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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://riot.im/app/#/room/#rust-reddit-fediverse:matrix.org)
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[](https://travis-ci.org/dessalines/lemmy)
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[](https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy/issues)
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[](https://cloud.docker.com/repository/docker/dessalines/lemmy/)
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[](LICENSE)
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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), [Kubernetes](#kubernetes).
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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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- Can transfer site and communities to others.
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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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- Cross-posting support.
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- A *similar post search* when creating new posts. Great for question / answer communities.
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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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```bash
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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
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# Edit the .env if you want 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](/ansible/templates/nginx.conf), could be setup with:
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```bash
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/ansible/templates/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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#### Updating
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To update to the newest version, run:
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```bash
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
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docker-compose up -d
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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 --become
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```
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### Kubernetes
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You'll need to have an existing Kubernetes cluster and [storage class](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/storage-classes/).
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Setting this up will vary depending on your provider.
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To try it locally, you can use [MicroK8s](https://microk8s.io/) or [Minikube](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/).
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Once you have a working cluster, edit the environment variables and volume sizes in `docker/k8s/*.yml`.
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You may also want to change the service types to use `LoadBalancer`s depending on where you're running your cluster (add `type: LoadBalancer` to `ports)`, or `NodePort`s.
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By default they will use `ClusterIP`s, which will allow access only within the cluster. See the [docs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/) for more on networking in Kubernetes.
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**Important** Running a database in Kubernetes will work, but is generally not recommended.
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If you're deploying on any of the common cloud providers, you should consider using their managed database service instead (RDS, Cloud SQL, Azure Databse, etc.).
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Now you can deploy:
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```bash
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# Add `-n foo` if you want to deploy into a specific namespace `foo`;
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# otherwise your resources will be created in the `default` namespace.
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kubectl apply -f docker/k8s/db.yml
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kubectl apply -f docker/k8s/pictshare.yml
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kubectl apply -f docker/k8s/lemmy.yml
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```
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If you used a `LoadBalancer`, you should see it in your cloud provider's console.
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## Develop
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### Docker Development
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy
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cd lemmy/docker/dev
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./docker_update.sh # This builds and runs it, updating for your changes
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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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```bash
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psql -c "create user lemmy with password 'password' superuser;" -U postgres
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psql -c 'create database lemmy with owner lemmy;' -U postgres
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export DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
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```
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#### Running
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```bash
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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: English (`en`), Chinese (`zh`), Dutch (`nl`), Esperanto (`eo`), French (`fr`), Spanish (`es`), Swedish (`sv`), German (`de`), Russian (`ru`).
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lang | done | missing
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de | 82% | cross_posts,cross_post,users,number_of_communities,preview,upload_image,formatting_help,view_source,sticky,unsticky,settings,stickied,delete_account,delete_account_confirm,banned,creator,number_online,subscribed,expires,recent_comments,nsfw,show_nsfw,theme,crypto,monero,joined,by,to,transfer_community,transfer_site,are_you_sure,yes,no
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eo | 91% | number_of_communities,preview,upload_image,formatting_help,view_source,sticky,unsticky,stickied,delete_account,delete_account_confirm,banned,creator,number_online,theme,are_you_sure,yes,no
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es | 100% |
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fr | 95% | view_source,sticky,unsticky,stickied,delete_account,delete_account_confirm,creator,number_online,theme
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nl | 93% | preview,upload_image,formatting_help,view_source,sticky,unsticky,stickied,delete_account,delete_account_confirm,banned,creator,number_online,theme
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ru | 86% | cross_posts,cross_post,number_of_communities,preview,upload_image,formatting_help,view_source,sticky,unsticky,stickied,delete_account,delete_account_confirm,banned,creator,number_online,recent_comments,theme,monero,by,to,transfer_community,transfer_site,are_you_sure,yes,no
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sv | 100% |
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zh | 84% | cross_posts,cross_post,users,number_of_communities,preview,upload_image,formatting_help,view_source,sticky,unsticky,settings,stickied,delete_account,delete_account_confirm,banned,creator,number_online,recent_comments,nsfw,show_nsfw,theme,monero,by,to,transfer_community,transfer_site,are_you_sure,yes,no
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## Credits
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Logo made by Andy Cuccaro (@andycuccaro) under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license
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