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A link aggregator / Reddit clone for the fediverse.
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## About The Project
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[Lemmy](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy) is similar to sites like [Reddit](https://reddit.com), [Lobste.rs](https://lobste.rs), 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.
*Note: Federation is still in active development and the WebSocket, as well as, HTTP API are currently unstable*
### Why's it called Lemmy?
- Lead singer from [Motörhead](https://invidio.us/watch?v=pWB5JZRGl0U).
- The old school [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/).
### Built With
- [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org)
- [Actix](https://actix.rs/)
- [Diesel](http://diesel.rs/)
- [Inferno](https://infernojs.org)
- [Typescript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
## Features
- Open source, [AGPL License](/LICENSE).
- Self hostable, easy to deploy.
- Comes with [Docker](#docker), [Ansible](#ansible), [Kubernetes](#kubernetes).
- Clean, mobile-friendly interface.
- Only a minimum of a username and password is required to sign up!
- User avatar support.
- Live-updating Comment threads.
- Full vote scores `(+/-)` like old Reddit.
- Themes, including light, dark, and solarized.
- Emojis with autocomplete support. Start typing `:`
- User tagging using `@`, Community tagging using `!`.
- Integrated image uploading in both posts and comments.
- A post can consist of a title and any combination of self text, a URL, or nothing else.
- Notifications, on comment replies and when you're tagged.
- Notifications can be sent via email.
- Private messaging support.
- i18n / internationalization support.
- RSS / Atom feeds for `All`, `Subscribed`, `Inbox`, `User`, and `Community`.
- Cross-posting support.
- A *similar post search* when creating new posts. Great for question / answer communities.
- Moderation abilities.
- Public Moderation Logs.
- Can sticky posts to the top of communities.
- 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.
- Can transfer site and communities to others.
- Can fully erase your data, replacing all posts and comments.
- NSFW post / community support.
- OEmbed support via Iframely.
- High performance.
- Server is written in rust.
- Front end is `~80kB` gzipped.
- Supports arm64 / Raspberry Pi.
## Installation
- [Docker](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_install_docker.html)
- [Ansible](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_install_ansible.html)
- [Kubernetes](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_install_kubernetes.html)
## Lemmy Projects
### Apps
- [lemmy-ui - The official web app for lemmy](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui)
- [Lemmur - A flutter lemmy app ( under development )](https://github.com/krawieck/lemmur)
- [Lemmy-mobile (Android / IOS) - React native ( under development )](https://github.com/koredefashokun/lemmy-mobile)
### Libraries
- [lemmy-js-client](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-js-client)
- [Kotlin API ( under development )](https://github.com/eiknat/lemmy-client)
- [Dart API client ( under development )](https://github.com/krawieck/lemmy_api_client)
## Support / Donate
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 Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/Lemmy).
- [Support on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines).
- [Support on OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/lemmy).
- [List of Sponsors](https://dev.lemmy.ml/sponsors).
### Crypto
- bitcoin: `1Hefs7miXS5ff5Ck5xvmjKjXf5242KzRtK`
- ethereum: `0x400c96c96acbC6E7B3B43B1dc1BB446540a88A01`
- monero: `41taVyY6e1xApqKyMVDRVxJ76sPkfZhALLTjRvVKpaAh2pBd4wv9RgYj1tSPrx8wc6iE1uWUfjtQdTmTy2FGMeChGVKPQuV`
## Contributing
- [Contributing instructions](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/contributing.html)
- [Docker Development](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/contributing_docker_development.html)
- [Local Development](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/contributing_local_development.html)
### Translations
If you want to help with translating, take a look at [Weblate](https://weblate.yerbamate.dev/projects/lemmy/).
## Contact
- [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@LemmyDev)
- [Matrix](https://riot.im/app/#/room/#rust-reddit-fediverse:matrix.org)
## Code Mirrors
- [GitHub](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy)
- [Gitea](https://yerbamate.dev/LemmyNet/lemmy)
- [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/dessalines/lemmy)
## Credits
Logo made by Andy Cuccaro (@andycuccaro) under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.