Ah, great thanks. That sounds much smaller in file size than mirroring all embedded content.
I got similar errors when I was running out of disk space. Maybe not the same problem you had but just mentioning
A lemmy instance will only show communities that someone’s has previously searched using the full url. You can find a list of all available instances here: http://browse.feddit.de/
One of the downsides seems like since the developer packages everything together, I’m reliant on them to push out changes. For example if some dependency needs a critical security update then I’m relying on every flatpak author to apply that change and push out a new version. But if I’m installing packages directly, I can update that one package and be done with it across my system.
I think that would be possible to do to help with searching for new communities. Although for now I’m not sure there’s too much difference between it existing on each instance vs on https://browse.feddit.de/. Other than ease of use of staying on one website I guess.
If nobody from your instance is already subscribed, then you can only search for the community by the full url. I wrote a bit more about this here: https://lemmy.directory/post/34207
Thanks for this insightful post. I agree that the fediverse feels different and that’s ok. It’s exciting to get the chance to build something new and be a part of it starting.
Can I only create a community on the instance I joined, or can I also create a community elsewhere?
You can only create a community on the instance you have an account on, but people from other instances will still be able to follow and post to it.
I think that's right. A request for deletion gets made and it's up to each server to decide if they will honor it.
You might be able to save the website as a progressive web app to your home screen?
Yes accounts are distributed to each server. Same as communities.