Status update July 4th
Just wanted to let you know where we are with Lemmy.world.
Issues
As you might have noticed, things still won’t work as desired… we see several issues:
Performance
- Loading is mostly OK, but sometimes things take forever
- We (and you) see many 502 errors, resulting in empty pages etc.
- System load: The server is roughly at 60% cpu usage and around 25GB RAM usage. (That is, if we restart Lemmy every 30 minutes. Else memory will go to 100%)
Bugs
- Replying to a DM doesn’t seem to work. When hitting reply, you get a box with the original message which you can edit and save (which does nothing)
- 2FA seems to be a problem for many people. It doesn’t always work as expected.
Troubleshooting
We have many people helping us, with (site) moderation, sysadmin, troubleshooting, advise etc. There currently are 25 people in our Discord, including admins of other servers. In the Sysadmin channel we are with 8 people. We do troubleshooting sessions with these, and sometimes others. One of the Lemmy devs, @nutomic@lemmy.ml is also helping with current issues.
So, all is not yet running smoothly as we hoped, but with all this help we’ll surely get there! Also thank you all for the donations, this helps giving the possibility to use the hardware and tools needed to keep Lemmy.world running!
That is, if we restart Lemmy every 30 minutes. Else memory will go to 100%
Lemmy has a memory leak? Or, should I say, a “lemmory leak”?
I’m just excited to be back in the Wild West again – all of the big players had bumps, at least this one is working to fix them.
The work you’re doing is greatly appreciated! It’s like you invited half the internet into your house. I feel like I should’ve brought a cake or something
You should consider setting up a small donation to the site, if you can afford it. If you throw $5 a month at them, you’re not only covering your own hosting fees, but covering for some of the folks who can’t afford to as well. And maybe Ruud gets to buy some beans.
Growing Pains
What was that? We’re going to need more and better hardware soon, and you have a Patreon and a paypal on the sidebar?
Yeah, that sounds pretty reasonable, we can work with that.
As much as I hope that Lemmy grows, I wouldn’t want lemmy.world to suddenly get 1 million signups and multiply your headaches.
Perhaps we need more well run servers by other people to take the load.
