I already get rate-limited like crazy on lemmy and there are only like 60,000 users on my instance. Is each instance really just one server or are there multiple containers running across several hosts? I’m concerned that federation will mean an inconsistent user experience. Some instances many be beefy, others will be under resourced… so the average person might think Lemmy overall is slow or error-prone.
Reddit has millions of users. How the hell is this going to scale? Does anyone have any information about Lemmy’s DB and architecture?
I found this post about Reddit’s DB from 2012. Not sure if Lemmy has a similar approach to ensure speed and reliability as the user base and traffic grows.
https://kevin.burke.dev/kevin/reddits-database-has-two-tables/
I get the feeling that the development leadership is going to have to change, with either the current developers bringing on leadership that can manage the growth or someone forks Lemmy and that becomes the default. The current developer model, like the current admin monetization model, can’t stand as is in its current form.
That is what I’m rooting for. Alas I can imagine how they might cling to it, even if at the detriment of the project. Or not, I don’t particularly have any information. My fingers are crossed…