I want to host a fediverse instance but I need it to be light (limited system resources). Mastodon seems to be kinda heavy. GotoSocial is supposedly very light? (but limited on functionality?) is Pixelfed much heavier? Bonfire is built on elixir so should also be light? Akkoma? Pleroma?

Also, I need it to be engaging to people migrating mostly from IG, so I do need some bells/whistles I guess

thanks!

EDIT: The instance is supposed to be hosting a community of 100-200 people. Maybe even more in the future (in which case we would probably migrate to another server)

Having a “facebook pages” / mini website / pixelfed portfolio is very functional for the people I plan to invite.

  • Tealk@rollenspiel.forumEnglish
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    13 days ago

    I can’t compare it to Akoma, but since it’s purely PHP and SQL-based, I’d consider it one of the most lightweight platforms alongside GoToSocial.

    What about Pixelfed? That’s probably the closest thing to Instagram.

    • geoma@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Yes, Pixelfed is beautiful but I doubt its performance (resource usage). Do you know how it compares to Friendica in that sense?

      • Tealk@rollenspiel.forumEnglish
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        11 days ago

        No, I’ve never compared the services based on resource consumption; I’ve never really cared about that before.