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Single-User instances on the Fediverse? (lemmy.cloudhub.social)
submitted 1 year ago by jax@lemmy.cloudhub.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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I've set up a couple of single-user instances of fediverse apps (Mastodon, Lemmy). With Lemmy, I can post/comment to any community/thread I want that is federated, but I can't seem to do that with Mastodon.

With that being the case, how does the content I post on Mastodon get shown to people on other instances (I know replying works differently). I feel like any top-level post I make on my instance is basically like shouting into the void, correct?

Also, if I were to set up a Pixelfed instance, would I have the same problem where my content doesn't get shown to anyone (except those that follow me?)

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[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Also, most fediverse software isn't designed to be used by a single person. If you had a couple more users there then everything would be way more populated!

[–] umrath@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Actually, that’s not true.

I run a single user Calckey instance (@thoralf@ck.umrath.net, moved from a single user Mastodon instance) and it works just fine. The only difference: The local timeline is just me.

But other than that, it works perfectly fine.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think that this contradicts my statement.

Many people end up on tiny servers or spin up their own server and wonder why there is nothing or only a tiny amount of content in the federated timeline. If you already expected this, good.

[–] umrath@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

The content is also no problem:

  1. follow people
  2. add relays

Both will fill the global timeline quite nicely.

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