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why are there so many lemm severs? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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like world is not that popular? why couldnt we just have one server instead? whats the diffrence?

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

hmm, true i guess, but whats the point of having many servers?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Decentralization.

Quite a few of us joined Lemmy in the first place due to the problems a Central Authority caused on Reddit.

obligatory Fuck /u/spez.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

ahh, so each server has it own rules? and if one server goes down, other servers still up?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Severs can chose which other servers they federate with.

Severs each have their own admin. You think the admin on your server is an asshole? Pack up and take your community to another server.

Severs are each deployed in their own jurisdiction, making the federation more resilient to censorship.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

It was just explained to you.