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6 <h3 align="center">Lemmy</h3>
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27 <p align="center">A link aggregator / reddit clone for the fediverse.
31 [Lemmy Dev instance](https://dev.lemmy.ml) *This data is being backed up, and once federation is working, it will be the basis for a main instance.*
33 This is a **very early beta version**, and a lot of features are currently broken or in active development, such as federation.
37 ![main screen](https://i.imgur.com/kZSRcRu.png)|![chat screen](https://i.imgur.com/4XghNh6.png)
39 [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).
41 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.
43 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.
45 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.
47 Made with [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org), [Actix](https://actix.rs/), [Inferno](https://infernojs.org), [Typescript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/) and [Diesel](http://diesel.rs/).
49 - [Documentation](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/index.html)
50 - [Releases / Changelog](/RELEASES.md)
51 - [Contributing](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/contributing.html)
55 - Open source, [AGPL License](/LICENSE).
56 - Self hostable, easy to deploy.
57 - Comes with [Docker](#docker), [Ansible](#ansible), [Kubernetes](#kubernetes).
58 - Only a minimum of a username and password is required to sign up!
59 - User avatar support.
60 - Clean, mobile-friendly interface.
61 - Live-updating Comment threads.
62 - Full vote scores `(+/-)` like old reddit.
63 - Themes, including light, dark, and solarized.
64 - Emojis with autocomplete support. Start typing `:`
65 - User tagging using `@`, Community tagging using `#`.
66 - Integrated image uploading in both posts and comments.
67 - A post can consist of a title and any comination of self text, a URL, or nothing else.
68 - Notifications, on comment replies and when you're tagged.
69 - Optionally, notifications can be sent via email.
70 - i18n / internationalization support.
71 - RSS / Atom feeds for `All`, `Subscribed`, `Inbox`, `User`, and `Community`.
72 - Cross-posting support.
73 - A *similar post search* when creating new posts. Great for question / answer communities.
74 - Moderation abilities.
75 - Public Moderation Logs.
76 - Can sticky posts to the top of the timeline.
77 - Both site admins, and community moderators, who can appoint other moderators.
78 - Can lock, remove, and restore posts and comments.
79 - Can ban and unban users from communities and the site.
80 - Can transfer site and communities to others.
81 - Can fully erase your data, replacing all posts and comments.
82 - NSFW post / community support.
84 - Server is written in rust.
85 - Front end is `~80kB` gzipped.
86 - Supports arm64 / Raspberry Pi.
88 ## Why's it called Lemmy?
90 - Lead singer from [Motörhead](https://invidio.us/watch?v=pWB5JZRGl0U).
91 - The old school [video game](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)>).
92 - The [Koopa from Super Mario](https://www.mariowiki.com/Lemmy_Koopa).
93 - The [furry rodents](http://sunchild.fpwc.org/lemming-the-little-giant-of-the-north/).
99 Make sure you have both docker and docker-compose(>=`1.24.0`) installed:
104 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
105 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/lemmy.hjson
106 # Edit lemmy.hjson to do more configuration
110 and go to http://localhost:8536.
112 [A sample nginx config](/ansible/templates/nginx.conf), could be setup with:
115 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
116 # Replace the {{ vars }}
117 sudo mv nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lemmy.conf
121 To update to the newest version, run:
124 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
130 First, you need to [install Ansible on your local computer](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html) (e.g. using `sudo apt install ansible`) or the equivalent for you platform.
132 Then run the following commands on your local computer:
135 git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy.git
137 cp inventory.example inventory
138 nano inventory # enter your server, domain, contact email
139 ansible-playbook lemmy.yml --become
144 Lemmy is free, open-source software, meaning no advertising, monetizing, or venture capital, ever. Your donations directly support full-time development of the project.
146 - [Support on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines).
147 - [List of Sponsors](https://dev.lemmy.ml/sponsors).
148 - Soon to add either liberapay or opencollective.
152 - bitcoin: `1Hefs7miXS5ff5Ck5xvmjKjXf5242KzRtK`
153 - ethereum: `0x400c96c96acbC6E7B3B43B1dc1BB446540a88A01`
154 - monero: `41taVyY6e1xApqKyMVDRVxJ76sPkfZhALLTjRvVKpaAh2pBd4wv9RgYj1tSPrx8wc6iE1uWUfjtQdTmTy2FGMeChGVKPQuV`
158 If you'd like to add translations, take a look a look at the [English translation file](ui/src/translations/en.ts).
160 - Languages supported: English (`en`), Chinese (`zh`), Dutch (`nl`), Esperanto (`eo`), French (`fr`), Spanish (`es`), Swedish (`sv`), German (`de`), Russian (`ru`), Italian (`it`).
