Total Lemmy newb. RIF refuge and not going back to reddit. I’m sure responses here will be biased and I know the system is stressed right now I guess, but does this server have a reputation for unreliability? I’ve been pretty disappointed with the uptime.
Lemmy.ml is one of the biggest instances so if you’re looking for something that performs more reliably maybe avoid the bigger ones (lemmy.ml, beehaw, lemmy.world, etc.) and find one with a smaller user base. This are likely to be “bumpy” for a while as admins and devs figure stuff out and resolve problems.
I’m on sh.itjust.works which has definitely been getting bigger and has had occasional slowness. I mostly just picked it because I thought the name was funny and they’re powered by renewable energy, but with the federated nature of Lemmy your account could be on any federated Lemmy and you could use all the others from there.