The continuous refresh makes the site mostly unusable for me in browser. I'd prefer updating to fix one of the biggest bugs the site has

2FA is something I've been missing honestly, but I can wait until v0.18.1 for more stability. Thanks for the change log and the developers of Lemmy for this awesome update.

Waiting for 0.18.1 seems like the safe, smarter option to me

If it really is only a few days, yeah, I'd wait it out.

v0.18.1 is released before upgrading (which shouldn't take more than a few days)

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, and an update that fixes bugs which break basic functionality is worth upgrading for immediately rather than waiting for over-the-rainbow. 2FA alone makes it pretty much not a realistic discussion, honestly.

Things are working, no rush for new things or major change. Prioritize ease of administration over immediate need for new toys.

I'd vote for waiting for 0.18.1 if it's only a couple more days

To me personally the websockets thing make the site pretty much unusable. So I'd prefer to upgrade earlier.

I think you should go for option 2!

It's a good idea to keep it stable but I will have you know that updated jerboa users can no longer login to your instance.

Sounds like a good update, a couple of days shouldn't matter but I can see both sides to it, people want the latest and greatest but also if there are any issues that's not great as more people migrate to Lemmy

I sat wait. Right now Lemmy and this instance are working and usable. IDK why they'd pull captcha given the number of spam bots but that's worth waiting for IMHO especially if it's only a few days.

Updating now and closing new user registrations for a few days is an option? I understand that it would be a problem, but it is supposed to take a few days

In any case what you decide well done will be

FWIW I've upgraded aussie.zone to 0.18 and encountered no isses, apart from the removed captcha support. But my instance isn't huge by any means.

I don't see any wrong answer; both options have advantages. Personally, we've already waited this long, what's another few days?

I think it's smart to wait it out the few days. With all of the bots assembling, better safe than sorry so this place doesn't get flooded

I would update; no websockets and links are really nice. BUT captcha is really important.

I love it that this instance works. Can you wait for eager people to work out the kinks before updating?

How does one know when their instance is updated?

is there any update about a native dark mode or user interface upgrade?

Unfortunately none of the comments I've made from my instance are federating anywhere since I update.

Two factor is nice, however having it not create a barcode is a bit of a pain. You can create one locally if you install qr through pip (I'm sure there are many other ways but that one worked well for me). Just pip install qr. Once it's installed just type qr and paste the link given through lemmy. Worked for adding it to Aegis on my phone.

I keep seeing stories about the amount of bot accounts flooding in. I think better not have a weakness for bots to exploit at a moment where the site is getting a lot of new attention.