Not just speaking technically but economically. As user number mount up their post is just going to add up. I know instaces may distribute user, but server space isn’t going to go down for anyone. It just seems like built to fall.

  • variants@possumpat.ioEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Just purge stuff older than X if storage becomes an issue and make people use image hosts outside of lemmy

    • Cloudkid@lemmus.orgOPEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I’m more of an archivist, belive that will cause loss of many meaningfull conversation and information.

      • SamXavia@kbin.run
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        2 years ago

        @Cloudkid@lemmus.org This is where hosting your own instance is better as even things on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter won’t last forever as it only really stays till they can’t be bothered to keep the older stuff no one looks at intact, The only way to make sure things stay is by hosting it yourself and I really do hope it gets easier over time to host your own Fediverse Instance.

        • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
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          2 years ago

          i would like to see a drop in word-press like (fuck wordpress) install for a fully-federatable instance.

          im sure there are many products there or nearly there. It smells like opportunity for the right, talented folks.

          im having a blast with mbin on aws

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
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    2 years ago

    i think the resources youre referring to are easily, fluidly handled and there should be no long term concern as strategies are developed to handle those resources. server space can be recycled, caches cleared, etc.

    youre not wrong in that storage is a concern, but it is one of the cheaper components from my POV running a full instance.