I’m thinking about deploying my own instance where I’d be the only user and most probable I won’t have any communities.
The only thing there will be my account to interact with as many other instances as I want.

What would be de pros and cons of having my account like this?
Would it be harder to interact with other instances in some way?

  • Grouchy@lemmy.grouchysysadmin.com
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    1 year ago

    Personally I think it’s a great idea. I run my own instance even though I’m the only user and have no communities.

    Pros:

    Moderation: Your own moderation capabilities. It’s your choice what you see or don’t see.

    Content longevity: You can do your own backups and don’t have to worry about loosing content when another instance disappears.

    Performance: Generally speaking you’ll have better performance. You won’t have to worry about an influx of new users taking the instance down due to overloads.

    Cons:

    Domain: You need your own domain, which is an ongoing cost.

    Hosting: Like the domain, you need to pay for hosting to run Lemmy. You could try running it at home, but I would not recommend it.

    Management: Depending on how you setup Lemmy, there will probably be ongoing maintenance work. It might not be worth the hassle when you can just use a third party instance and let them deal with it.

    Ultimately it’s up to you.