162 <!-- translations -->
164 lang | done | missing
166 de | 88% | create_private_message,send_secure_message,send_message,message,avatar,upload_avatar,show_avatars,docs,message_sent,messages,old_password,matrix_user_id,private_message_disclaimer,send_notifications_to_email,downvotes_disabled,enable_downvotes,open_registration,registration_closed,enable_nsfw,donate_to_lemmy,donate,from,logged_in,email_already_exists,couldnt_create_private_message,no_private_message_edit_allowed,couldnt_update_private_message
167 eo | 76% | number_of_communities,create_private_message,send_secure_message,send_message,message,preview,upload_image,avatar,upload_avatar,show_avatars,formatting_help,view_source,sticky,unsticky,archive_link,stickied,delete_account,delete_account_confirm,banned,creator,number_online,docs,replies,mentions,message_sent,messages,old_password,forgot_password,reset_password_mail_sent,password_change,new_password,no_email_setup,matrix_user_id,private_message_disclaimer,send_notifications_to_email,language,browser_default,downvotes_disabled,enable_downvotes,open_registration,registration_closed,enable_nsfw,theme,donate_to_lemmy,donate,from,are_you_sure,yes,no,logged_in,email_already_exists,couldnt_create_private_message,no_private_message_edit_allowed,couldnt_update_private_message
168 es | 83% | create_private_message,send_secure_message,send_message,message,avatar,upload_avatar,show_avatars,archive_link,docs,replies,mentions,message_sent,messages,old_password,forgot_password,reset_password_mail_sent,password_change,new_password,no_email_setup,matrix_user_id,private_message_disclaimer,send_notifications_to_email,language,browser_default,downvotes_disabled,enable_downvotes,open_registration,registration_closed,enable_nsfw,donate_to_lemmy,donate,from,logged_in,email_already_exists,couldnt_create_private_message,no_private_message_edit_allowed,couldnt_update_private_message
169 fr | 83% | create_private_message,send_secure_message,send_message,message,avatar,upload_avatar,show_avatars,archive_link,docs,replies,mentions,message_sent,messages,old_password,forgot_password,reset_password_mail_sent,password_change,new_password,no_email_setup,matrix_user_id,private_message_disclaimer,send_notifications_to_email,language,browser_default,downvotes_disabled,enable_downvotes,open_registration,registration_closed,enable_nsfw,donate_to_lemmy,donate,from,logged_in,email_already_exists,couldnt_create_private_message,no_private_message_edit_allowed,couldnt_update_private_message
170 it | 84% | create_private_message,send_secure_message,send_message,message,avatar,upload_avatar,show_avatars,archive_link,docs,message_sent,messages,old_password,forgot_password,reset_password_mail_sent,password_change,new_password,no_email_setup,matrix_user_id,private_message_disclaimer,send_notifications_to_email,language,browser_default,downvotes_disabled,enable_downvotes,open_registration,registration_closed,enable_nsfw,donate_to_lemmy,donate,from,logged_in,email_already_exists,couldnt_create_private_message,no_private_message_edit_allowed,couldnt_update_private_message
171 nl | 93% | create_private_message,send_secure_message,send_message,message,message_sent,messages,matrix_user_id,private_message_disclaimer,donate_to_lemmy,donate,from,logged_in,email_already_exists,couldnt_create_private_message,no_private_message_edit_allowed,couldnt_update_private_message
172 ru | 72% | cross_posts,cross_post,number_of_communities,create_private_message,send_secure_message,send_message,message,preview,upload_image,avatar,upload_avatar,show_avatars,formatting_help,view_source,sticky,unsticky,archive_link,stickied,delete_account,delete_account_confirm,banned,creator,number_online,docs,replies,mentions,message_sent,messages,old_password,forgot_password,reset_password_mail_sent,password_change,new_password,no_email_setup,matrix_user_id,private_message_disclaimer,send_notifications_to_email,language,browser_default,downvotes_disabled,enable_downvotes,open_registration,registration_closed,enable_nsfw,recent_comments,theme,donate_to_lemmy,donate,monero,by,to,from,transfer_community,transfer_site,are_you_sure,yes,no,logged_in,email_already_exists,couldnt_create_private_message,no_private_message_edit_allowed,couldnt_update_private_message
173 sv | 83% | create_private_message,send_secure_message,send_message,message,avatar,upload_avatar,show_avatars,archive_link,docs,replies,mentions,message_sent,messages,old_password,forgot_password,reset_password_mail_sent,password_change,new_password,no_email_setup,matrix_user_id,private_message_disclaimer,send_notifications_to_email,language,browser_default,downvotes_disabled,enable_downvotes,open_registration,registration_closed,enable_nsfw,donate_to_lemmy,donate,from,logged_in,email_already_exists,couldnt_create_private_message,no_private_message_edit_allowed,couldnt_update_private_message
174 zh | 70% | cross_posts,cross_post,users,number_of_communities,create_private_message,send_secure_message,send_message,message,preview,upload_image,avatar,upload_avatar,show_avatars,formatting_help,view_source,sticky,unsticky,archive_link,settings,stickied,delete_account,delete_account_confirm,banned,creator,number_online,docs,replies,mentions,message_sent,messages,old_password,forgot_password,reset_password_mail_sent,password_change,new_password,no_email_setup,matrix_user_id,private_message_disclaimer,send_notifications_to_email,language,browser_default,downvotes_disabled,enable_downvotes,open_registration,registration_closed,enable_nsfw,recent_comments,nsfw,show_nsfw,theme,donate_to_lemmy,donate,monero,by,to,from,transfer_community,transfer_site,are_you_sure,yes,no,logged_in,email_already_exists,couldnt_create_private_message,no_private_message_edit_allowed,couldnt_update_private_message
176 <!-- translationsstop -->
178 If you'd like to update this report, run:
182 ts-node translation_report.ts
187 Logo made by Andy Cuccaro (@andycuccaro) under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.