Please do so.

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I am running my instance for myself only. I used the Hetzner Cloud service for it. Surprisingly, it works on the cheapest instance (CX11)! And I mean, that is dead cheap.

I’m running Debian. If you want to check out everything yourself, feel free to do so. However, if you want an easy-as-they-come install, I would definitely recommend https://github.com/ubergeek77/Lemmy-Easy-Deploy . It takes care of everything. From the webserver, via de database to the SSL certificate.

Besides what everyone said… you are the boss. You control what can and can’t be done.

Eg. Lemmy.ml decided that users can’t create communities anymore on that instance. Easily solvable but a limitation to that instance.

If you own the instance, you decide what can be done and what not.

Beyoncé. A lot of her songs. But certainly the ring one.

I have been with this idea for a very long time. But over time all the platforms got more and more greedy and I had the feeling that my privacy got more and more invaded.

Since that time, I have an Adblock and use DDG.

Sorry content creators.

Belgium: yes! We drink tap water. Straight from the tap. Hardness varies from city to city. At my home I have a filter to make the water softer. That helps the taste but also keeps all faucets etc running.