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Will this also affect lemmy.ml? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

No, I meant the instance itself. The server. The one who runs lemmy.ca is here in Canada with me.

It's like when playing a game; You choose servers closet to you for the lowest ping time.

The other reason I neglected to mention was I like to support local. 😎

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It makes a difference for a game, but it's not really significant for a website.

    The server load and resources will have a much bigger impact on performances than geographic proximity.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    And you spread that server load by selecting different servers. While what you're saying is technically true, in a practical sense if everyone picked a more local server that would be one way to achieve what you're saying.

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