I’m new to Lemmy, and I was not a Reddit user. I have been using Mastodon regularly since November, so I am familiar with the general concepts of instances in the Fediverse.

The part I’m having trouble with is:

1.) How do I see and edit my own list of subscribed Lemmy communities? I do not see where this is listed.

2.) How do I follow/subscribe to communities on other Lemmy instances? I haven’t seen any way to interact between Lemmy instances.

3.) Is it possible to subscribe to individuals on a Lemmy instance, or just communities?

4.) Is it possible to follow specific threads/topics instead of entire communities?

I apologize if these seem like stupid questions. They seem like things I should be able to do, but I don’t know how.

  • @ClassyHatterEnglish
    3•1 year ago
    1. On desktop browser you can see list of your subscribed communities on the front page of the instance, below the sidebar (you can collapse the sidebar). On mobile you can expand the Subscribed list. You can also click your name in upper right corner and choose profile. Your communities are on the side (desktop) or bottom (mobile).
    2. You can search for communities either by their name, using the !community@instance syntax (for example, [email protected]) or by the community’s URL (for example, https://lemmy.ml/c/memmy). That last option usually works, when the other two might fail. If the community is not yet federated with your instance, you can wait a few seconds/moments, and the community might pop-up in to the search results. Or search again later.