I’m thinking about self-hosting my own Lemmy server and I probably have too many questions than answers. But maybe some simple ones… do server owners get to set the amount of days a post can be retained before it’s deleted or are there defaults baked into the software package?

Can server owners restrict image sizes or the number of images that can be uploaded?

Can a server owner restrict the creation of new communities? I’m curious how granular permissions can get.

Would I be better off hosting my own instance to get some of these questions answered? 😁

Thanks in advance!

  • MojoLoboAEnglish
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    22 days ago

    I just setup my own instance a few days ago, if it interests you, do give it a shot!

    IIRC reading about it, all data for posts is set to be deleted automatically on a schedule. The catch is that schedule is every 6 months, and it is not configurable currently. From what I read, textual posts of lemmy doesn’t consume that much, many reported anywhere from 1-10 GB of data over 6 months - ofcourse it all depends on what kinds of communities are subscribed to your instance.

    Not sure if you can restrict image sizes or numbers - atleast not through the admin UI, maybe it’s possible through config. You can set global rate limit on image uploads though to not go too crazy.

    You can set it so only admins can create communities, or admin would have to approve new communities, or free for all.

    If you already have a server, try it out. It shouldn’t be tricky, particularly if you’re familiar with docker.