I’m thinking about self-hosting my own Lemmy server and I probably have too many questions than answers. But maybe some simple ones… do server owners get to set the amount of days a post can be retained before it’s deleted or are there defaults baked into the software package?

Can server owners restrict image sizes or the number of images that can be uploaded?

Can a server owner restrict the creation of new communities? I’m curious how granular permissions can get.

Would I be better off hosting my own instance to get some of these questions answered? 😁

Thanks in advance!

  • Eternal_Dark_1227@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Couldn’t you just block all media uploads (images and video) and restrict URL links from shady sites to prevent that kind of stuff?

    • kensand@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      6 days ago

      Sure, but then you’re left with text only and are relying on your blocklist for URLs, which is just going to be a game of whack-a-mole. I personally didn’t want to have to worry about that in my free time, but I’m sure other folks feel differently.