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Asklemmy · 2 years ago

Why start a Lemmy instance?

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Why start a Lemmy instance?

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Asklemmy · 2 years ago

What are the pros and cons? For someone who has zero IT background so ELI5.

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If you have no skill at all in IT why are you contemplating spinning up a Lemmy instance?

The first Lemmy instance I joined was setup by someone like that, lasted two days then fell over.

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