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- Messed with readme. - They needed to be `.env`, not `env`. - Leaving the nginx file there, but extracting it out of the main setup. Ppl might use apache, or none at all. - Docker 3.3 doesn't work with the DB health check unfortunately, so I changed that back to 2.4. - Changed the env in the docker folder so it doesn't need to be edited, someone could just pull this and start it up if they just wanna test it.
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<h1><img src="ui/assets/favicon.svg" width="50px" height="50px" style="vertical-align:bottom" /><span>Lemmy</span></h1>
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[](https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy)
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[](https://gitlab.com/dessalines/lemmy)
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[](https://travis-ci.org/dessalines/lemmy)
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[](https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy)
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[](https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy/fork)
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[](https://cloud.docker.com/repository/docker/dessalines/lemmy/)
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[](https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy/issues)
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[](LICENSE)
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[](https://mastodon.social/@LemmyDev)
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[](https://riot.im/app/#/room/#rust-reddit-fediverse:matrix.org)
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[](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines)
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A link aggregator / reddit clone for the fediverse.
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[Lemmy Dev instance](https://dev.lemmy.ml) *for testing purposes only*
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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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Front Page|Post
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## Features
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- Open source, [AGPL License](/LICENSE).
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- Self hostable, easy to deploy.
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- Comes with [Docker](#docker), [Ansible](#ansible).
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- Live-updating Comment threads.
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- Full vote scores `(+/-)` like old reddit.
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- Moderation abilities.
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- Public Moderation Logs.
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- Both site admins, and community moderators, who can appoint other moderators.
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- Can lock, remove, and restore posts and comments.
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- Can ban and unban users from communities and the site.
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- Clean, mobile-friendly interface.
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- i18n / internationalization support.
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- NSFW post / community support.
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- High performance.
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- Server is written in rust.
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- Front end is `~80kB` gzipped.
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## About
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[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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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## Why's it called Lemmy?
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- Lead singer from [motorhead](https://invidio.us/watch?v=pWB5JZRGl0U).
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- The old school [video game](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)>).
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- The [Koopa from Super Mario](https://www.mariowiki.com/Lemmy_Koopa).
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- The [furry rodents](http://sunchild.fpwc.org/lemming-the-little-giant-of-the-north/).
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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/).
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## Install
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### Docker
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Make sure you have both docker and docker-compose(>=`1.24.0`) installed.
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```
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mkdir lemmy/
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cd lemmy/
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/env -O .env
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# Edit the .env for custom passwords
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docker-compose up -d
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```
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and goto http://localhost:8536
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[A sample nginx config](/docker/prod/nginx.conf), could be setup with:
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```
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/nginx.conf
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# Replace the {{ vars }}
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sudo mv nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lemmy.conf
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```
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### Ansible
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First, you need to [install Ansible on your local computer](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html),
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eg using `sudo apt install ansible`, or the equivalent for you platform.
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Then run the following commands on your local computer:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy.git
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cd lemmy/ansible/
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cp inventory.example inventory
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nano inventory # enter your server, domain, contact email
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ansible-playbook lemmy.yml
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```
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## Develop
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### Docker Development
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```
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git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy
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cd lemmy/docker
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./docker_update.sh # This pulls the newest version, builds and runs it
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```
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and goto http://localhost:8536
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### Local Development
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#### Requirements
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- [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/)
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- [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/)
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- [Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/)
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#### Set up Postgres DB
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```
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psql -c "create user rrr with password 'rrr' superuser;" -U postgres
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psql -c 'create database rrr with owner rrr;' -U postgres
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```
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#### Running
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```
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git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy
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cd lemmy
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./install.sh
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# For live coding, where both the front and back end, automagically reload on any save, do:
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# cd ui && yarn start
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# cd server && cargo watch -x run
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```
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## Documentation
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- [Websocket API for App developers](docs/api.md)
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- [ActivityPub API.md](docs/apub_api_outline.md)
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- [Goals](docs/goals.md)
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- [Ranking Algorithm](docs/ranking.md)
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## Support
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Lemmy is free, open-source software, meaning no advertising, monetizing, or venture capital, ever. Your donations directly support full-time development of the project.
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- [Support on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines).
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- [Sponsor List](https://dev.lemmy.ml/sponsors).
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- bitcoin: `1Hefs7miXS5ff5Ck5xvmjKjXf5242KzRtK`
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- ethereum: `0x400c96c96acbC6E7B3B43B1dc1BB446540a88A01`
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- monero: `41taVyY6e1xApqKyMVDRVxJ76sPkfZhALLTjRvVKpaAh2pBd4wv9RgYj1tSPrx8wc6iE1uWUfjtQdTmTy2FGMeChGVKPQuV`
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## Translations
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If you'd like to add translations, take a look a look at the [english translation file](ui/src/translations/en.ts).
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- Languages supported: `en`, `zh`, `fr`, `sv`, `de`, `ru`, `de`
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## Credits
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Icon made by Andy Cuccaro (@andycuccaro).
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