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/]