cross-posted from: https://lemmy.cafe/post/350

In case your instance does not federate to something you would like it to, follow these steps:

  • Go to your instance URL in a web browser - https://lemmy.cafe
  • Click Communities
  • Enter something in format !community@instance, e.g. !general@lemmy.cafe. Click the search button.
  • Nothing will show up, give it a couple of seconds
  • Click Communities again
  • Select All
  • Your searched community should now be on the list
  • Click Subscribe next to it
  • ???
  • Profit!
  • IllecorsOPAEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Don’t know what else to try - I’ve just subscribed to it. Is your instance up to date? Any other differences?

    • danielton@outpost.zeuslink.netEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It took several hours before I could subscribe, and almost a day for any posts to start showing up. I hope this gets better with time.