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Single-User instances on the Fediverse? (lemmy.cloudhub.social)
submitted 2 years ago by jax@lemmy.cloudhub.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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I've set up a couple of single-user instances of fediverse apps (Mastodon, Lemmy). With Lemmy, I can post/comment to any community/thread I want that is federated, but I can't seem to do that with Mastodon.

With that being the case, how does the content I post on Mastodon get shown to people on other instances (I know replying works differently). I feel like any top-level post I make on my instance is basically like shouting into the void, correct?

Also, if I were to set up a Pixelfed instance, would I have the same problem where my content doesn't get shown to anyone (except those that follow me?)

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[–] jax@lemmy.cloudhub.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah okay, so the 2 people and one bot that follow me would be seeing my posts. That seems pretty underwhelming, but makes sense lol

Yeah, I’m going to see if some of my IRL friends are interested, but I’m not sure how many of them use Twitter/Reddit/etc currently.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's hard to be on a mastodon server alone, if you don't have an established follower base. Keep interacting people and follow plenty, some will like you as well and follow back :)

[–] jax@lemmy.cloudhub.social 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I’ll have to do that.

Thanks for the info, that helps clarify things.