AtegonSep 27, 2023

Lemmy & Pangora Instance Selector

https://programming.dev/post/3563620

Lemmy and Pangora Instance Selector - programming.dev

https://pangora.social/join [https://pangora.social/join] Hey everyone! I recently finished up an instance selector similar to join-lemmy. There are a couple issues with join-lemmy with it sending the majority of people to the general purpose instances instead of growing the niche instances, as well as giving people way too many options at once which can turn into choice paralysis. The selector will be the default when people visit the pangora site and people can also use it to select lemmy instances instead of using join-lemmy. ## How it works: - Users are presented with 10 main categories (technology, sports, art, etc.). They can choose one which will be the category of content they primarily look at - If a category has no subcategories they will then be sent to a random instance for that category (e.g. if they choose sports they get sent to fanaticus) - Else if a category has subcategories they are then shown those to pick from (e.g. technology when selected will show programming, radio, etc.) (and when selected repeat previous step) I added almost every active instance to the site so feel free to use it to check out some other instances for various topics Hope you enjoy :) site: https://pangora.social/join [https://pangora.social/join] source code: https://github.com/PangoraWeb/pangora.social [https://github.com/PangoraWeb/pangora.social]

Show threadOtterSep 27, 2023

This looks great, and would be a nice place to redirect people for topic based instances. I was just looking for an updated list the other day.

How do you pick which ones to keep and which ones to skip? For example, there are a few film/TV/music instances and there will probably be more soon.

Feedback:

  • add some more information on who owns/runs the instances, and maybe show the recommended instance instead of redirecting to it without warning. This page could include the details on the instance, and you could still “highly recommend” one instance

  • move the regional instances out from under “other”. This was important to me as a lot of the relevant communities to me are regional (I follow what’s happening in my city, province, country, school, etc.). I have interests in FOSS, science, etc., but I wouldn’t pick my instance for any one of those.

It could also help with latency if users are located in one region, and users would have more control over things like where the data is stored or how the non profit is set up. I like knowing that my instance is setting up a non-profit in my country, and that it is following our local privacy / security laws.

Also like the other user said, you could offer to use location when the user picks “random” (or just redirect them to that page), citing the reasons above.

Show threadAtegon

Instances have been added if they have a decent amount of activity and dont break the programming.dev rules (no hate speech, no illegal content, no lolicon). The ones currently here are just basically ones that I know exist but other ones can get added if someone sends me links to them or an issue gets opened on the repository

Sure I could adapt it a bit to do that. I can show info on one and then add in a refresh button to get a new instance in that category or something similar.

And sure I can move regional into their own category

Sep 27, 2023 at 7:28amWeb
Show threadOtterSep 27, 2023
Sounds great, looking forward to seeing how this develops :)
Show threadAtegonSep 28, 2023

Letting you know that I pushed an update to the site. Shows a preview of an instance with description, uptime, users amount, communities amount, where its hosted, and software, instead of sending the user to it instantly.

And regional has their own caategory + some other stuff moved around

Show threadOtterSep 28, 2023

That was so fast, thanks for the update!

I’ll share it around with friends :)

