cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/65824884
lemm.ee is shutting down at the end of this month
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
Refugee from Lemm.ee here. Thanks for the welcome. Happy to join. I’ve been looking for an instance that is based in Europe, has decent privacy, isn’t de-federated from too much content and has some resilience (i.e. won’t shut down like Lemm.ee in a couple of years).
Yup. Hetzner in Germany to be precise.
Will I ever spy on you or sell your data? No. I’m a big proponent of the GDPR and will do everything I can to comply fully. That said, if you want perfect privacy, you’d need to host your own instance.
Only instances that are clearly malicious, such as those dedicated to spam, trolling, misinformation, or illegal content (including Holocaust denial and Nazism) will be completely blocked once discovered. No defederation happens because of politics or moderation choices.
Hetzner is a pretty reliable hosting provider. Running this instance currently costs me about €20 per month. As long as costs remain reasonable, I plan to keep it going. It’s my way of supporting the Fediverse and promoting better social media and a better society. :)
Awesome. Thanks.
Do you have a team? Or is this a one-man-show? i.e. if you have to drop this some day then will others continue this instance?
I’m the only admin atm. Currently it’s not a lot of work. But if it’s growing I’ll get more admins onto the team.
There are already a few mods in the country specific communities. Join our mod team if you have some spare time!
If I’d be forced to drop it, I’d know people who could potentially take it over.