#What is Lemmy?

Lemmy is a federated social network. In the simplest terms, it’s like anyone can create their own “reddit” (Lemmy instance). Within each instance, you can create custom “subreddits” (Lemmy communities). However, you can subscribe, post, and comment in any “subreddit” in any “reddit”. This community is hosted on lemmy.world, but you can join even if your account is registered on lemmy.ml, beehaw.org, or any other instance.

Think of it like a Discord server. You join a Discord server (Lemmy instance) that may have a set of rules or specific ethos. Within that server are channels (Lemmy communities) about various topics. The difference is unlike Discord, you can create your own channel (Lemmy community) even if you’re not a server admin!

#How to use

  1. Select an instance you want to register your account on here. This community is hosted on lemmy.world, so you can register there if you like.

  2. After verifying your email address, you’ll be sent to the front page of the Lemmy instance you registered on. You can see all the threads in that instance.

  3. If you want to interact with another community hosted on a different instance, go to the search bar and search for it like: [email protected]

  • ! tells Lemmy you’re searching for a community
  • phlgbt is the name of the community you are looking for
  • lemmy.world is the Lemmy instance where that community is hosted

  1. If the community exists, you will be taken to that community’s front page. Click Subscribe to add it to your personalized front page (or FYP).

  2. On mobile? There are apps! Jerboa for Android and Remmel for iOS.