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admin@lemmit.online Joined: 2023-06-18

Poor lemmy server went from constant 80-100% cpu load to gently coasting.

That thing must have been dragging things down for months, if not years.

realcaseyrollins@hilariouschaos.com Joined: 2026-04-28

Which bot did you block?

admin@lemmit.online Joined: 2023-06-18

Unclear - it didn't have a useragent, but it was scraping all the posts: /api/v3/post/list?limit=50&sort=Old&page=56273 - it was on page 56273. The IP address is associated with a VPN, so I'm sure they'll try through some other way - but that won't help them :P

I don't know what they plan to gain from this anyway - they're better off scraping this content directly from Reddit themselves. I know a bot that shows how to do it ;)

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)