1 <h1><img src="ui/assets/favicon.svg" width="50px" height="50px" style="vertical-align:bottom" /><span>Lemmy</span></h1>
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18 A link aggregator / reddit clone for the fediverse.
20 [Lemmy Dev instance](https://dev.lemmy.ml) *for testing purposes only*
22 This is a **very early beta version**, and a lot of features are currently broken or in active development, such as federation.
26 ![main screen](https://i.imgur.com/y64BtXC.png)|![chat screen](https://i.imgur.com/vsOr87q.png)
29 - Open source, [AGPL License](/LICENSE).
30 - Self hostable, easy to deploy.
31 - Comes with [Docker](#docker), [Ansible](#ansible).
32 - Live-updating Comment threads.
33 - Full vote scores `(+/-)` like old reddit.
34 - Moderation abilities.
35 - Public Moderation Logs.
36 - Both site admins, and community moderators, who can appoint other moderators.
37 - Can lock, remove, and restore posts and comments.
38 - Can ban and unban users from communities and the site.
39 - Clean, mobile-friendly interface.
40 - i18n / internationalization support.
41 - NSFW post / community support.
43 - Server is written in rust.
44 - Front end is `~80kB` gzipped.
48 [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).
50 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.
52 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.
54 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.
56 ## Why's it called Lemmy?
58 - Lead singer from [motorhead](https://invidio.us/watch?v=pWB5JZRGl0U).
59 - The old school [video game](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)>).
60 - The [Koopa from Super Mario](https://www.mariowiki.com/Lemmy_Koopa).
61 - The [furry rodents](http://sunchild.fpwc.org/lemming-the-little-giant-of-the-north/).
63 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/).
69 Make sure you have both docker and docker-compose(>=`1.24.0`) installed.
74 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
75 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/.env
76 # Edit the .env if you want custom passwords
80 and goto http://localhost:8536
82 [A sample nginx config](/docker/prod/nginx.conf), could be setup with:
85 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/nginx.conf
86 # Replace the {{ vars }}
87 sudo mv nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lemmy.conf
92 First, you need to [install Ansible on your local computer](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html),
93 eg using `sudo apt install ansible`, or the equivalent for you platform.
95 Then run the following commands on your local computer:
98 git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy.git
100 cp inventory.example inventory
101 nano inventory # enter your server, domain, contact email
102 ansible-playbook lemmy.yml
107 ### Docker Development
110 git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy
112 ./docker_update.sh # This builds and runs it, updating for your changes
115 and goto http://localhost:8536
117 ### Local Development
121 - [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/)
122 - [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/)
123 - [Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/)
125 #### Set up Postgres DB
128 psql -c "create user lemmy with password 'password' superuser;" -U postgres
129 psql -c 'create database lemmy with owner lemmy;' -U postgres
130 export DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
136 git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy
139 # For live coding, where both the front and back end, automagically reload on any save, do:
140 # cd ui && yarn start
141 # cd server && cargo watch -x run
146 - [Websocket API for App developers](docs/api.md)
147 - [ActivityPub API.md](docs/apub_api_outline.md)
148 - [Goals](docs/goals.md)
149 - [Ranking Algorithm](docs/ranking.md)
153 Lemmy is free, open-source software, meaning no advertising, monetizing, or venture capital, ever. Your donations directly support full-time development of the project.
154 - [Support on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines).
155 - [Sponsor List](https://dev.lemmy.ml/sponsors).
156 - bitcoin: `1Hefs7miXS5ff5Ck5xvmjKjXf5242KzRtK`
157 - ethereum: `0x400c96c96acbC6E7B3B43B1dc1BB446540a88A01`
158 - monero: `41taVyY6e1xApqKyMVDRVxJ76sPkfZhALLTjRvVKpaAh2pBd4wv9RgYj1tSPrx8wc6iE1uWUfjtQdTmTy2FGMeChGVKPQuV`
162 If you'd like to add translations, take a look a look at the [english translation file](ui/src/translations/en.ts).
164 - Languages supported: English (`en`), Chinese (`zh`), French (`fr`), Swedish (`sv`), German (`de`), Russian (`ru`).
168 Icon made by Andy Cuccaro (@andycuccaro).