https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/c/freemediaheckyeah
Sorry if this is disappointing to any of you, but we have so few members here now, and so much stuff is still broken, that we don’t feel as though continuing is worth it.
However, /r/Piracy has their own Lemmy, and everything is working well on it, so we’re going to start directing people there instead, as they share our same values and goals. Thanks for the support guys and again I am sorry this didn’t work out. We wanted it to, but it just didn’t.
I’d like to apologize to everyone for doing this on such short notice and not being able to get it stable. It’s been a fun ride but it’s clear that it ended a long time ago. I’ll see you all on db0.
Some more specifics:
- The instance will lock registration and community creation on October 1st. There doesn’t seem to be a way to disable posts and comments rn so ig it’ll be left on. I’ll be keeping the instance up for the foreseeable future for archival reasons.
- Frontends will be kept up.
No need to apologize, you’ve done so much good for the community! Who would have guessed a major VPS would just go down “forever”.
Thanks for all you’ve done.
Would you mind helping db0 folks by telling them what you did to fix the missing thumbnails issue? They are struggling with that.
A couple examples of new posts with thumbnail in FMHY but missing them in db0:
https://old-lemmy.fmhy.net/post/950126vshttps://old.lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/4568756https://old-lemmy.fmhy.net/post/949117vshttps://old.lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/4565942
Ahoy all, one of the admins from dbzer0 here. Sorry to hear you are shutting down, but I’d like you to know that you are all very welcome to join our instance if you are looking for a new home. I’ve seen a couple of you signing up already, so welcome aboard!
Our signup page is here: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/signup
P.S. Please don’t forget to read the application instructions on the signup page, so we can get you all approved asap.
Sorry to hear about your troubles. I know you were still having federation issues lately. This stuff isn’t easy unfortunately, even for professional sysadmins.
I am glad you chose to relocate to our little cove. We’ll be glad to accept all peeps looking for a new haven.
Unfortunate… I assume the loss of the old instance is probably what contributed to the decline in users here. I used your instance a good bit on and off while it lasted, it was great, easily one of the best on Lemmy imo. Rest in peace and thanks for your great work and dedication running it. 🫡
