islandofcaucasusJul 20, 2023

What does your 'home' instance really matter?

https://lemmy.world/post/1896846

What does your 'home' instance really matter? - Lemmy.world

One thing I’m not clear about is the impact my home instance has on me. I joined lemmy.world and am currently using the connect for lemmy app. I know when I sort by Local it will only show me posts from lemmy.world, but beyond that are there any things to keep in mind? I have read that lemmy.world has been hit by DDoS attacks but I’ve never had any problem using connect for Lemmy during those times as far as I know.

Show threadSilviecat44Jul 21, 2023

I dont have my account on lemmy.ml because my opinions do not align with theirs.

Also choosing an instance with servers close to you is a plus as well for loading times

Show threaddamnYouSun

I do wish there was a convenient way to move your account from one instance to another.

When I chose my instance I didn’t really know what I was doing so I just picked something at random, and unfortunately the instance I picked isn’t exactly physically close to where I lived so the load times are a bit slow. Although they’re still faster than Reddit so 🤷

Jul 21, 2023 at 11:44amWeb
Show threadSilviecat44Jul 21, 2023
You can use this to easily move subscribed communities and bookmarks
Show threadgeolawJul 22, 2023
Mastodon has a method of migrating from one instance to another. So, I feel it should be possible for Lemmy as well, and should eventually arrive