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emails only reach instance domain email addresses in c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
[-] Ripost@ripo.st 0 points 1 year ago

yeah, at the very least it should be commented out so that you know it's not just setup and go.

I appreciate the offer! I've actually already got myself setup on Brevo, though I might look into docker-mailserver in the future. If it's alright, I'll ping you if I/when I do that if I need help.

Thanks for all the help!

emails only reach instance domain email addresses in c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
[-] Ripost@ripo.st 0 points 1 year ago

yeah, I'm just using the default local mailserver that comes with Lemmy. the contact address is just a redirect to a gmail account. Didn't even realize I needed all of that. I'll probably end up just going through a smtp relay on one of their free tiers to avoid figuring this all out.

emails only reach instance domain email addresses in c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
[-] Ripost@ripo.st 1 points 1 year ago

I saw your signup. Did you actually receive the verification email?

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emails only reach instance domain email addresses (ripo.st)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Ripost@ripo.st to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
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I've been trying to get some friends signed up on my lemmy instance.

The issue is, so far nobody seems to be receiving the signup/verification emails. I am getting the admin user-signup emails, but those are sent to contact@. I created 2 test users, one with a instance-domain address, and one to a gmail. The instance-domain address was there within a minute, but the gmail one has yet to arrive.

Instance details:

OS: Ubuntu 22.04

Lemmy: Lemmy-Ansible install, on 0.18.0, modified to removed network settings per https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ansible/pull/102

Any ideas why this might be happening?

Why do people host Lemmy instances and how do they pay for them? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] Ripost@ripo.st 6 points 1 year ago

like many others, I hosted my own for a variety of reasons.

  • I like to tinker
  • this was a chance to do a lot of tinkering and get in on the "ground-floor" of something I think has a lot of potential
  • it gives me a bit more control over the experience, which is helpful when trying to get friends/family to give Lemmy a chance.

As for the cost, I have several VPS's which cost ~$40/year, so the cost is basically negligible.

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