The Fediverse is an interconnected world of diverse platforms, brought together by the ActivityPub protocol. At its heart lies a fundamental concept: decentralized, federated communication. In this environment, relays play a significant role by enhancing the reach and visibility of servers (instance
Indeed relays are essential to small and medium sized instances. Even mandatory for single users instances.
Back in the day my small Miskey instance greatly benefited from open relays.
Hosting relays is a great gesture, underestimated, for the fediverse.