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Can we make federation less dependent on domain names? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by gammaray@sh.itjust.works to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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It looks like some issues may arise if/when an instance's domain name changes. Is there any way we can change federation so that we don't need to rely on such a central point of failure?

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[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 8 points 1 day ago

Instances go down a lot -- often permanently. e.g. kbin.social, lemm.ee, etc.

When an instance goes down, it takes out all the user accounts and communities on it, and it's hit or miss if you can find copies of the posts on other instances.