falcoignis@reddthat.com to LinuxEnglish · 1 year agouhhh... what do I call the "subreddits"?message-squaremessage-square198fedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1217arrow-down1message-squareuhhh... what do I call the "subreddits"?falcoignis@reddthat.com to LinuxEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square198fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMasterBlaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoWhy not “servers”? That’s all they are. They serve content.
minus-squareSpacePiratelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoBecause technically, one server can host multiple instances. Instances are containerized— literally an instance of lemmy.
minus-squareCommunist@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIs there any practical reason to actually do that, though?
minus-squareCommunist@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m sorry, I don’t really understand, what would be the advantage of this over hosting another community? Can you give me an example of this catering where the server would want different rules per instance? Sorry, i’m not trying to be rude I just genuinely don’t get it.
minus-squareCommunist@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI understand now, thank you so much!
Why not “servers”? That’s all they are. They serve content.
Because technically, one server can host multiple instances. Instances are containerized— literally an instance of lemmy.
Is there any practical reason to actually do that, though?
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I’m sorry, I don’t really understand, what would be the advantage of this over hosting another community?
Can you give me an example of this catering where the server would want different rules per instance?
Sorry, i’m not trying to be rude I just genuinely don’t get it.
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I understand now, thank you so much!