I want to self host my own lemmy instance for personal use. I have seen there Github page and it is really easy to set up but I have some questions?
- How will I be able to federate with other instances?
- Will I be able to interact with communities from other instances?
- What type of hardware will be required to self host?
- And finally is it worth to run our own instance?
It should federate automatically as long as you have it enabled. You won’t see anything in all until at least one person on your instance subscribes to communities.
I used this script: https://github.com/ubergeek77/Lemmy-Easy-Deploy
I have mine running on a $6 vps from vultr, it doesn’t really need much power if you’re not hosting a lot of users and communities.
1: If you have it public facing with a valid SSL certificate for the domain it’s hosted at then it should work fine.
2: Yes, I have no actual communities on my own box but here I am :)
3: I’d say the biggest thing is storage for attachments if it’s the only thing running on the box. Mine is set to offload all the attachments to a separate storage box, but if the mastodon instance is any indication it could balloon to a pretty large storage amount over time.
4: It’s relatively easy and you have all the powers of an admin to shape your experience to be what you want. There’s the responsibility to deal with moderation and maintenance, but if you’re the only one using it then there’s nobody to be upset if it goes down for a bit here and there.
- There is option in the admin panel with whom to federate and whom to block.
- Yes, just like I do now.
- Depends on the size, it can very well run on 1CPU 1Mem
- Single instance of the above size does not go over 5$, so for me it’s worth.
