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Just guessing but... Ironically, post on /r/lemmymigration. Have clear rules and community expectations that tell people what your instance is about.
I'm self hosted too debating if I'm gonna open mine or keep it closed. I really did it as a learning experience, fun and curiosity. Hosting costs will barely be a Starbucks drink a month as is...
Iβm also self hosted. I decided to self host because cost of running a server isnβt so bad, and I like having my own domain / address.
Mine is open, and Iβve had some random signups without promoting it anywhere.
What provider are you using to host? I've got a hostgator shared plan for a personal site but wasn't sure if I'd specifically need a VPS to do it.
I'm using cloudzy VPS. It's cheap but realized that smtp ports are blocked today... So gotta look into what to do about that if I want to use this instance beyond a private one. Email would be required for forgot passwords, registrations, etc...
You almost certainly want to outsource email to something like SendGrid anyway. Hosting your own email server is harder than it's worth these days.
Yeah for sure. Would have to figure out how to integrate with lemmy since its an api.
Some random ideas:
lemmy.villa-straylight.social?Post it here. Presumably itβs lemmy.villa-straylight.social?
:D That's sort of what this post is. I figured most people interested in lemmy would probably be able to figure it out, but yes you got it.
Fake your user numbers
I kind of consider that too. You do actually have to do some basic stuff to show up on the list in addition to the user requirement, so I don't actually think it is about filtering out private instances, but maybe you're right. I can't actually figure out what constitutes an active monthly user though. I did make a (legitimate non-spam) comment on a post in another instance from my alt account and that doesn't seem to be enough.
Not at all relevant to what your post is about, but I read neuromancer recently and that book is fuckin fantastic.
There are some curated lists that aim to promote smaller fediverse instances in particular: https://joinfediverse.wiki/Instances https://fedi.garden/about-this-site/ https://fediverse.party/en/portal/servers/ If the criteria fit, you can submit your instance there.
Post it on relevant Reddit threads?
Arenβt people getting banned on Reddit for promoting lemmy?
I've mentioned it on threads without being banned. I think it depends on how you do it. Some people just post it with no relevance to the thread at all, so... You have to be abit smarter and get it into the conversation naturally.
Use a throwaway to be safe. Some communities have been open to it, others haven't. If you don't have a throwaway I hate suggesting create one (because it tells their investors that they're growing), but you could make one that's named something like "FollowXOnLemmy" or something
Sorry about the extra duplicate posts. Iβm using the mlem app on iOS and I guess itβs still a bit buggy. Time to file some bugs.
You're going to have to get use to some shameless self promotion. I've been posting on all relevant communities here. Luckily so far people have been very open and welcoming, probably because we're all trying to grow and cultivate our communities.
I suggest we start building up support communities. For example I have a pop music community. In my sidebar I reached out to the mod of an indie music community and asked if they wanted to link to each other's communities in our sidebars, which they loved the idea of.
Arenβt people getting banned on Reddit for promoting lemmy?
Well, I just made a post over there so we'll see. I don't have any emotional or other attachment to my reddit account anyway, so if they ban me I won't be sad about it.
Good luck!
There should be a community, for the purpose of instance promotion. :D Perhaps someone should create one. Or maybe it already exists...