Show threadOtterOct 2, 2023

You might already have this one, but in case it helps: lemmy.ca/post/3051719

Someone linked this list with more specialized instances

Big list of specialized instances - Lemmy.ca

Updated 2023-09-03 A CSV version of this list is available at https://github.com/chrisacheson/instance_list_management [https://github.com/chrisacheson/instance_list_management] Topic/audience focused: * 4wd.social [https://4wd.social/] - “a home in the fediverse for offroad, overlanding, outdoors and related content” * adultswim.fan [https://adultswim.fan/] - “[adult swim] fan community lemmy instance” * aiparadise.moe [https://aiparadise.moe/] - “a Lemmy instance focused on all things AI, everyone is welcome here :)” * ani.social [https://ani.social/] - “A Social Hub for Anime Fans” * awful.systems [https://awful.systems/] - Tech snark? * bookwormstory.social [https://bookwormstory.social/] - “Ascendance of a Bookworm Community” * boomer.casino [https://boomer.casino/] - “the only website in the fediverse made for the digital elderly” (memes) * cdda.social [https://cdda.social/] - “The official Lemmy for Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead” * citizensgaming.com [https://citizensgaming.com/] - “a Star Citizen specific Lemmy instance” * code4lib.net [https://code4lib.net/] - “GLAM themed online community” (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) * communick.news [https://communick.news/] - “Given that Communick [https://communick.com/] is a privacy-focused service provider who supports open source and the indieweb, you can expect some of this content to gravitate towards that” * community.nicfab.it [https://community.nicfab.it/] - “This is a community space for projects and users interested in privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, and innovative solutions.” * crystals.rest [https://crystals.rest/] - “A general instance for livestreaming, anime, and retro art!” * demotheque.com [https://demotheque.com/] - “For the demoscene, culture and people associated with it.” * digipres.cafe [https://digipres.cafe/] - “A community notice board and discussion space for all things digital preservation, including digital-GLAM, and digital information records management.” * discuss.divergentparenting.space [https://discuss.divergentparenting.space/] - “A space for caregivers of neurodivergent people to talk amongst themselves and provide support. Allies are welcome.” * discuss.ntfy.sh [https://discuss.ntfy.sh/] - “ntfy (pronounced notify) is a simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification service. You can use it to send push notifications to your phone via HTTP PUT/POST.” * disflux.org [https://disflux.org/] - “disflux is a lemmy instance focused on D.I.Y. and self sufficiency type communities.” * dit.reformed.social [https://dit.reformed.social/] - “a space for Reformed Christians to have discussions, make friends, and support one another” * dormi.zone [https://dormi.zone/] - “A Lemmy instance for fans of the third-person action games Warframe and Soulframe, developed by Digital Extremes” * fanaticus.social [https://fanaticus.social/] - “A community of sports fans to talk about sports.” * fanexus.com [https://fanexus.com/] - “A lemmy instance devoted to fans of all kinds.” * fedi196.gay [https://fedi196.gay/] - LGBTQ-focused kbin instance * femboys.bar [https://femboys.bar/] - “lemmy instance for the bois’” * frmsn.space [https://frmsn.space/] - “The home for Freemasonry on Lemmy & the Fediverse” * futurology.today [https://futurology.today/] - “A community devoted to the field of Future(s) Studies and evidence-based speculation about the development of humanity, technology, and civilization.” * gekinzuku.com [https://gekinzuku.com/] - “The best gaming site ever” * hobbit.world [https://hobbit.world/] - “This is intended to be a small community of folks who love the works of Tolkien.” * hotaudiofiction.social [https://hotaudiofiction.social/] - “A community for audio fiction fans and creators - For lovers and creators of audio fiction in any form—fiction podcasts, audio dramas, radio theater, audiobooks, and more!” * infosec.pub [https://infosec.pub/] - Info- and cybersecurity, related to infosec.exchange Mastodon server * iusearchlinux.fyi [https://iusearchlinux.fyi/] - btw * l.cackl.io [https://l.cackl.io/] - “Link aggregation for furries: hyenas and hyena friends, specifically! Furry content not required.” * lebowski.social [https://lebowski.social/] - “The Big Lebowski Instance” * lem.clinicians-exchange.org [https://lem.clinicians-exchange.org/] - “Mental Health Professional Discussion and Peer Support” * lemdro.id [https://lemdro.id/] - Android * lemmy.4d2.org [https://lemmy.4d2.org/] - “A general purpose instance with an affection for retrocomputing and a left-libertarian cypherpunk sensibility.” * lemmy.beyondcombustion.net [https://lemmy.beyondcombustion.net/] - “A Lemmy community for cannabis, vaporizers, and vaporizer accessories.” * lemmy.blahaj.zone [https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/] - “a general purpose lemmy instance for queer and gender diverse folk, and their allies.” * lemmy.bringdaruck.us [https://lemmy.bringdaruck.us/] - “A home for all things hiphop” * lemmy.dbzer0.com [https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/] - “Communities about Generative AI, Copylefts, Neurodivergence, Filesharing, and Godot Engine software” * lemmy.design [https://lemmy.design/] - “A Lemmy community for tech and design” * lemmy.film [https://lemmy.film/] - “A Lemmy for filmmakers, movie buffs, artists, creators and everyone!” * lemmy.graphics [https://lemmy.graphics/] - “A Lemmy instance for computer graphics hobbyists and professionals.” * lemmy.intai.tech [https://lemmy.intai.tech/] - “Integrated AI - Home and forum for AI Enthusiasts” Front end broken? Doesn’t list any posts, but direct links [https://lemmy.intai.tech/post/99] to them still work * lemmy.kde.social [https://lemmy.kde.social/] - “Friendly lemmy instance for the KDE community” * lemmy.kodemystic.dev [https://lemmy.kodemystic.dev/] - “Extradimensional pit for eschatonic oracles, anarcho-technomancers, wasted tinfoil madhatters, seekers of eldritch abysses and amnesiac xenomorphs.” * lemmy.linuxuserspace.show [https://lemmy.linuxuserspace.show/] - “This instance is brought to you by the guys that do the Linux User Space [https://linuxuserspace.show/] video and audio podcast.” * lemmy.mods4ever.com [https://lemmy.mods4ever.com/] - “a collection of communities for our game mods including Deus Ex Randomizer and RollerCoaster Tycoon Randomizer, and also a community for The 7th Guest series” * lemmy.piracy.guide [https://lemmy.piracy.guide/] - “Piracy Guide Lemmy” * lemmy.radio [https://lemmy.radio/] - “A lemmy instance for amateur radio enthusiasts to use.” * lemmy.redkrieg.com [https://lemmy.redkrieg.com/] - “Just a place for makers to post their things!” * lemmy.servarr.com [https://lemmy.servarr.com/] - “Lemmy for Servarr and all arr related things” * lemmy.spacestation14.com [https://lemmy.spacestation14.com/] - “A Lemmy instance for Space Station 14 [https://spacestation14.io/]” * lemmy.srv.eco [https://lemmy.srv.eco/] - “Self-sufficiency, mutual aid, collapse, and other subjects related to the environment and our place and role(s) within it.” * lemmy.studio [https://lemmy.studio/] - “An instance for musicians and music lovers” * lemmy.villa-straylight.social [https://lemmy.villa-straylight.social/] - “A general purpose Lemmy instance with a cool cyberpunk aesthetic” * lemmy.vrchat-dev.tech [https://lemmy.vrchat-dev.tech/] - “a