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What happens to the posts and comments made in an instance if that instance shuts down? (lemmy.studio)

submitted 1 year ago by neocamel@lemmy.studio to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Perhaps each client should keep data. Something like a blockchain, with redundant copies stored on clients and clients using some consensus protocol to agree on what the real history is.

[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Blockchain is the worst possible solution for this. There are much better versions of this.

Also, no need for clients to keep gigabytes or even terrabytes of data. That's what you have instances for.