What does settings the instance to private do?
What does settings the instance to private do?
In the settings there's a box "private instance" I can't figure out what it does though.
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The instance settings now includes a private instance option, which if turned on, will only let logged in users view your site. Private instances was one of our first issues, and it was a large effort, so its great to finally have this completed.
From the release notes.
I haven’t tried it but I think that making an instance private disables federation.
4 0 ReplyIt would be great if it only just let logged in users view the site and not mess with the federation settings.
2 0 ReplyBut that's just how it works anyway. If you want to disable registrations, just disable that instead.
1 0 ReplyI mean more that it doesn't show the local posts as anyone can still view them when they are not logged in.
0 0 ReplyYeah, I realised that after I posted and then removed my comment.
As an aside, did you still see the comment? Or did you manage to reply before I removed it?
0 0 ReplyI'm not sure, I'm still seeing your original comment now? Maybe it's due to me replying via an admin account on my own instance of lemmy?
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