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Announcements (vger.social)

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Official announcements regarding vger.social

founded 11 months ago
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Hey there! Voyager for Lemmy dev here.

As I've been adding more mod and admin feature to Voyager, I've realized that self-hosting my own Lemmy instance may help me improve Lemmy moderation and administration in Voyager.

But I had another thought: Why not open up registration to Voyager supporters? It's a win-win: I get more real-world experience administrating a Lemmy instance, and Voyager supporters get a fun additional benefit!

Introducing https://vger.social/ :)

Q&A

  • Q: Who can sign up? A: Those who donate any amount on a monthly basis, or those who have contributed a few PRs to Voyager
  • Q: How do you track donations? A: It's the honor system.
  • Q: Will Voyager keep support for other Lemmy instances? A: Of course! Nothing is changing there, vger.social is just another Lemmy instance.
  • Q: Will vger.social work with other Lemmy apps? A: Absolutely! It's just a vanilla Lemmy instance.

Why use vger.social

  • Guaranteed compatibility with Voyager
  • Low user count = snag a better username
  • It's well-federated, including https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/c/piracy
  • General purpose instance hosted on US East Coast (potentially a pro or con for you, but faster response times for users in USA than lemmy.world)
  • Rules against bigotry, hate and harassment (see sidebar)
  • Hopefully better stability against any future influx of Lemmy users, compared to larger Lemmy instances
  • Star Trek fans welcome I guess lol

Quick disclaimer

While I hope this instance is around for the long run, it is new, and therefore still experimental. If vger.social does shut down, I will give everyone at least 60 days notice.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

As someone who uses voyager but is unable to donate I wish y’all the best of luck :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I love Voyager, thanks for the great work!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Good alternative for newcomers πŸ‘

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

It works woo!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for your efforts in making the Fediverse a fun a place!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks! Welcome to vger.social πŸ€—

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

beehaw.org is considering switching to Sublinks and I wonder if its API compatibility with Lemmy is enough for voyager

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

It will work with Voyager. I also use that app and will make sure. All apps that work with Lemmy should work with Sublinks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: [email protected]