Mastodawn

Favrion Jul 8, 2023

I don't understand.

https://lemmy.world/post/1205851

I don't understand. - Lemmy.world

I looked up a list of Lemmy World instances and signed up for a bunch, but how do I see everything at once in one app instead of downloading one for each instance? I am new to what the kids call “federation.” Thank you.

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Meekajahama Jul 8, 2023

You only need to sign up for one instance. What app are you using or is it the browser?

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krayj Jul 8, 2023

You only need to sign up for one instance.

It would be so nice if this were true.

You need to sign up with every instance that isn’t federated with an instance you’ve already signed up for.

So, for example, if you have a Lemmy.world account, and you want to subscribe and post to a community hosted by beehaw.org, you also need to create and maintain a beehaw.org account.

As the fediverse gets more mature, news of de-federation between big/popular instances becomes more common.

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PrimalAnimist

I don’t need to sign up with every instance that isn’t federated with my home instance. I only need to sign up on one of those instances if they have a community I want to follow and participate in.