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Lemmy

Status: On hiatus (2026-10-07). Service stopped, data preserved: see the hiatus announcement. Config is 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/lemmy.txt · Last modified: by 127.0.0.1