Why do all lemmy instances have the same web UI?

whoamibro@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 29 points –
  • Have we collectively agreed to follow the same UI to ensure easier interoperability for users?
  • Can someone provide the link for the source code of the UI?
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But it's not an instance. It's a just a web app for lemmy

Yes you use their backend and you can develop your own UI if you'd like

Or you can make a copy (fork) lemmy-ui and make your changes

It’s got to be two separable layers. Sounds like the lemmy server just happens to be bundled with a particular UI layer that can access the server’s APIs.

Yeah that's the latest lemmy-ui repository. You have the option to choose your own from the backend

But you could switch out the whole lemmy ui with wefwef if you wanted to. It probably doesn't have all the admin functionality, but theoretically it's possible.