I can make time, I need a little more precise info about what/where on the links. It looks like a short enough PR as long as I know exactly what the links should look like

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