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”?
Lemmy has a memory leak? Or, should I say, a “lemmory leak”?
A lemmory meek, obviously!
Wait isn’t lemmy written in rust how do you create a memory leak in rust? Unsafe mode?
let mut memory_leak = Vec::<u8>::new(); loop { memory_leak.push(0); }That’s not a memory leak though. That’s just hording memory. Leaked memory is inaccessible.
In the example it’s inaccessible.
It’s not. The vec is still accessible and if it goes out of scope rust automatically clears the memory.
But it will never fall out of scope because of the loop
Exactly.
Exactly but it’s still accessible since it’s in scope.
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.
I want this to succeed so badly. I truly feel like it’s going to be sink or swim and will reflect how all enshitification efforts will play out.
Band together now and people see there’s a chance. Fail and we are doomed to corporate greed in every facet of our lives.
Wow. Drama! Chill bruh. They’ll get there. If it takes too long for some, they can switch to other instances.
I’m here for the drama too!
Fuck the cleanliness of the corporate web.
Thanks for all of your effort. Even though we are on different instances, it’s important for the Fediverse community that you succeed. You are doing valuable work, and I appreciate it.
i just wanted to thank you for doing your best to fix lemmy.world as soon as possible.
but please, don’t feel forced to overwork yourselves. i understand you want to do it soon so more people can move from Reddit, but i wouldn’t like that Lemmy software and community developers overwork and feel miserable, as those things are some of the very motives you escaped from Reddit in first place.
in my opinion, it would be nice that we users understand this situation and, if we want lemmy so bad, we actively help with it.
this applies to all lemmy instances and communities, ofc. have a nice day you all! ^^
Plus, slow steady growth means eventual success. Burnout is very real if you never take a break.
This is the level of transparency that most companies should strive for. Ironic that in terms of fixing things, volunteer and passion projects seem to be more on top of issues compared to big companies with hundreds of employees.
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%)
Shouldn’t we be discussing closing registrations?
There’s a lot of momentum to move away from reddit right now, and closing registrations would be a wet blanket. Personally, I’ll take the performance issues and transparency in the process over closing registrations.
Does Lemmy have the ability to replace default links?
Basically, replace signup link with one that redirects to a page that gives a very simple as possible explanation what’s going on, what fediverse is and gives s list of other instances to try.
Reinforce “All are viable and can browse lemmy.world subs”… Or communities or whatever term we use here for lemmy equivalent of subreddits.
This. Don’t stop the train. People need to be able to come over freely.
That is, if we restart Lemmy every 30 minutes. Else memory will go to 100%
who’d have thought memory leaks would be possible in Rust 🤯
(sorry not sorry Rust devs)
c/programmingcirclejerk when?
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.
