I created a repo on GitHub that has a table comparing all the known lemmy instances
Why?
When I joined lemmy, I had to join a few different instances before I realized that:
- Some instances didn't allow you to create new communities
- Some instances were setup with an
allowlist
so that you couldn't subscribe/participate with communities on (most) other instances
- Some instances disabled important features like downvotes
- Some instances have profanity filters or don't allow NSFW content
I couldn't find an easy way to see how each instance was configured, so I used lemmy-stats-crawler and GitHub actions to discover all the Lemmy Instances, query their API, and dump the information into a data table for quick at-a-glance comparison.
I hope this helps others with a smooth migration to lemmy. Enjoy :)
The new user registration doesn't map to the recommended setting of admin approval only. There have been massive spam account registrations waves in the past and if you can't monitor your instance 24/7 this is the only way to prevent having your instance blocked because of that.
The
NU
field is determined by checking theregistration_mode
field in the API. If that's set toclosed
then I sayNo
. Otherwise, I mark it asYes
.So if it's
open
orrequire_application
, I list it asYes
.Is there an issue with how I've set this up? If so, please name a specific instance and what it should say vs what the table says.
Ah, I managed to mis-read the table. Seems ok for my instance (slrpnk.net). However we do allow users to create new communities.
I just rebuilt it and fixed the
NC
field. Please let me know if you find any other issuesSeems ok now.
Unrelated: maybe you can query the server location? Especially if it is in the EU or not and thus falls under better user data protection (GDPR)?
thanks for the suggestion. I'll add it to this ticket: