I’ve been pondering the long-term sustainability of TasLem.

I’m curious to know if there are any plans or considerations regarding server management and lifecycle. Understanding the future roadmap can help us align our Lemmy strategies.

I’d also appreciate more information on the infrastructure - host, backup strategy, network connectivity. I’ve done a little investigation, but don’t want to run a full pen test…!

I have accounts on a few instances and have been considering setting up my own for data ownership. I don’t want to establish myself on a server that will be removed after a few years without the ability to transfer ownership, etc.

Thanks Admin

  • Admin-Mike@lemmy.nine-hells.netM
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    2 years ago

    Hi there! Thanks for posting. :)

    In regard to account migration - that is a highly requested feature and one I am sure the devs will work on when time permits.

    In terms of my intentions, I plan on keeping the server around for the foreseeable future. I tend to view it as my own instance, with other people using it as well. Having said that, I don’t mean that I don’t care about the other users - I just mean that it’s not going anywhere because its what I use. :)

    At present its running on Oracle Cloud in a paid account, but using free tier resources. Its an ARM server with 4 cores and 24GB RAM and a decent amount of network bandwidth. I am running the docker stack, but I have a slightly modified configuration from the published one. My container logs are set to roll, so they don’t get too big.

    I take backup snapshots regularly and before performing any updates.

    In regard to data ownership - I hear you! That’s something I understand completely, but ultimately its up to you. Some people don’t want to put the time in to keeping a server updated/patched etc. It’s not for everyone.

    Any other questions, sing out.