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Hi All!
Welcome to another monthly Lemmy.zip server update!
I have been increasingly busy in "real life" so haven't had much time to dedicate to Lemmy.zip recently (I got married!) however things are calming down now and I'm able to spend a bit more time keeping an eye on things. I had a few messages/requests and I think I've responded to them all, but let me know if I've missed anything.
Take a look at these new communities. If you enjoy them, give them a subscribe :)
There are also some existing communities that are looking for mods. Fancy trying out being a mod with a pre-existing community? Now is your chance!
PS - I finally have some time to start clearing up old/unused communities - I will be PM'ing mods soon!
It's been a little while since my last update so I'll go over some of the things that have happened or are happening:
We had a great Canvas event again, with the Lemmy.zip logo once again being lovingly recreated, and a few of our community's logos popping up, including the amazing SquaredCircle logo too!
You can see more on the completed Canvas here.
Did you know - we have a public dashboard showing all of our up to date federation/server data? You can check it out here!
Given some of the recent wider fediverse moderation issues/drama that has happened recently, I thought it might be sensible to confirm our position on moderation and how we decide what actions we take. We're not a massive instance, and we do get very few issues deriving from Lemmy.zip thankfully (I know moderators on larger instances probably have a trickier time of it), however our aim is not to interfere, silence, or in any way censor our communities, as long as the content is legal (in the UK/EU specifically, as that's where we're hosted) and it isn't going to cause harm to someone. You can see our full set of policies on our legal site - if you think something isn't clear enough or is missing, let me know and I will update/add it!
I'm also not usually one for podcasts, but I did stumble across this podcast on spotify that in the latest episode talks a bit about moderation in the wider Fediverse (more mastodon leaning, but the points I thought were interesting given the different ways servers are run). I am not one for mass block lists, we take each server as it interacts with us. Anyway if you're interested in that sort of thing, then I would recommend taking a listen - It's called DotSocial if you want to have a look on other platforms.
Finally, the Status Page has had a bit of a tidy up and now lists each frontend for clarity. I'm happy with the current set of frontends, but if you see one being used elsewhere you think we could host, let me know!
If you’re new to Lemmy.zip - WELCOME! I hope you’re enjoying your time here :)
I am sure that long term readers are bored of reading this now, but it is really is true that the easiest way you can support Lemmy.zip is to actively engage with content here: upvoting content you enjoy, sharing your thoughts through posts and comments, sparking meaningful discussions, or even creating new communities that resonate with your interests.
It’s natural to see fluctuations in user activity over time, and we’ve seen this over the wider lemmy-verse for some time now. However, if you’ve found a home here and love this space, now is the perfect opportunity to help us thrive.
If you want to support us in a different way than financially, then actively interacting with the instance helps us out loads.
Lemmy.zip only continues to exist because of the generous donations of its users. The operating cost of Lemmy.zip is over 50 euros a month ($54, £43) and is mostly funded by the community!
We keep all the details around donations on our OpenCollective page, with full transparency around income and expenditure.
If you're enjoying Lemmy.zip, please check out the OpenCollective page, we have a selection of one-off or recurring donation options. All funds go directly to hosting the site and keeping the virtual lights on.
We've also put up a link to our Ko-Fi page where you can donate via paypal instead of using a card. All Ko-Fi donations will be totalled up and added to OpenCollective each month for transparency. I've added a link in the sidebar, but you can also click the image below to go there:
We continue to have some really kind and generous donators and I can't express my thanks enough. You can see all the kind donators in the Thank You thread - you could get your name in there too!
Pretty graph time:
CPU usage over the last 30 days:
Memory (RAM) usage over the last 30 days:
Disk space use:
Image storage:
Cloudflare overall stats:
Requests:
Bandwidth:
Unique visitors:
Top country taffic:
That's it from me this month, I'll probably also miss the next one of these too covering September as I'll be in a much hotter country than the UK at the end of the month for a holiday, but will try to play catch up when I'm back.
As always, if I've missed anything or there is something you'd like to see added to these, let me know! I'm always open to adding more to this.
Cheers,
Demigodrick
Hi all,
Time for a bit of maintenance on the server. Including updating the front-ends to their latest versions.
There will be a reboot or two, but downtime should be minimal. If any issues do crop up that affect the operation of the site, you can see the detail at status.lemmy.zip.
Thanks
Demigodrick
Edit: had to delay a little bit because of unexpected work commitments 🙄
Hey all,
Time for a bit of maintenance to the site, including updating all the frontends to their latest versions. There may be a small bit of downtime when the server is restarted, but shouldn't take too long.
Cheers,
Demigodrick
Hi all,
Welcome to the July edition of the server update! Let's take a look at how things went in June and might go in July.
Take a look at these new communities. If you enjoy them, give them a subscribe :)
There are also some existing communities that are looking for mods. Fancy trying out being a mod with a pre-existing community? Now is your chance!
Since the last update, we upgraded Lemmy to versions 0.19.4, then version 0.19.5 which fixed a few UI bugs. There is still a known issue with code blocks (text that looks like this
) where if you're on the default theme on the website, the text displays with a white background. There should be a fix for this in 0.19.6.
The next Canvas event starts on Friday July 12th - we'll make a post with the details about this a bit closer to the time. Last year was great, the Lemmy.zip logo looked great on the board!
I'm thinking about adding another Admin or two to Lemmy.zip, with a focus on content creation and engagement. The time I have to dedicate to the site is rapidly decreasing, so if you're interested, drop me a message here or on matrix and we can have a chat!