community-driven lemmy instance for VRChat, a virtual universe home to thousands of unique worlds!” * lemmy.whynotdrs.org [https://lemmy.whynotdrs.org/] - “GameStop, US stock markets, direct registration, holding Wall Street accountable, and more” * lemmy.wraithsquadrongaming.com [https://lemmy.wraithsquadrongaming.com/] - “Star Wars is a buffet - there’s something for everyone!” * lemmy.zip [https://lemmy.zip/] - “A Lemmy community for everyone, with a focus towards tech, PCs, and gaming.” * lemmy2.addictmud.org [https://lemmy2.addictmud.org/] - “focus on gaming in general, mudding more specifically, and my mud exactly (addictMUD).” * lemmyadmin.site [https://lemmyadmin.site/] - “A Federation of small instance administrators to share knowledge and back each other up during off hours incidents.” * lemmydeals.com [https://lemmydeals.com/] - “A Federated deal finder” * lemmyf.uk [https://lemmyf.uk/] - “your nsfw homepage” * lemmyfly.org [https://lemmyfly.org/] - “A Lemmy instance with aviation related communities” * lemmyloves.art [https://lemmyloves.art/] - A lemmy instance for artists & art lovers * lemmymemes.com [https://lemmymemes.com/] - “Join our online board, connect with meme lovers, and unleash your laughter. Share, discuss, and enjoy the funniest memes around. It’s meme time!” * lemmynsfw.com [https://lemmynsfw.com/] - “NSFW (18+) only instance for Lemmy” * lemmyrs.org [https://lemmyrs.org/] - “Federated Rust Lang Instance” * lib.lgbt [https://lib.lgbt/] - “positive and welcoming lemmy community with a particular focus on LGBT people and their allies.” * libreauto.app [https://libreauto.app/] - “Libre Automation: Build Smart Homes, Liberating with Open-Source” * linux.community [https://linux.community/] - “The Linux.Chat community is a multi-platform community for general Linux® support.” * literature.cafe [https://literature.cafe/] - “A Cozy Place for Bibliophiles and Writers (and anyone else, really)” * mander.xyz [https://mander.xyz/] - “An instance dedicated to nature and science” * mobilemmohub.com [https://mobilemmohub.com/] - “Community of mobile MMO games enthusiasts” * monero.town [https://monero.town/] - “A town for the Monero community to live in.” * moto.teamswollen.org [https://moto.teamswollen.org/] - “For all motorcycle discussions including racing.” * mtgzone.com [https://mtgzone.com/] - “Magic: the Gathering communities for all formats, interests, skill levels, and news!” * neatia.xyz [https://neatia.xyz/] - “dedicated to writing and sharing prompts for prompt engineering in LLMs.” * nerdbin.social [https://nerdbin.social/] - “Your home for all your favorite nerdy pop culture fandoms!” * oceanbreeze.earth [https://oceanbreeze.earth/] - “A nature themed community for adventurists.” * odin.lanofthedead.xyz [https://odin.lanofthedead.xyz/] - “for LANoftheDead network members and other likeminded human beings.” * pathfinder.social [https://pathfinder.social/] - “A place for people to discuss Pathfinder and Starfinder tabletop RPGs” * pathofexile-discuss.com [https://pathofexile-discuss.com/] - “POE non-reddit discussion!” * pawb.social [https://pawb.social/] - “Communities for furries by furries” * poptalk.scrubbles.tech [https://poptalk.scrubbles.tech/] - “Communities centered around today’s pop music. Come join to Popheads, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, or create your own community!” * pornlemmy.com [https://pornlemmy.com/] - “Clean fun safe porn” (“heavy bias towards vanilla content”) * possumpat.io [https://possumpat.io/] - “An instance hosting communities for some niche interests and hobbies.” * preserve.games [https://preserve.games/] - “A place to discuss video game preservation and history” * pricefield.org [https://pricefield.org/] - “The Pricefield corner of Lemmy! For all fans of Max and Chloe, Arcadia