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====== Lemmy ======

**Status: On hiatus (2026-10-07).** Service stopped, data preserved — see the [[https://folk.zone/blog/putting-services-on-hiatus/|hiatus announcement]]. Config lives in ''server/dormant/''.

**Domain:** lemmy.folk.zone\\
**Image:** dessalines/lemmy:0.19.5\\
**Database:** PostgreSQL\\
**Image Storage:** Pictrs

===== What It Does =====

Lemmy is a federated link aggregation and discussion platform, similar to Reddit but decentralized. Users can create communities, share links, and discuss topics across different instances.

===== Components =====

* **folkzone-lemmy-backend**: Rust backend API server
  * **folkzone-lemmy-ui**: React frontend web interface
  * **folkzone-lemmy-db**: PostgreSQL database for posts, comments, and user data
  * **folkzone-lemmy-pictrs**: Image hosting and processing service

===== Configuration =====

The instance uses Pictrs for image storage with GIF support enabled. Configuration is managed via ./lemmy/lemmy.hjson. Federation is enabled through ActivityPub.

===== See Also =====

* [[folkzone:services:start|folk.zone Services]]
  * [[https://join-lemmy.org/|Join Lemmy]]
  * [[https://lemmy.ml/|Lemmy Documentation]]
  * [[https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy|Lemmy GitHub]]
  * [[https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui|Lemmy UI GitHub]]
  * [[folkzone:start|Return to folkzone]]

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