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Gemini Growth From Jan 2021 to Jan 2022
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ABOUT A year ago 441 active capsules were registered by Stéphane Bortzmeyer's Gemini server, which likely inherited a list/index of known capsules from one of the search engines, to which people can submit their capsules. Lupa has since then increased its list of known capsules, both active and inactive. The sum total will reach 2,000 soon and among those nearly 1,600 are active (we're 13 short at the moment). We hope this growth will motivate more people to join. The earlier you join, the greater an advantage your capsule will have.
Nearly quadrupling in a single year isn't easy. The media wasn't helping, it continues to ignore us, there's no marketing at all (my advocacy is 100% grassroots), and hence we rely mostly on word of mouth. We want to keep the space 'non-corporate', just like Free software, so this is probably the right way to do it. 11 months ago we explained how to set up one's own Gemini capsule. It ought not take more than an hour, even if you are not an experienced user. Hosting from home is possible, though one needs a domain and an IP address that is accessible from the outside world. ⬆
