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LemmyPieFed
Free

Free and open source under the AGPL. Hosting is separate.

 Free

Free to run yourself or to join an existing instance.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Communities federate, so a single server going down does not end the network
  • Lightweight Rust server that runs on modest hardware
  • Compatible with Lemmy communities
  • Docker and standard install guides
  • Content volume is far below the centralised platforms it resembles
  • Moderation quality varies sharply between instances
  • Self-hosting requires maintaining a Python web application
  • Many open issues as the project grows
Self-hosted, Web application Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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