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I also got an error. Lemmy is distributed? No centralized login, so I need to give my email and create an account on every SUB? So there's no homepage with a

by q1w2 3y ago

I also got an error. Lemmy is distributed? No centralized login, so I need to give my email and create an account on every SUB? So there's no homepage with all my subscriptions? This is not a valid replacement unless we're going to bring back RSS and start up a local reader again that can somehow auto-create accounts and re-submit comments.

malermeister 3y ago
It's distributed, but the login can be from any site. You don't need multiple accounts, you can subscribe to "subreddits" (not sure what they're called over there) on different servers from your instance, similar to how a gmail and a hotmail user can email each other or join the same mailing list.
- q1w2 3y ago
  Does this mean that if I go to startrek.website, I will see posts and comments from other "subs" I'm subscribed to?
  - malermeister 3y ago
    Correct!
  - Stephen304 3y ago
    Yes, you'll see posts both from startrek.website as well as other instances on the home page. You can subscribe to remote communities as long as you do it from startrek.website (and don't accidentally follow a link to another instance where your startrek.website login won't work), and all of your local and remote subscriptions will be combined in your subscribed feed on your home instance.
    - malermeister 3y ago
      > (and don't accidentally follow a link to another instance where your startrek.website login won't work) I feel like there really needs to be a browser extension that does the appropriate redirects to make this problem go away. It's a really bad UX rn.
      - kgwxd 3y ago
        If a the only way to fix a usability problem is via browser extension, the entire concept should have been left on the cutting room floor.
        malermeister 3y ago
        I think it's a small price to pay for removing a single point of failure, such as a greedy CEO.
tapoxi 3y ago
No, if you have an account on one Lemmy instance you can subscribe to or post on a community (sub) hosted anywhere. Your home instance also houses all your subscriptions.
- q1w2 3y ago
  I'm unable to login to any other server besides the original I signed up on.

by q1w2 3y ago

malermeister 3y ago

It's distributed, but the login can be from any site. You don't need multiple accounts, you can subscribe to "subreddits" (not sure what they're called over there) on different servers from your instance, similar to how a gmail and a hotmail user can email each other or join the same mailing list.

q1w2 3y ago
Does this mean that if I go to startrek.website, I will see posts and comments from other "subs" I'm subscribed to?
- malermeister 3y ago
  Correct!
- Stephen304 3y ago
  Yes, you'll see posts both from startrek.website as well as other instances on the home page. You can subscribe to remote communities as long as you do it from startrek.website (and don't accidentally follow a link to another instance where your startrek.website login won't work), and all of your local and remote subscriptions will be combined in your subscribed feed on your home instance.
  - malermeister 3y ago
    > (and don't accidentally follow a link to another instance where your startrek.website login won't work) I feel like there really needs to be a browser extension that does the appropriate redirects to make this problem go away. It's a really bad UX rn.
    - kgwxd 3y ago
      If a the only way to fix a usability problem is via browser extension, the entire concept should have been left on the cutting room floor.
      - malermeister 3y ago
        I think it's a small price to pay for removing a single point of failure, such as a greedy CEO.

tapoxi 3y ago

No, if you have an account on one Lemmy instance you can subscribe to or post on a community (sub) hosted anywhere. Your home instance also houses all your subscriptions.

q1w2 3y ago
I'm unable to login to any other server besides the original I signed up on.