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[[File:Lemmy.svg|thumb|200x200px|Logo]] | [[File:Lemmy.svg|thumb|200x200px|Logo]] | ||
'''Lemmy''' is a self-hosted, federated, [[Free and open-source software|free and open source]] social link aggregation and discussion platform.<ref>{{Web citation|title=Lemmy - A link aggregator for the fediverse.|title-url=https://join-lemmy.org/}}</ref> It was named after the lead singer from Motörhead, the old video game Lemmings, the Koopa Troopa from the Super Mario series, and the furry rodent. | '''Lemmy''' is a self-hosted, federated, [[Free and open-source software|free and open source]] social link aggregation and discussion platform.<ref>{{Web citation|title=Lemmy - A link aggregator for the fediverse.|title-url=https://join-lemmy.org/}}</ref> It was named after the lead singer from Motörhead, the old video game Lemmings, the Koopa Troopa from the Super Mario series, and the furry rodent. | ||
The source code for Lemmy is hosted on yerbamate.ml and GitHub. Lemmy is licensed under the Affero GNU Public License version 3. | The source code for Lemmy is hosted on yerbamate.ml and GitHub. Lemmy is licensed under the Affero GNU Public License version 3. | ||
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Instances can block federation or individual instances if they do not wish to federate with them. | Instances can block federation or individual instances if they do not wish to federate with them. | ||
Since late 2021, Lemmy instances can also communicate with [[Mastodon]] (a federated micro-blogging software alternative to Twitter) and PeerTube (a federated video hosting platform, alternative to [[YouTube]]). This means that a user with a Lemmy account can subscribe to Mastodon accounts and see their content without ever leaving their home Lemmy instance. | Since late 2021, Lemmy instances can also communicate with [[Mastodon]] (a federated micro-blogging software alternative to Twitter) and PeerTube (a federated video hosting platform, alternative to [[YouTube|Youtube]]). This means that a user with a Lemmy account can subscribe to Mastodon accounts and see their content without ever leaving their home Lemmy instance. | ||
== Instances == | == Instances == | ||
As of 23 July 2023, there are 1, | As of 23 July 2023, there are 1,431 total instances of Lemmy, with a total of 1,305,261 users. [[Lemmygrad]] is the 16th most popular instance in terms of monthly users.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=The Federation|title=Lemmy|url=https://the-federation.info/platform/73|retrieved=2023-07-23}}</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Instance | !Instance | ||
!Total users | !Total users | ||
!Monthly active users | !Monthly active users | ||
|- | |- | ||
|lemmy.world | |lemmy.world | ||
| | |114,405 | ||
| | |27,599 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|lemmy.ml | |lemmy.ml | ||
| | |44,118 | ||
| | |4,200 | ||
| | |- | ||
|lemm.ee | |||
|13,446 | |||
|3,380 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|sh.itjust.works | |sh.itjust.works | ||
| | |19,288 | ||
|3,059 | |||
|3, | |||
|- | |- | ||
|beehaw.org | |beehaw.org | ||
|12, | |12,545 | ||
| | |3,035 | ||
|} | |} | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Lemmygrad]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Alternative social media platforms]] | [[Category:Alternative social media platforms]] | ||