Comment on How do I go about finding the right instance for my alt?
MichaeleanDouglasse@thelemmy.club 3 weeks agoI do.lolw the UI. I tend to wing stuff, so I’ll just go ahead with this.
Umm, any recs on how to get started before I stumble in the dark?
Lehmuusa@nord.pub 3 weeks ago
Started with what? :)
MichaeleanDouglasse@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
With making an account there.
Lehmuusa@nord.pub 2 weeks ago
Well, there’s still the problem of finding an instance ;)
For choosing my own instance, I’ve found this tool very handy: https://piefed.fediverse.observer/list .
Click the top of the column for uptime percentage. The ones with 100% are probably a bad idea, because that means they’ve never been updated. Then maybe take a look at where the server is located. If something looks good by these statistics, click the name of the instance to check the server version number. You generally won’t want an instance that lags far behind others in the version number – that indicicates a lazy server admin. It’s also good to read the instance description.
Also, note that this listing currently conflates PieFed and PyLova, even though they are now two separate codebases. They still look and feel about the same because PyLova was forked from PieFed such a short time ago.
MichaeleanDouglasse@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
Can I use the same email for different instances?