Note by @fastfinge

@brasil @rimu No, it’s a hundred percent Lemmy. A database that’s over 1 tb because old federated posts never get cleared won’t be fast no matter what you do. Lemmy has no built in tools to clear this. It’s also really bad at clearing the pict-rs thumbnail cache. I don’t block crawlers, I just rate limit anyone who hits the server too often, no matter who or what they are. The Internet shouldn’t become a walled garden; as long as you’re not consuming more than your fair share of resources, you don’t need to prove your identity for access.