cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/65824884
Hey everyone
We’re really sorry to say this, but lemm.ee will be shutting down on June 30, 2025.
What you need to know
As of now:
- New user registrations are disabled
- Creating new communities is disabled
What you should do:
- You can export your settings at https://lemm.ee/settings to take them with you to another instance.
- If you’re moving to another instance, consider adding a note to your lemm.ee profile with your new username. Your old profile will still be visible from other instances even after we go offline.
- Alternatively, if you want to delete your lemm.ee profile, now is the best time to do it, so the deletion can federate out before we go offline.
- If you’re one of the folks supporting us with a recurring donation, please remember to cancel it (Ko-Fi donations should have been cancelled automatically already). Our leftover funds are already enough to cover our bills for next month, so we can keep things running without any more support.
Because of how Lemmy is built, everything posted on lemm.ee will still be accessible from other instances, even after we go offline.
Why this is happening
The key reason is that we just don’t have enough people on the admin team to keep the place running. Most of the admin team has stepped down, mostly due to burnout, and finding replacements hasn’t worked out.
The sad reality is that while there are a lot of great people on Lemmy, there are also some who use the platform to attack others, stir up conflict, or actively try to undermine the project. Admins are volunteers who deal with the latter group on a constant basis, this takes a mental toll. Please understand why our admins chose to step down, and be kind to the admins on whatever instance you decide to join.
We know this sucks. We’re genuinely sorry it’s ending like this. Thank you to everyone who spent time here and helped make it better.
– lemm.ee team
This hits so deep.
Where can I migrate to? I want a similar instance, that doesn’t block other instances, instead lets users decide what content they see on their frontpage, as how lemm.ee did it.
I’d be very glad for any suggestions…
(edit: ended up migrating to lemmy.zip . Thanks everyone for your suggestions!)
Sounds exactly like what we do at Lemmy.today.
That specific part you said, about letting users decide, is the core idea of the entire instance and has been from the start.
But check out all options before you decide. The Lemmy network needs many different instances to stay strong.
just made account on there after someone reccommended it.
lemmy.zip is probably the closest.
i heard lemmy.ca to, eventhough you dont need to be canadian.
Mander.xyz is good
maybe thelemmy.club???, if your fine with small instances or a instance ran by one person.
If the reason EE is shutting down due to lack of staff why would anyone go to a smaller one/one run by a single person? This is incredibly likely to happen there too. I didn’t actually realize this was a thing that could even happen, I just picked an instance at random, but picking the biggest and most robust instance seems like the best way to stave this off for as long as possible.
Small instances can have far less drama and workload. Just because an instance isn’t popular and has a small admin team doesn’t mean it’s in danger of folding up. 😀
It’s a fair worry.
As the admin of thelemmy.club though I will say my aim is absolutely not growth for it’s own sake. If the site starts to get larger than I want I will stop allowing signups. I welcome new users, but I’m not trying to be a big instance either.
Hmm true I wanted to suggest a instance i used to be on so oh well
infosec.pub
I recommend https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/ Cozy queer instance with quick moderation, and open to allies as wellAh, yeah, we do block instances. Only transphobic ones or ones that don’t moderate however.
Your suggestion ignores their main criterion.
Thank you!