would it be simpler for people if we said "server" instead of "instance"? (programming.dev)

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or maybe some other terminology would be better? lots of people get confused when you ask them to choose an instance, sometimes I think even the word "proxy", "host", or "hub" is simpler

the specific terms aren't my point, just a discussion to see if we can come up with a better name

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

nerd a server can have multiple instances.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

And an instance could be hosted on multiple servers.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I get what you mean but no one can check easily if two instances are on the same physical server. At least no one that requires a simplification in what we call instances. Unless I misunderstood what you meant.

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