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submitted 1 year ago by Floon@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

I've read that it should be possible, but my experience seems to show that that is incorrect, that you need a login for every instance where you wish to make a post or comment. Could someone who knows clarify this?

If you need a login for every instance of Lemmy to participate in non-local communities, then that will, I think, be the #1 issue with Lemmy adoption, and the main reason folks bounce off.

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[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 year ago

You do not need a separate account for every instance. It wouldn't be federation if every server was a silo.

[-] Floon@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I am able to see other communities, but not comment on posts in them without a login for that instance, in my experience. Is that supposed to be the case?

[-] 3v1n0@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

Try to use https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/469273-lemmy-universal-link-switcher

It would make it easier to just always go to your instance!

[-] xapr 1 points 1 year ago

I've been able to post on multiple communities in multiple instances with a single account in one instance. I wonder if you're running into the issue where some major instances have defederated from each other. Which instances have you tried to post to from your lemmy.ml account?

[-] LettuceTurnipTheBeet@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You have to find the same community in your home instance, instead of going to that instance directly.

I agree this is confusing, especially if you come there from a link. There’s no easy “go to this community on my instance” link right now, though there are user scripts to make this easier.

What you can do is copy a link to a community or post and paste it in the search on your home instance. That’ll hopefully show that post and allow you to subscribe.

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