Updated to Lemmy 0.18.4, see release notes here: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/RELEASES.md

Updated to Lemmy 0.18.3, see release notes here: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/RELEASES.md

Out near DIA was the obvious choice. Just not going to be the same, but better than no Top Fuel at all.

Updated to 0.18.2, which includes fixes for the recently found vulnerabilities. Also updated with Ansible this time to get the Nginx config updates, which I think fixes some federation issues with kbin and Mastadon.

For those that are aware, some Lemmy.world admin accounts were hacked using a known Lemmy vulnerability based on custom emojis. There are NO custom emojis configured for this instance, so no concerns regarding this vulnerability for this instance.

Lemmy.world (and some others) were hacked

Back end and front end have been updated to Lemmy v18.1!

At the moment I do not plan on updating to v18.0, since it removes captcha. Captcha should be back in v18.1 though, at which point I will update!

Hi everyone, just wanted to make people aware of a Colorado instance I’m trying to get going. If anyone is interested feel free to join!

Hi everyone, just wanted to make people aware of a Colorado instance I'm trying to get going. If anyone is interested feel free to join and also start a Colorado Springs community!

Looks like RTD will be free again this summer for both July and August!

Server

This instance is currently being hosted using Vultr on a server located in Dallas. Specifically, it's using a cloud compute server with the following specs:

• AMD High Performance
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS x64
• 1 vCPU
• 1 GB of memory
• 2 TB of bandwidth
• 25 GB of NVMe storage
• Attached storage: None

Auto backups are enabled and configured for every other day at 2AM Mountain Time. Total monthly for hosting is currently $7.20 a month. I chose Vultr for its combination of price, ease of use, and ease of upgrading. With a couple of clicks I can upgrade the server up to 12 vCPUs and 24 GB memory.

Domain

I currently have the domain centennialstate.social registered with Google Domains at a cost of $30 a year. Unfortunately, the same day I purchased this domain Google announced they were selling off their Domains service to Square Space. I have to wait 60 days from purchasing before I can transfer it, at which point I will be transferring it to CloudFlare at an unknown cost. If it's like my other domain I transferred then it might actually end up being cheaper.

Email

I did not have any luck getting email working with postfix so I set up email with Zoho, which costs $12 a year. Currently email is just used for new account email verification and password resets. I don't plan on really monitoring the inbox.

Please let me know if you have any other questions about this server/instance!

Welcome to Lemmy and this instance! Given that is instance is brand new, feel free to introduce yourself. If you have any suggestions for this instance, questions about the instance, or about me, feel free to ask! My goal is to be as transparent and fair as possible.