This probably won’t work for everyone, but whenever I’m learning or trying out something new and unfamiliar, I always tend to follow the philosophy of “Just jump straight into the deep end and you have no choice but to swim”.
So for those thinking of trying out Lemmy/Fediverse. I suggest trying to get your own instance running. It’ll get you more familiar with what Lemmy is and how it works (at least on a high level). Its also really rewarding when you get it all up and running, it becomes something more personal to you since you took the time and effort (instead of just clicking sign up on some instance).
But again, that just how I prefer doing things. To each their own.
You don’t need any special hardware. I have my instance running on 1 CPU and 2GB of RAM just fine (granted, its just me there so there isn’t really any massive load).
So yes, you can use your PC if you want. The only thing I’d say is that if you plan to have your instance federated (i.e. make posts from it, message people etc), you’d want to have it running all the time. Otherwise, if your PC is down and Lemmy isn’t running, your images and posts might not show up properly for people on other instances.
Which is why most people prefer to rent a server or VPS (virtual private server, which is usually cheaper). Since you can have the server running 24/7.
Other than that, you need a domain name. Again there are websites that can give you free domain names. But in my case I prefer to just buy a domain.
If you check out https://join-lemmy.org/, there’s “Run a Server” option which goes over the steps.
yeah, you should have a server for this. you will probably nnoy people when your instance goes offline, comes up again repeatedly. Also you’d need to fight with port forwarding dns etc on your local internet connection.
Which is why most people prefer to rent a server or VPS (virtual private server, which is usually cheaper). Since you can have the server running 24/7.
That’s probably the best solution. You can rent a base VPS pretty cheap which is perfectly adequate if you’re not looking to support a lot of users. That way you get a static IP, high speed connection, and 24/7 uptime with no fuss.
This probably won’t work for everyone, but whenever I’m learning or trying out something new and unfamiliar, I always tend to follow the philosophy of “Just jump straight into the deep end and you have no choice but to swim”.
So for those thinking of trying out Lemmy/Fediverse. I suggest trying to get your own instance running. It’ll get you more familiar with what Lemmy is and how it works (at least on a high level). Its also really rewarding when you get it all up and running, it becomes something more personal to you since you took the time and effort (instead of just clicking sign up on some instance).
But again, that just how I prefer doing things. To each their own.
I Wonder if a raspberry pi would work for this.
Do we need like special hardware for it or can I use my PC or what do I need lol
You don’t need any special hardware. I have my instance running on 1 CPU and 2GB of RAM just fine (granted, its just me there so there isn’t really any massive load).
So yes, you can use your PC if you want. The only thing I’d say is that if you plan to have your instance federated (i.e. make posts from it, message people etc), you’d want to have it running all the time. Otherwise, if your PC is down and Lemmy isn’t running, your images and posts might not show up properly for people on other instances.
Which is why most people prefer to rent a server or VPS (virtual private server, which is usually cheaper). Since you can have the server running 24/7.
Other than that, you need a domain name. Again there are websites that can give you free domain names. But in my case I prefer to just buy a domain.
If you check out https://join-lemmy.org/, there’s “Run a Server” option which goes over the steps.
yeah, you should have a server for this. you will probably nnoy people when your instance goes offline, comes up again repeatedly. Also you’d need to fight with port forwarding dns etc on your local internet connection.
That’s probably the best solution. You can rent a base VPS pretty cheap which is perfectly adequate if you’re not looking to support a lot of users. That way you get a static IP, high speed connection, and 24/7 uptime with no fuss.