lemmy/README.md

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A link aggregator / reddit clone for the fediverse.

[Lemmy Dev instance](https://dev.lemmy.ml) *for testing purposes only*

This is a **very early beta version**, and a lot of features are currently broken or in active development, such as federation.

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## Features

- Open source, [AGPL License](/LICENSE).
- Self hostable, easy to deploy.
  - Comes with [Docker](#docker), [Ansible](#ansible).
- Live-updating Comment threads.
- Full vote scores `(+/-)` like old reddit.
- Moderation abilities.
  - Public Moderation Logs.
  - Both site admins, and community moderators, who can appoint other moderators.
  - Can lock, remove, and restore posts and comments.
  - Can ban and unban users from communities and the site.
- Clean, mobile-friendly interface.
- i18n / internationalization support.
- NSFW post / community support.
- Cross-posting support.
- High performance.
  - Server is written in rust.
  - Front end is `~80kB` gzipped.

## About

[Lemmy](https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy) is similar to sites like [Reddit](https://reddit.com), [Lobste.rs](https://lobste.rs), [Raddle](https://raddle.me), or [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/): you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are federated (think email), and connected to the same universe, called the [Fediverse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse).

For a link aggregator, this means a user registered on one server can subscribe to forums on any other server, and can have discussions with users registered elsewhere.

The overall goal is to create an easily self-hostable, decentralized alternative to reddit and other link aggregators, outside of their corporate control and meddling.

Each lemmy server can set its own moderation policy; appointing site-wide admins, and community moderators to keep out the trolls, and foster a healthy, non-toxic environment where all can feel comfortable contributing.

## Why's it called Lemmy?

- Lead singer from [motorhead](https://invidio.us/watch?v=pWB5JZRGl0U).
- The old school [video game](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)>).
- The [Koopa from Super Mario](https://www.mariowiki.com/Lemmy_Koopa).
- The [furry rodents](http://sunchild.fpwc.org/lemming-the-little-giant-of-the-north/).

Made with [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org), [Actix](https://actix.rs/), [Inferno](https://www.infernojs.org), [Typescript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/) and [Diesel](http://diesel.rs/).

## Install

### Docker

Make sure you have both docker and docker-compose(>=`1.24.0`) installed.

```bash
mkdir lemmy/
cd lemmy/
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/.env
# Edit the .env if you want custom passwords
docker-compose up -d
```

and goto http://localhost:8536

[A sample nginx config](/docker/prod/nginx.conf), could be setup with:

```bash
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/nginx.conf
# Replace the {{ vars }}
sudo mv nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lemmy.conf
```

### Ansible

First, you need to [install Ansible on your local computer](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html),
eg using `sudo apt install ansible`, or the equivalent for you platform.

Then run the following commands on your local computer:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy.git
cd lemmy/ansible/
cp inventory.example inventory
nano inventory # enter your server, domain, contact email
ansible-playbook lemmy.yml
```

## Develop

### Docker Development

```bash
git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy
cd lemmy/docker/dev
./docker_update.sh # This builds and runs it, updating for your changes
```

and goto http://localhost:8536

### Local Development

#### Requirements

- [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/)
- [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/)
- [Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/)

#### Set up Postgres DB

```bash
 psql -c "create user lemmy with password 'password' superuser;" -U postgres
 psql -c 'create database lemmy with owner lemmy;' -U postgres
 export DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
```

#### Running

```bash
git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy
cd lemmy
./install.sh
# For live coding, where both the front and back end, automagically reload on any save, do:
# cd ui && yarn start
# cd server && cargo watch -x run
```

## Documentation

- [Websocket API for App developers](docs/api.md)
- [ActivityPub API.md](docs/apub_api_outline.md)
- [Goals](docs/goals.md)
- [Ranking Algorithm](docs/ranking.md)

## Support

Lemmy is free, open-source software, meaning no advertising, monetizing, or venture capital, ever. Your donations directly support full-time development of the project.
- [Support on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines).
- [Sponsor List](https://dev.lemmy.ml/sponsors).
- bitcoin: `1Hefs7miXS5ff5Ck5xvmjKjXf5242KzRtK`
- ethereum: `0x400c96c96acbC6E7B3B43B1dc1BB446540a88A01`
- monero: `41taVyY6e1xApqKyMVDRVxJ76sPkfZhALLTjRvVKpaAh2pBd4wv9RgYj1tSPrx8wc6iE1uWUfjtQdTmTy2FGMeChGVKPQuV`

## Translations 

If you'd like to add translations, take a look a look at the [english translation file](ui/src/translations/en.ts).

- Languages supported: English (`en`), Chinese (`zh`), French (`fr`), Spanish (`es`), Swedish (`sv`), German (`de`), Russian (`ru`).

## Credits

Icon made by Andy Cuccaro (@andycuccaro).