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Hypothetically, if all lemmy users were on instances of a very small number (< 20), would this be better or worse for scaling? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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And I guess this question is two parts: 1. Regarding the current lemmy implementation, and 2. The activityPub protocol in general

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

At the same time, don't smaller instances mean that they generally are making less copies of remote posts? Fewer users means that they'll only be subscribed / viewing a few posts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Still, all posts of any subscribed-to community (and any of their votes, which is the biggest issue atm) need to be pushed to yet another instance. IIRC this is how a feed works.