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How do you know if your server (e.g. lemmy.world) is federated with another server? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want to see a list for each popular server (e.g. the top 10 lemmy instances) and I want to see - for each instance - with whom they federate. How can I do this? Any sure-fire way to know if a instance like HexBear.net is being federated with lemmy.world? How do you know?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm sure. I don't know what the software does if an instance is active for a few days, then goes offline and doesn't come back. It stays on the federation list, i presume? Probably a fair amount are also personal instances with 2-3 accounts.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I'm pretty sure it sticks around forever, I clicked on a few without "software" or "verison" filled in at random and most 404'd or 503'd.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That makes sense. We wouldn't want the content to be deleted. I've seen there are a few communities where the original instance is now not functioning, but the content remains on this instance.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Exactly. I wouldn't want to lose [email protected] even if we can effectively no longer post. For archival reasons.