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How will lemmy instances survive if they get too big?
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this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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There is some pros of self hosting, outside of it being a fun project. You can get custom emojis (sadly not on the mobile app yet, otherwise there would be a :blobheart: right here) and custom themes ^^
So I don't think most small instances are necessary looking to increase in user size. Or at least that is not my intention.
Yeah themes are fun but I think most people use one of the android apps anyway, and then the local theme doesnt matter there.
But it cant hurt to make the web theme a bit nicer - its currently "functional" but maybe not the best looking. I actually like a lot of whitespace in web design, but a lot of people dont.