when I see that whichever instance I choose is defederated from another bunch of random instances, is it possible to have those show in my feed without making a separate profile from other instances? and can I turn them off again if I see that defederating was the right idea?

  • Wander@yiffit.net
    7·
    7 months ago

    Yes, but It’s pretty hands off since 99% of security stuff is managed for you by the Lemmy software, including rate limiting. Just make sure you use a secure password and if you want put the instance behind cloudflare which is super easy to do.

    • GlenRambo@jlai.lu
      1·
      7 months ago

      Is it as easy as “create instance” or does it involve setting up a server and other cloud based software?

      • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
        3·
        7 months ago

        it is not that easy… you do need to understand the basics of the underlying systems (server/network/storage), and then be able to keep them up to date and running. and then there are the costs associated with it… i think with a stripped down lemmy you could get it runnin for maybe 10$/month.

        • BlueÆther@no.lastname.nz
          1·
          7 months ago

          That’s not too far off the mark, It cost me about $20 AU so probably $15 US. I could get cheaper if I wanted to host further from home (I’m happy with a AU host for my New Zealand instance)