I have been using teddit and libreddit for quite some time. Way better than reddit’s trash website
Too bad as I just found it a week ago, but totally understandable.
Oh, hey! I’m the guy behind tedd.it. Didn’t really expect to see it here, but thank you for the mention!
I’ve been running tedd.it for just about over a year now, and it’s heartbreaking for me to end it this way. tedd.it was the choice of thousands for a safer, simpler, more private way to browse reddit. I’m a big online privacy advocate, so hosting this instance was a mission for me more than anything: to help others improve their privacy, even if just a little bit.
Sadly, with how much traffic tedd.it is seeing, there is no way I could possibly pay for API access. Even with lots of caching, we’re speaking tens of thousands of dollars at least. With the site constantly rate-limited now, there’s no point in keeping it up - it’s not exactly cheap to host, even before the API changes. I had to make this difficult choice.
It’s worth mentioning that tedd.it is just one instance of the teddit project. Obviously I don’t speak for the entire project, but from conversations I had with other hosts I believe the feelings are mutual. The project is already kinda stale with the maintainer very low on activity, and Reddit’s third party apps ban feels like the final nail in the coffin.
I’m a big supporter of the Fediverse. I think it’s our best attempt at building a better social media for everyone. I’m already on Mastodon and now with reddit going rogue I figured I could use the reach of tedd.it to help more people find their home here.
And for those who asked: why Lemmy? It’s just my personal preference. Kbin is also great! I just found Lemmy more user friendly personally. But hey, that’s the beauty of the Fediverse: we’re all allies here ❤️
Thanks again for the spotlight. Feel free to ask any questions you might have! Cheers ✌️
Thanks a lot. I mostly used tedd.it over the last year maybe more. Was always more stable than teddit.net. is there a way to thank you for your work? E.g. buymeacoffee or something like that?
I also have a question: Do you think self hosted teddit will continue to work for the next years? As I understand it it dosent reach the api limit and is therefore still useable.
Thank you! I appreciate the support. I don’t have anything like buymeacoffee but I still really appreciate it.
As for self hosting, under the current API terms it should be fine as long as you are the only user and use an API key. You’re still likely to encounter some 429s but it won’t cripple your experience entirely.
Ngl that lemmy home page is offputting to non-techy users
It’s frustrating when so often techy people produce something but don’t go the slight extra distance to anticipate the needs of normal people getting inducted into using the software. You see it all the time.
Maybe.
I tried the “old Reddit” Lemmy website today. The first thing it asks you for is a URL? What? I just loaded a URL!
I mean, I get it but it is not a great new user experience.
I also use Voyager which makes Lemmy look like Apollo ( the Reddit iOS app ). It is much smarter as it gives you read only content by default. You only get confronted to use a Lemmy server when you go to post. Before that, you can browse, read, and search without logging in or choosing a server. It is a vastly better introduction.
Yes, lemmy does not work for non-techy stuff. Sometimes I want to look up random stuff like getting the best sim plan for international travel or what are the best apps for tracking weight lifting workouts. That kind of stuff is not available if the mainstream is not here. And thus reddit is unfortunately still needed.
It’ll happen with time, but yeah, reddit has had a decade to have any interest about anything to be posted on their platform
I hope so. In the meantime I would love to see a proxy to/from reddit, kind of like how there is bird.makeup for following Twitter people in Mastodon. I don’t care if the discussion on Lemmy doesn’t go back into reddit. It would make the transition easier anyway.
what are the best apps for tracking weight lifting workouts
I’ve been looking for one as well. I’ve been using Progression for a few years and it has been decent.
That is actually the one I have been using too! But I always keep searching for if there are better ones. Progression would be perfect if they added exercise images, since I am a visual person, and tend to forget how an exercise is done.
Would love to see the developer to move his discussion to Lemmy.
this is just one of the instances
there are many more instances according to https://farside.link/ (which is a thing that will automatically redirect you to one of them: https://farside.link/teddit/ )
so by using this, you help reduce the load on individual instance, resulting in less “too many requests” errors for everyone.