Bay, or just Life is Strange in general.” * programming.dev [https://programming.dev/] - “A collection of programming communities” * psychedelia.ink [https://psychedelia.ink/] - “for all things psychedelia or psychedelia-adjacent.” * rblind.com [https://rblind.com/] - “This is an instance for blind and low vision folks, and friends of the blindness community” * retrolemmy.com [https://retrolemmy.com/] - “A place to join and create all kinds of retro themed communities.” Currently focused on retro tech * rimworld.gallery [https://rimworld.gallery/] - “Rimworld.gallery is a non profit kbin server dedicated to Rimworld, especially high resolution renders made with the progress renderer mod.” * seemel.ink [https://seemel.ink/] - “See Me Link Aggregator” - Tech, mostly keyboards * sffa.community [https://sffa.community/] - “The Science-Fiction Fantasy Alliance” * shinobu.cloud [https://shinobu.cloud/] - “For Shinobu and Anime lovers” * slrpnk.net [https://slrpnk.net/] - “Where solarpunks organize for a better world!” * startrek.website [https://startrek.website/] - “The warp core of the internet” * sub.wetshaving.social [https://sub.wetshaving.social/] - “An rWetShaving Community” * support.futbol [https://support.futbol/] - “Association Football focused instance.” * tabletop.place [https://tabletop.place/] - “A home for board games, tabletop games, wargames, and role-playing games!” * tagpro.lol [https://tagpro.lol/] - “lemmy instance for tagpro players” * terefere.eu [https://terefere.eu/] - “Arts & history instance. Everyone is welcome!” * thegarden.land [https://thegarden.land/] - “a home for gardeners and plant-lovers” * thevapor.space [https://thevapor.space/] - “Vaping and engineering discussion space” * toons.zone [https://toons.zone/] - “A space for all things animation of all mediums, whether you’re just a fan, or an artist yourself.” * ttrpg.network [https://ttrpg.network/] - “a site dedicated to TTRPG discussion, memes, news, etc.” * wallstreets.bet [https://wallstreets.bet/] - “a hedge against an eventual elimination and removal of the original /r/wallstreetbets” * waveform.social [https://waveform.social/] - “A home for musically minded people” * wayfarershaven.eu [https://wayfarershaven.eu/] - “Creating a space for inspiration, creativity, handwork, reading, learning, travel, etc.” * wizanons.dev [https://wizanons.dev/] - “for wizards, witches, warlocks, and all magic users. LGBTQIA+ friendly. All welcome! Mysticism and psychedelics welcome too.” * yiffit.net [https://yiffit.net/] - “A queer and yiffy lemmy instance for furry art discovery” * zoo.splitlinux.org [https://zoo.splitlinux.org/] - “Everything Split Linux” Location/language focused: (For some of these it’s a little unclear to me whether they should be associated with a country or a language. Please let me know if anything needs to be corrected.) * Australia * aussie.zone [https://aussie.zone/] * lemmy.bleh.au [https://lemmy.bleh.au/] * Perth - lemmy.perthchat.org [https://lemmy.perthchat.org/] * Tasmania - lemmy.nine-hells.net [https://lemmy.nine-hells.net/] * Austria * Graz - lemmy.graz.social [https://lemmy.graz.social/] * Basque - lemmy.eus [https://lemmy.eus/] - “Free and federated Basque web forums. Euskalmemes, free software, fidiverse, etymologies…” * Belgium - lemmie.be [https://lemmie.be/] * Brazil - lemmy.eco.br [https://lemmy.eco.br/] * Canada - lemmy.ca [https://lemmy.ca/] * Catalan - lemmy.cat [https://lemmy.cat/] * Chile - feddit.cl [https://feddit.cl/] * Chinese * bbs.9tail.net [https://bbs.9tail.net/] - “Anonymous two-dimensional chat forum for anime, comic, game, vtuber” * lemmy.ch3n2k.com [https://lemmy.ch3n2k.com/] * lemmy.sdfcn.org [https://lemmy.sdfcn.org/] * Czechia - czech-lemmy.eu [https://czech-lemmy.eu/] * Denmark - feddit.dk [https://feddit.dk/] * Finland * suppo.fi [https://suppo.fi/] * Ostrobothnia - pappdi.in [https://pappdi.in/] - “Welcome to this Lemmy instance which is intended for Osterbottins (people from Ostrobothnia), Finnish Swedes, Finns in general, and other loose people.” * France * jlai.lu [https://jlai.lu/] * lemmy.kaouenn-noz.fr [https://lemmy.kaouenn-noz.fr/] - Biohacking focus * Galician - foros.fediverso.gal [https://foros.fediverso.gal/] * Germany * feddit.de [https://feddit.de/] * lemmy.rollenspiel.monster [https://lemmy.rollenspiel.monster/] - RPG-focused * Hungary - fost.hu [https://fost.hu/] - “A magyar Lemmy szerver 🇭🇺” * Indonesia - lemmy.my.id [https://lemmy.my.id/] * Israel/Palestine - lemmy.org.il [https://lemmy.org.il/] - “General Palestine/Israel instance. Hebrew/Arabic/Engl*sh” * Italy - feddit.it [https://feddit.it/] * Japan * feddit.jp [https://feddit.jp/] * lemmyjapan.com [https://lemmyjapan.com/] * Japanese/English - lemmy.sdfjp.org [https://lemmy.sdfjp.org/] * Lithuania - group.lt [https://group.lt/] * Malaysia - monyet.cc [https://monyet.cc/] * Mexico - mujico.org [https://mujico.org/] - “r/Mujico: Fuck u/spez, we move to mujico.org [http://mujico.org]” (memes) * Netherlands * feddit.nl [https://feddit.nl/] * lemy.nl [https://lemy.nl/] * New Zealand * feddit.nz [https://feddit.nz/] * lemmy.nz [https://lemmy.nz/] * no.lastname.nz [https://no.lastname.nz/] * Norway - nrsk.no [https://nrsk.no/] * Poland * karab.in [https://karab.in/] * szmer.info [https://szmer.info/] * Portugal - feddit.pt [https://feddit.pt/] * Portuguese * bolha.forum [https://bolha.forum/] - “Visit bolha.io [https://bolha.io/] to know more about our collective.” * lemmy.pt [https://lemmy.pt/] - “A public instance of Lemmy dedicated to the entire Portuguese-speaking community.” * Romania - feddit.ro [https://feddit.ro/] * Russia * 0xdd.org.ru [https://0xdd.org.ru/] - “DevDay Community Links Aggregator”, tech focus * rekabu.ru [https://rekabu.ru/] - “an open Lemmy server for various communities, designed mainly for the RU segment of the Internet.” * Scotland * Glasgow - lemmy.glasgow.social [https://lemmy.glasgow.social/] * Slovenia - lemiverse.xyz [https://lemiverse.xyz/] * South Africa - lmmy.co.za [https://lmmy.co.za/] - “A place for lemmy’sersingtons in South Africa” * South Korea - lemmy.funami.tech [https://lemmy.funami.tech/] * Spain - eslemmy.es [https://eslemmy.es/] * Spanish * foro.markoop.org [https://foro.markoop.org/] - “Markoop [https://markoop.org/] is a strategic free culture project to establish a cooperative framework in Social and Solidarity Economy environments.” * lemuria.es [https://lemuria.es/] - “A meeting point to discover and debate for Spanish-speaking users” * Sweden * feddit.nu [https://feddit.nu/] * lemmy.helvetet.eu [https://lemmy.helvetet.eu/] - Metal music focus * Switzerland - feddit.ch [https://feddit.ch/] * UK - feddit.uk [https://feddit.uk/] * USA * AZ, Tucson - tucson.social [https://tucson.social/] * CA, Sacramento - lemmy.death916.xyz [https://lemmy.death916.xyz/] * CO - centennialstate.social [https://centennialstate.social/] * CO, Boulder County - boulder.ly [https://boulder.ly/] - “Keep Boulder weird, in the Fediverse!” * DC/MD/VA - dmv.social [https://dmv.social/] - “a community for those around washington dc, maryland, and virginia” * GA, Atlanta - yall.theatl.social [https://yall.theatl.social/] * Midwest - midwest.social [https://midwest.social/] - “A lemmy server for, but not limited to, leftists in the Midwest USA” * NY, New York City - talk.kururin.tech [https://talk.kururin.tech/] - Hunter College * VA - lemmy.mayes.io [https://lemmy.mayes.io/] - “local communities for virginia and blue ridge.” * WV - dubvee.org [https://dubvee.org/]

Show threadAtegonOct 2, 2023
thanks, ill look through it for stuff to add to pangora once im done with ludum dare