Wow, things have changed since I last posted in /c/fediverse. Here are the top five most active instances based on monthly active users:

  • lemmy.world: 19516
  • lemm.ee: 3779
  • lemmy.ml: 2970
  • sh.itjust.works: 2355
  • feddit.de: 2293

Source: https://the-federation.info/platform/73

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[–] 25 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Noooooooooooo. Don't get too big or that'll just paint a target on our server for the DDOS attacks!

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    stop growing I don't want to move instances again 🫠

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I see only two ways for this to stop happening:

    • Instance admins make a collective pact to close registrations if their instance reaches x% of the total active base, and only open again when this number goes down to x/2%. I think x=10 would be a good start.

    • Instead of donations, instances start charging for access after a certain number. This is what my instance is doing: the first 250 active users are free, after that payment is required.

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