If you’re new to Lemmy.zip - WELCOME! I hope you’re enjoying your time here :)
I am sure that long term readers are bored of reading this now, but it is really is true that the easiest way you can support Lemmy.zip is to actively engage with content here: upvoting content you enjoy, sharing your thoughts through posts and comments, sparking meaningful discussions, or even creating new communities that resonate with your interests.
It’s natural to see fluctuations in user activity over time, and we’ve seen this over the wider lemmy-verse for some time now. However, if you’ve found a home here and love this space, now is the perfect opportunity to help us thrive.
If you want to support us in a different way than financially, then actively interacting with the instance helps us out loads.
Lemmy.zip only continues to exist because of the generous donations of its users. The operating cost of Lemmy.zip is over 50 euros a month ($54, £43) and is mostly funded by the community!
We keep all the details around donations on our OpenCollective page, with full transparency around income and expenditure.
If you're enjoying Lemmy.zip, please check out the OpenCollective page, we have a selection of one-off or recurring donation options. All funds go directly to hosting the site and keeping the virtual lights on.
We've also put up a link to our Ko-Fi page where you can donate via paypal instead of using a card. All Ko-Fi donations will be totalled up and added to OpenCollective each month for transparency. I've added a link in the sidebar, but you can also click the image below to go there:
We continue to have some really kind and generous donators and I can't express my thanks enough. You can see all the kind donators in the Thank You thread - you could get your name in there too!
Here's some screenshots to show the performance of the server over the last 30 days:
RAM usage:
Image storage:
Cloudflare overview:
Requests:
Bandwidth:
Unique visitors:
Worldwide traffic:
That's it for now - as always, let me know if you have any questions or there any other metrics you want to see!
Cheers
Demigodrick
https://yearone.lemmy.zip/
Hello all!
To celebrate Lemmy.zip turning a whole 1 year old, we're hosting a small giveaway to say thank you for being here ❤️
We're giving away 3 prizes to 3 lucky winners. This will be 1 x £25 Steam giftcard, and 2 x £10 Steam giftcards.
The giveaway will be open for 48 hours from 19:00 UTC on the 9th June, to 19:00 UTC on the 11th June, which nicely covers our Birthday on the 10th :)
You can enter by making a comment in this very thread! Your comment can say or be absolutely anything you want (within reason!)
Once you've made a comment, you should get a message back from ZippyBot confirming you've entered and a ticket number. For transparency, at the end of this we'll publish the entry list and ticket numbers.
You must be a Lemmy.zip user to enter (comments from anyone else will be ignored!) and you will need a Steam account and be happy to send me your username so I can gift you the value via Steam. Your Lemmy.zip account must have been created before the 5th June 2024.
At the end of the giveaway, I'll lock the thread and Zippy will pull three random entries. The first username pulled will win the first prize (£25), and the other two users will win the other prizes (£10).
I've put a few FAQs in this spoiler tag if you want to know more:
::: spoiler FAQs
:::
Congratulations to the winners! @monoboy (£25) @win95 (£10) @anothermember (£10)
::: spoiler Entry List
1 fathix
2 mynamesnotrick
3 Grimm
4 Betawhat
5 v4ld1z
6 GeekFTW
7 Blablablabum
8 Keegen
9 Zamotic
10 catculation
11 Lumun
12 TacoEvent
13 McWizard
14 MrSoup
15 nasi_goreng
16 Dyskolos
17 Zinck
18 padge
19 monoboy
20 TheHobbyist
21 generic_computers
22 CluelessDude
23 siv9939
24 Blxter
25 BrikoX
26 possiblylinux127
27 moncharleskey
28 Cethin
29 Marty_TF
30 errror
31 locuester
32 oyenyaaow
33 Micromot
34 Nevloow
35 altima_neo
36 alp
37 Serotoninexe
38 TriLinder
39 Anonpony1
40 OpenPassageways
41 all4one
42 Omgboom
43 anti_antidote
44 velvetThunder
45 sunglocto
46 tar
47 bestonecrazy
48 Blisterexe
49 Vivendi
50 Osu
51 win95
52 Hathaway
53 tigeruppercut
54 TxzK
55 agr8lemon
56 gveltaine
57 Levsgetso
58 sudoroot
59 solarvector
60 mill_city
61 RedDoozer
62 unlogic
63 1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi
64 stargazingpenguin
65 NuXCOM_90Percent
66 Anxie
67 Zorcron
68 Sivilian
69 GregorGizeh
70 Poltergeist
71 regitseroms
72 felsiq
73 Nadaph
74 Chronographs
75 Sensitivezombie
76 rolofox
77 daudix
78 CaptainAmeristan
79 dch82
80 infrasoundxp
81 lazorne
82 HeavyRaptor
83 Crozekiel
84 Gingerino
85 Cxyz
86 Primer81
87 nebula42
88 Dempf
89 noli
90 lazyhazy
91 diminou
92 rayf
93 solsangraal
94 TranquilTurbulence
95 dabster291
96 arthur
97 WeirdAlex03
98 ristoril_zip
99 Water_Melon_boy
100 Cyro
101 Clandestine
102 Blizzard
103 Vlyn
104 tri_poloski
105 sarmale
106 Geologist
107 auzas_1337
108 sheev
109 Dulus_No
110 AlexPewMaster
111 anothermember
112 Eramidik
:::
Thanks to everyone that entered and congrats to the winners!
@Demigodrick
@lemmy.zip