https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/c/freemediaheckyeah

Sorry if this is disappointing to any of you, but we have so few members here now, and so much stuff is still broken, that we don’t feel as though continuing is worth it.

However, /r/Piracy has their own Lemmy, and everything is working well on it, so we’re going to start directing people there instead, as they share our same values and goals. Thanks for the support guys and again I am sorry this didn’t work out. We wanted it to, but it just didn’t.

  • nullishcat@lemmy.fmhy.net
    45·
    9 months ago

    I’d like to apologize to everyone for doing this on such short notice and not being able to get it stable. It’s been a fun ride but it’s clear that it ended a long time ago. I’ll see you all on db0.

    Some more specifics:

    • The instance will lock registration and community creation on October 1st. There doesn’t seem to be a way to disable posts and comments rn so ig it’ll be left on. I’ll be keeping the instance up for the foreseeable future for archival reasons.
    • Frontends will be kept up.
    • justinthegeek@lemmy.sdf.org
      22·
      9 months ago

      No need to apologize, you’ve done so much good for the community! Who would have guessed a major VPS would just go down “forever”.

      • CALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        15·
        9 months ago

        Who would have guessed a major VPS would just go down “forever”.

        Fuck Mali. All my homies hate the Mali government.

    • tustamido@lemmy.fmhy.netEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Thanks for all you’ve done.

      Would you mind helping db0 folks by telling them what you did to fix the missing thumbnails issue? They are struggling with that.

      A couple examples of new posts with thumbnail in FMHY but missing them in db0:

      • https://old-lemmy.fmhy.net/post/950126 vs https://old.lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/4568756
      • https://old-lemmy.fmhy.net/post/949117 vs https://old.lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/4565942
      • nullishcat@lemmy.fmhy.net
        2·
        9 months ago

        It was just a file permissions issue on my end after switching to Ansible, ran chmod -R a=rwx where pictrs was located. (This probably won’t help with db0.)

  • Unruffled@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    22·
    9 months ago

    Ahoy all, one of the admins from dbzer0 here. Sorry to hear you are shutting down, but I’d like you to know that you are all very welcome to join our instance if you are looking for a new home. I’ve seen a couple of you signing up already, so welcome aboard!

    Our signup page is here: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/signup

    P.S. Please don’t forget to read the application instructions on the signup page, so we can get you all approved asap.

  • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    15·
    9 months ago

    Sorry to hear about your troubles. I know you were still having federation issues lately. This stuff isn’t easy unfortunately, even for professional sysadmins.

    I am glad you chose to relocate to our little cove. We’ll be glad to accept all peeps looking for a new haven.

  • Skimmer@lemmy.zip
    14·
    9 months ago

    Unfortunate… I assume the loss of the old instance is probably what contributed to the decline in users here. I used your instance a good bit on and off while it lasted, it was great, easily one of the best on Lemmy imo. Rest in peace and thanks for your great work and dedication running it. 🫡

    • Rabbit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      6·
      9 months ago

      Yeah, had my first account there and enjoyed it, but afterwards the closure and the down times after return leading to not knowing when the instance was up led to it dying. But, I’m glad the spirit lives for fmhy on db0.

  • SirEDCaLot@lemmy.fmhy.net
    9·
    9 months ago

    Very sad :( I know this has been a challenge, and I really hope you guys reconsider and don’t give up. This is one of the only more free speech focused instances that hasn’t turned into a far right wingnut cesspool or borderline-racist bullshit.

    FWIW I’m happy to donate some crypto to the beer fund if such a thing was created… Things have been going well for a week or two since the restart, at least I haven’t noticed any problems. I hope you guys don’t give up <3

    • nullishcat@lemmy.fmhy.net
      5·
      9 months ago

      Thank you but money wouldn’t help. (Unless you had like $100 to hire a specialist and figure out the federation problems.) Not to mention the main reason for switching is the amount of people on db0 compared to here (and we both essentially did the same thing, mainly piracy focused)

      • SirEDCaLot@lemmy.fmhy.net
        8·
        9 months ago

        I’d be happy to donate $100 via crypto if it meant keeping the instance up.
        I can also help troubleshoot federation problems although it’s not my primary area of expertise… if there’s some sanitized logs or something I can look at them…

      • dragnet@lemmy.fmhy.net
        4·
        9 months ago

        So it sounds like money might help then? I could also pitch in a little, I don’t mind giving back some if you’re willing to maintain the instance. $100 is a pretty low bar to reach. If you are interested in maintaining this Lemmy, then perhaps spend a little time to plan out what resources you would need. Be it volunteer efforts, research, or cash. The community may well step up if you make a post detailing your needs.

        Of course, it is entirely reasonable to discontinue the instance if it is too much of a headache or no longer what you prefer to do! I’m just pointing out that if you can present a clear concept of the help you need, you may find that it is available.

  • iorale@lemmy.fmhy.net
    6·
    9 months ago

    Well shit… I guess this was lemmy for me then, dbzer0 already blocked mujico (can’t blame them for doing it) and I’m tired of looking for instances every time something in the fediverse happens.