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Well, like many others here I self host a ton of services other than just Lemmy for a few years now, and my Lemmy instance isn't taking a significant portion of resources that would be needed elsewhere so I have no intention on my instance going down.
My instance isn't large enough to require multiple admins at the time, but I do have multiple friends in the IT space who I trust and could bring onboard should that change.
This is one reason that I think many people should consider running their own single-user instance or tiny instances for close friends/family.
One of the problems with centralization is literally the fact that this can happen. The more small servers the fedi is comprised of, the stronger it is. There are also a huge number of benefits to this configuration on an individual level as well.
EDIT: Re: importing/exporting your old account is, unfortunately, a thing that cannot be done currently. I'm happy to be corrected on that, though.
I don't know how to code so I don't know how to run my own instance. 💀
If it's ever something you want to try, it's one of the easier servers to self host and there's a lot of helpful resources out there. There really isn't any coding involved outside of editing a few configuration files unless you want there to be.
I plan to bounce around anyway. The fediverse is great.
kbin.social is well funded and will probably be around for many years to come
😮 Love the transparency!
where does it say well funded? the most salient thing I can see is
I have started each stage, but none is polished enough for me to honestly apply for a payout. I'll need to address this promptly.
Looks like they’re having database migration errors and possibly didn’t let them complete. They may have gotten scared after the upgrade and then downgraded. If they upgrade to the new version and just wait, they should be fine.
When I first launched mine, I had a couple issues and have learned quite a bit going through it. I say pay attention to who’s running whatever ones you’re looking at and you’ll have a pretty good idea on the longevity.
Hopefully Lemmy.ca (one which we're both using). They're trying to become a not for profit company, plus theyre super transparent on server costs and how much money they have at the moment.
It’s true that several instances (the ones hosted in Mali?) closed, but I think you’re premature in saying the smaller instances are disappearing, Lemmy.one included.
Sure, they’re bound to crash or go down for maintenance from time to time, but that doesn’t mean they’re finished. So far my experience has been that if you give it a couple days they’ll be back. Keep in mind these are shoestring operations and sometimes seeing major influxes of users.
I don't know. My friend was in another instance and he said it's gone now and went back to Reddit.
Smaller ones? Lemmy.world did not let me log in today
I think Beehaw has a good shot. Competent moderators and a very nice community