So, I was trying to use the official “web app” for Lemmy, and, once again, it’s just a link to Github. I’m no programmer and I just want to use the app, but have no clue what all those files are for. The tutorials on YouTube are like 1 hours long and are intended for programmers. It kind of happens more and more (links to github) and it gets me anxious every time. I am not a digital idiot at all, but this lacks information. Thanks!
It sounds like you came across documentation for how to host a Lemmy server. Can you explain what it is you’re trying to do? I’m not sure what you mean by “use the official web app.”
Well, I use Jerboa but it’s unstable. So I went to that page: https://join-lemmy.org/apps and tried to link to “official web app”. But I came accross Github a few other times and I’m always confused…
The link there is for hosting the web app, not for users. You should just go to the URL of your Lemmy home instance.
All right thanks.
The “official web app” is how people can self-host Lemmy, to access it as a user it’s just the website.
Got you thanks. I’d still like to find a basic tutorial on Github one day.
If you’re not a developer all you really need to know is how to check a Readme file, and the releases page.
If you want to self-host Lemmy you can just use this easy install script, just make sure to modify the config file to suite your setup it’s only a couple variables, and it’s pretty self-explanatory. https://github.com/ubergeek77/Lemmy-Easy-Deploy