I saw the impressive setup used by the sh.itjust.works instance with 24 CPUs and 64 GB RAM. This inspired me to reconfigure join-lemmy.org so that it can quickly update the instance list, and point users to sites which are actually reachable. This will be an immense help if a lot of Reddit users decide to join Lemmy at once (e.g. during the blackout on Monday). Individual instances will likely go down at that time, but others will stay available and users can easily join them.

Additionally, changes to the site, documentation and translations are also updated automatically. If you see anything that can be improved, consider making a contribution to help new users.

  • @ray
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    1211 months ago

    @nutomic@lemmy.ml small recommendations for these two repos:

    Configure the github repo description to:

    1. Link to https://join-lemmy.org/ and https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/index.html respectively
    2. Add a short description to each repo
    3. Hide packages/environments since you don’t use them

    All can be done with a few small clicks like seen here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/71247647/620699

    • @nutomicOPMA
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      811 months ago

      Thanks for the suggestions, I just applied them. However I dont see any packages/environments that you mention.

      • @ray
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        511 months ago

        In this screenshot https://i.stack.imgur.com/uBjDT.png it says “include in home page” and under that there are three checkboxes.

        When those are checked the sidebar of the repo shows those things.

        Anyway thanks for making the changes :)

        • @nutomicOPMA
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          711 months ago

          Ah thanks, I unchecked all of them as we arent using releases either.

    • KNova
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      311 months ago

      I can do this when I get to work later unless someone beats me to it

    • @nutomicOPMA
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      1511 months ago

      Because its a different project. Does the Mastodon website list Pleroma or Friendica instances?

      • HopingForBetter
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        111 months ago

        I think it would be worth listing the projects, even if not the instances. I’m still new to all the federation stuff, but my account is through kbin and I’m loving the low-key, small community feel with the freedom to go anywhere and interact across projects seamlessly.

        • @nutomicOPMA
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          611 months ago

          It could be mentioned in the documentation.

  • @ray
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    311 months ago

    Is there somewhere we can document that these sites are automatically updated now?

    PS: The documentation site doesn’t seem to be auto updating because stuff from yesterday still isn’t showing in the live version for me.

    • @nutomicOPMA
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      311 months ago

      Ah I used git submodule update --recursive when it should be --remote. Fixed now.

  • @orbit@beehaw.org
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    311 months ago

    Great work on the updates!

    I do have a feeling that the “x users / month” stat with each instance on the instance list under sells activity on instances. Might I suggest displaying total users as well? Perhaps even posts and comments to further illustrate overall usage to a perspective user.

    • @nutomicOPMA
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      1511 months ago

      That would favor older instances, I dont think its a real solution.