Welcome! Newcomer Resources and Help
Thanks for checking this out! Below you'll find a few different resources to help you figure things out around here, but also feel free to ask any questions in the comments below. The aim of this post is to provide a reference point for new and returning people, so save or bookmark it and return to it either to ask questions or simply refresh your memory.
Is there an app?
For sites using Lemmy, yes, several in fact. One of the more often recommended ones for both iOS and Android is the Voyager app. Another cross-platform option is the Thunder app. For questions and discussions of other apps for sites using Lemmy, you may check out [email protected].
For sites using Mbin, and for Android and Linux there's currently the Interstellar app.
For sites using Piefed, there are no apps, but it's built to work well as a Progressive Web App.
Where's support?
Each site and app may have its respective support community and/or support contact info, which will differ accordingly, so this is out of scope for this post. Nevertheless you may ask for guidance below, and there's also the following community for people new to Lemmy in particular: [email protected]
For help and feedback on the software behind the sites, it's a little easier:
Where do I find new communities/subreddits?
Ask here, or [email protected]! You may also browse the front page of your chosen site (such as Lemmy World, Piefed Social, Kbin Earth, or the like), which will usually display the variety of communities people there may have subscribed to.
Otherwise, you may subscribe to the following communities:
- [email protected]
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Lastly, you may check out Lemmyverse to search even more broadly.
Can I make my own community?
It depends on the site you signed up on, but usually yes. Generally it's better to do so from a computer than a smartphone though, as you're less likely to run into odd issues that way. If you find you can't for some reason, ask below (mentioning whether trying from computer/smartphone and using apps or not) and someone may try to help you out, directing you to your site's support or otherwise.
If all has gone well, you may want to subscribe to [email protected] to talk to others working on building up communities.
Why is it asking me to sign in to post a comment?
You may have followed a link to a different site using Lemmy (or the like) than the one you registered on without realizing it, which at present is an unfortunate rough edge of things here. Signing up to one site doesn't provide a single sign-on to other sites using Lemmy or similar.
What's federation?
Without getting into the weeds, it's different websites sharing content between themselves to enable interaction with each other. Unless you're deep into all this or issues arise, ideally this should fade into the background. It's talked about a lot currently because many here are deep into it, and a lot of the software built around it is still developing, so unfortunately issues do still occur.
Any other questions or resources to add, the comments are open!
