Announcements

Hello there!

Some quick updates:

I recently updated Lemmy to v0.18.3, which has helped significantly with decreasing resource usage (release notes).

In doing so, the SMTP/email configuration got borked along the way and the site was unable to send emails. Fortunately, I caught this really quickly and have since fixed the issue. This should fix signups and all email failures that might've occurred.

Fixing the email issue also allowed me to ditch the postfix Docker container, which was also an additional resource boost.

Please don't hesitate to report any issues you encounter. You're welcome to post in the comments here.

Happy swimming!

Hello! I recently completed an upgrade to the server that doubles the memory from 1GB to 2, doubles the throughput, and puts things on a better Intel processor. I found (as I expected) that Lemmy was running steadily with maxed out memory, and the increase has already done wonders.

For quick reference, I recommend (and I'm pretty sure docs recommend) having a minimum of 2GB of RAM on your server. I was able to get away with 1GB, but I don't recommend it, especially as your instance grows.

Here are some screenshots that show the change:

CPU usage:

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Memory usage:

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In addition to upgrading the server, I've also updated Lemmy UI to 0.18.2 and the backend to 0.18.1. This should cover some fixes that were recently made to address the JWT hack issues lemmy.world and some other instances recently encountered.

Happy swimming!

Hello!

I’m in the process of setting up the remainder of things on the server and will have signups open shortly (I have to get some Mail settings squared away). I may also boost the server specs after observing how things go for a while.

Edit: Signups are open!

In addition, I’ll be working on a logo to represent the community, as well as a matching Lemmy theme. 💅

Please keep us bookmarked and come back soon! Take advantage of having your signature username on a silly server TLD! ✨