feddit.de has been giving “Server error” for some time but I read that the server is still working when using a Lemmy app. Tried the Photon front-end today and choosing feddit.de as instance.

My question (I’m just curious, I have no account on feddit.de) is : Can an alternative front-end on their server co-exist with the other server software ? I guess it would be a matter of installing Photon and then point nginx configuration to that. Or am I missing something crucial ?

  • Victor@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    For the record I did not downvote.

    Thank you. It’s alright, just aimed at whoever did. Sorry if it came off salty!

    How many programs actually do these things? My experience is next to 0. But I wouldn’t call them all bad or poorly written programs.

    I meeeaaan… I hear what you’re saying. I think your definition of “bad” is a bit stricter than what I was going for. So, you’re right. They’re not bad in some sense that they’re useless or something along those lines. But if I were to write server software, my main goals I guess would be security, performance, and resiliency to failure. Stay alive at all costs (within reason).

    But I think we’re both on the same side there on all counts. 😁👍