I’m currently on sh.itjust.works, but wondering if I should also apply for a Beehaw user, and whether that comes with any benefits over just using my current user.
Two main reasons…
- As a backup in case your home instance goes down.
- If there are instances your home instance is defederated from and the other instance is not.
That’s about it.
This may be a “c/nostupidquestions” question but are there any recommendations for someone who might want a backup account?
In my case, my main account (this account) is from a small instance. I’d assume that then that I should have a larger instance as a backup, correct? I can also see the other side where it doesn’t matter
For the first point… kind of but not really. Having an account on a second small instance still gives you the backup, and if one of the two goes down you can create an account on another instance as a new backup.
For the defederation, nah. I like lemdro.id because they haven’t really defederated from anyone except for spam instances, and they’re small enough that no one has targeted them for defederation.
I like lemdro.id because they haven’t really defederated from anyone except for spam instances
I chose them for the same reason, they actually aren’t defederated from any instances as far as I can tell. I would rather choose which content I want to see for myself than have someone else do it for me. Plus there is old.lemdro.id which makes me feel right at home.
If your current instance is down, you can still read and comment from another instance.
I just wish there was a way to sync subscriptions.
