<![CDATA[Why do some instances not load communities properly?]]>I just started my own Lemmy instance, and it looks to be mostly working.

The problem that I have is that the communities I went through the process of subscribing to only display up to 50 threads and no comments.

This looks like something I’ve seen on other servers, so I’m wondering what could be causing it and how to fix it.

ChatGPT says something about webfinger and nodeinfo, but I honestly have no idea what any of that is and there’s no mention of it in https://join-lemmy.org/docs/administration/federation_getting_started.html

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/fa01be54-7197-4760-89d7-70d3cfe6896d/why-do-some-instances-not-load-communities-properlyRSS for NodeThu, 16 Apr 2026 02:32:29 GMTSun, 17 Aug 2025 19:04:21 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Why do some instances not load communities properly? on Sun, 17 Aug 2025 23:30:02 GMT]]>Well, the good news is at least with conversational backfill, you’ll be able to pull the entire reply tree 😁

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105565https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105565Sun, 17 Aug 2025 23:30:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why do some instances not load communities properly? on Sun, 17 Aug 2025 22:24:18 GMT]]>The outbox on a Lemmy community only has the last 50 posts and there is no pagination to get another 50. Also Lemmy posts have no replies collection so it’s impossible to get the replies without using their API.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://piefed.social/comment/7567468https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://piefed.social/comment/7567468Sun, 17 Aug 2025 22:24:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why do some instances not load communities properly? on Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:32:45 GMT]]>That is how federation works. You will not get all content automatically, only the ones you wish for.

When you subscribe to a new community (as in your instance hasn’t “seen” it yet), it will fetch the last 20 posts. (excluding votes and comments)

If you wish to see older comments and posts, you must fetch them manually. You can see how that can be done here: https://join-lemmy.org/docs/administration/federation_getting_started.html

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lemmy.asudox.dev/comment/1370739https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lemmy.asudox.dev/comment/1370739Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:32:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why do some instances not load communities properly? on Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:31:20 GMT]]>Usually Lemmy/piefed does a pull of the most recent 50 posts when the follow first happens. Then new posts come in over time via federation.

If you’re not getting /any/ new posts it may be that the federation is not working. If some communities gets posts more than others then it’s probably a difference in activity levels in the communities.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://jolly-piefed.jomandoa.net/comment/4026954https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://jolly-piefed.jomandoa.net/comment/4026954Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:31:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why do some instances not load communities properly? on Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:25:07 GMT]]>Is it just a sync thing, and more will come in over time? I’ve never played with hosting. But I do know you should check the logs.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/20858231https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lemmy.zip/comment/20858231Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:25:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why do some instances not load communities properly? on Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:17:12 GMT]]>blackfox@lemmings.world 50 threads, as in they go to 50 and stop getting new ones?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105559https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105559Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:17:12 GMT