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So here's how I understand it:

lemmy.world, lemmy.fmhy.ml, beehaw, (instances) etc. are all basically different servers. But they essentially all have access to the same communities, aka the equivalent of a subreddit, even though some communities are are hosted on lemmy vs beehaw, etc.?

If my understanding is correct, then, for the layman, each different instance can be seen as a site to view any of the communities, so we can register with one instance, and browse everything they all have to offer. Is that about right? Sorry, I know a guide has been posted, but I'm trying to reduce the functionality to fit into my feeble mind.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I visit the same community from different instances, I don't see all the posts listed. Is the instance just slow to update? For example:

Home instance - https://lemmy.fmhy.ml/c/freemediaheckyeah/data_type/Post/sort/New/page/1

https://lemmy.world/c/[email protected]/data_type/Post/sort/New/page/1

https://reddthat.com/c/[email protected]/data_type/Post/sort/New/page/1

https://lemmy.ml/c/[email protected]/data_type/Post/sort/New/page/1

The other instances haven't updated yet to show the latest posts.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We had a minor issue with federation, it's been resolved now :)