So far, I like what’s been built here. There are a few things I’d change, but they’re not dealbreakers. My main concern is the voting system and how it works. Otherwise, Lemmy seems like a solid option. I’m not sure how much voting can be disabled or changed on an instance.
I’m considering either hosting a Lemmy instance for nightash.net, where I currently run a traditional forum, or building something closer to the architecture I described here .
I’d appreciate feedback, especially from people who might be interested in using it.


There are a number of Lemmy instances that have downvotes disabled and are not widely defederated. Blahaj, and reddthat are two that come to mind.
Beehaw too
Yeah I don’t think people defederate based on what happens on your own instance, only what flows to other instances.
Especially since it only affects you if it is your home instance.