How do you feel about the massive influx of users?

  • bobaduk@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There’s a few posts around about server setups that people are running. The major constraint seems to be storage. Lemmurs uploading gigs of data can get tricky to manage pretty quickly.

    • treverflume@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Maybe there would be a way kinda like p2p where the user is “hosting” what they share/post? Or have to over a certain amount etc.

      • bobaduk@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It’d be slow, though, like a lot of the darknet protocols, and would mean that whether or not your post is visible depends on which users you’re connected to. I think the usability problems would likely rule it out.

        P2P works great for filesharing because you’re reading small numbers of large things, so if each thing takes a minute or two to start, that’s fine. It would suck for reading the memes community on a social network cos you need to read many small things, and if they don’t load quickly the experience is ruined.

      • SeeleLowe@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        You’re on Lemmy.ml which has been repeatedly overwhelmed by the “hug of death” from Reddit. I’m on Lemmy.World which is also overwhelmed sometimes, but the host just doubled the server power. I think Lemmy.ml is at the maximum power and is looking to migrate to a more powerful server.

        I’m personally signed up here and on a couple others as alts, it’s nice because I’ve seen each (lemmy.ml, lemmy.world, and beehaw.org) go down with the hug of death.