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submitted 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) by portlandiawhorebag@lemm.ee to c/newtolemmy@lemmy.ca

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I know this will take some time to get used to, but I am using the Voyager app. I am confused on what local communities in comparison to the federate communities.

I’m also not sure why there are so many different apps for Lemmy because now I feel like I should be checking them all out, but Voyager is very similar to Apollo for Reddit so I feel most comfortable here.

What is an instance?

And how long will I be able to share photos? Since my account is one day old I can’t upload any pictures.

I’ll have more questions, but I can’t think of them right now, thanks in advance!

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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (4 children)

Local communities are ones created at the same place you signed up.

Edit: so I signed up at sh.itjust.works, therefore if I make a community it will not be local to you, but would be to others users who registered where I did.

Unless its a themed instance I wouldn't worry about it much.

[–] portlandiawhorebag@lemm.ee 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Oh wow ok. Where do you find other apps? I was in the app store and there only a few but with little reviews.

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 4 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Where do you find other apps?

Here are some suggestions: https://www.lemmyapps.com/ I suggest sorting by "downloads".

[–] vividkitten@lemm.ee 3 points 11 hours ago

This is super helpful, thank you! I've been using Boost and really love it but I'm trying Jerboa right now too and it's pretty nice.

[–] portlandiawhorebag@lemm.ee 3 points 12 hours ago

Thank you!!

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