• Nindelofocho@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    lemmy.world is great to start on but I want to switch to a smaller but more local instance really. I dont know how to search for an instance thats in my region

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      1 year ago

      What region?

      There are lots of tools that list instances but ultimately it might be better to ask for opinions.

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          1 year ago

          Hopefully someone finds this and can suggest something.

          I had a look on https://lemmyverse.net but there don’t seem to be any location-based servers for the south east. Perhaps pick a general US-based server, or one themed around a hobby?

          Probably go to a few and check the local feed. The main difference between servers will be the local feed, so find a server where that’s somewhat active and has content you want to see. I think it’s a good idea to aim for a server with 500-5,000 users so the local feed is somewhat useful.