• Knightfall@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    13
    ·
    1 year ago

    No, I meant the instance itself. The server. The one who runs lemmy.ca is here in Canada with me.

    It’s like when playing a game; You choose servers closet to you for the lowest ping time.

    The other reason I neglected to mention was I like to support local. 😎

    • erwan@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      1 year ago

      It makes a difference for a game, but it’s not really significant for a website.

      The server load and resources will have a much bigger impact on performances than geographic proximity.

      • FlexibleToast@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        6
        ·
        1 year ago

        And you spread that server load by selecting different servers. While what you’re saying is technically true, in a practical sense if everyone picked a more local server that would be one way to achieve what you’re saying.