I self-hosted an instance a when I got here a few days ago. The server costs me the same whether I use it or not, so I’d like to let as many people sign up as I can. I had a few people sign up already before join-lemmy.org was changed to require 5 monthly active users, but now my instance isn’t shown there because it’s below the limit.

Any idea on how to attract a dozen or so users so that I can show up on the main join-lemmy page again?

  • howdy@thesimplecorner.org
    9·
    1 year ago

    Just guessing but… Ironically, post on /r/lemmymigration. Have clear rules and community expectations that tell people what your instance is about.

    I’m self hosted too debating if I’m gonna open mine or keep it closed. I really did it as a learning experience, fun and curiosity. Hosting costs will barely be a Starbucks drink a month as is…

    • Slashzero@hakbox.socialEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      I’m also self hosted. I decided to self host because cost of running a server isn’t so bad, and I like having my own domain / address.

      Mine is open, and I’ve had some random signups without promoting it anywhere.

    • MyopicTopic@lemmy.ml
      1·
      1 year ago

      What provider are you using to host? I’ve got a hostgator shared plan for a personal site but wasn’t sure if I’d specifically need a VPS to do it.

      • howdy@thesimplecorner.org
        1·
        1 year ago

        I’m using cloudzy VPS. It’s cheap but realized that smtp ports are blocked today… So gotta look into what to do about that if I want to use this instance beyond a private one. Email would be required for forgot passwords, registrations, etc…