Technically, a DDoS can happen naturally if enough people are trying to use it at the same time. I’ve seen it happen to other, larger websites before. And lemmy.world definitely doesn’t have the infrastructure of some of those larger websites.
have half dozen various types. no need to delete. fedi-wide accounts are still a wish. name them the same and carry on. can set a redirect on mastodon. not sure lemmy
I’m actually seeing more and more .world users getting pissed as the downtimes become more frequent now.
I mean that is the problem of too many people being on that one instance.
From what I understand, capacity isn’t the issue, it’s that they’re being repeatedly DDoS’ed
It’s a chicken and egg problem, their high popularity makes them a ddos target
Technically, a DDoS can happen naturally if enough people are trying to use it at the same time. I’ve seen it happen to other, larger websites before. And lemmy.world definitely doesn’t have the infrastructure of some of those larger websites.
Apparently that’s not the case for lemmy.world, it seems someone is pissed for being banned so they’re DDSOSing .world specifically.
Tho I agree all people trying to go to the same instance is not a smart thing.
Yep, I just saw the update they posted.
also can happen if the software you’re using doesnt manage the requests properly flashbacks to slowloris
I really blame Sync for defaulting to lemmy.world, imo lemmy.world should close to new registrations, at least while they’re figuring things out.
I moved instances after the downtime when Sync came out, it’s been smooth sailing since
I just did the move. Tired of having the website offline and no info. Will delete the account soon
have half dozen various types. no need to delete. fedi-wide accounts are still a wish. name them the same and carry on. can set a redirect on mastodon. not sure lemmy
Thinking of the same thing, but if I delete my account on an instance, do the comments and posts from that account also get deleted?
Yeah… it makes for a fucking awkward experience.
Just swapped to a different instance personally
Yup, no biggie. Will use .world when it’s working and the other when it’s not.
Reddthat is worse tho
I haven’t really had any issue, and was happy enough to donate to them. I joined a few instances for various reasons, but reddthat is my main
Not really