1 <h1><img src="ui/assets/favicon.svg" width="50px" height="50px" style="vertical-align:bottom" /><span>Lemmy</span></h1>
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17 A link aggregator / reddit clone for the fediverse.
19 [Lemmy Dev instance](https://dev.lemmy.ml) *for testing purposes only*
21 This is a **very early beta version**, and a lot of features are currently broken or in active development, such as federation.
25 ![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), [Kubernetes](#kubernetes).
32 - Clean, mobile-friendly interface.
33 - Live-updating Comment threads.
34 - Full vote scores `(+/-)` like old reddit.
35 - Themes, including light, dark, and solarized.
36 - Emojis with autocomplete support. Start typing `:`
37 - User tagging using `@`, Community tagging using `#`.
38 - Notifications, on comment replies and when you're tagged.
39 - i18n / internationalization support.
40 - Cross-posting support.
41 - A *similar post search* when creating new posts. Great for question / answer communities.
42 - Moderation abilities.
43 - Public Moderation Logs.
44 - Both site admins, and community moderators, who can appoint other moderators.
45 - Can lock, remove, and restore posts and comments.
46 - Can ban and unban users from communities and the site.
47 - Can transfer site and communities to others.
48 - Can fully erase your data, replacing all posts and comments.
49 - NSFW post / community support.
51 - Server is written in rust.
52 - Front end is `~80kB` gzipped.
56 [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).
58 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.
60 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.
62 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.
64 ## Why's it called Lemmy?
66 - Lead singer from [Motörhead](https://invidio.us/watch?v=pWB5JZRGl0U).
67 - The old school [video game](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)>).
68 - The [Koopa from Super Mario](https://www.mariowiki.com/Lemmy_Koopa).
69 - The [furry rodents](http://sunchild.fpwc.org/lemming-the-little-giant-of-the-north/).
71 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/).
77 Make sure you have both docker and docker-compose(>=`1.24.0`) installed:
82 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
83 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/.env
84 # Edit the .env if you want custom passwords
88 and go to http://localhost:8536.
90 [A sample nginx config](/ansible/templates/nginx.conf), could be setup with:
93 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
94 # Replace the {{ vars }}
95 sudo mv nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lemmy.conf
99 To update to the newest version, run:
102 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
108 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.
110 Then run the following commands on your local computer:
113 git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy.git
115 cp inventory.example inventory
116 nano inventory # enter your server, domain, contact email
117 ansible-playbook lemmy.yml --become
122 You'll need to have an existing Kubernetes cluster and [storage class](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/storage-classes/).
123 Setting this up will vary depending on your provider.
124 To try it locally, you can use [MicroK8s](https://microk8s.io/) or [Minikube](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/).
126 Once you have a working cluster, edit the environment variables and volume sizes in `docker/k8s/*.yml`.
127 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.
128 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.
130 **Important** Running a database in Kubernetes will work, but is generally not recommended.
131 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.).
136 # Add `-n foo` if you want to deploy into a specific namespace `foo`;
137 # otherwise your resources will be created in the `default` namespace.
138 kubectl apply -f docker/k8s/db.yml
139 kubectl apply -f docker/k8s/pictshare.yml
140 kubectl apply -f docker/k8s/lemmy.yml
143 If you used a `LoadBalancer`, you should see it in your cloud provider's console.
147 ### Docker Development
152 git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy
154 ./docker_update.sh # This builds and runs it, updating for your changes
157 and go to http://localhost:8536.
159 ### Local Development
163 - [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/)
164 - [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/)
165 - [Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/)
167 #### Set up Postgres DB
170 psql -c "create user lemmy with password 'password' superuser;" -U postgres
171 psql -c 'create database lemmy with owner lemmy;' -U postgres
172 export DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
178 git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy
181 # For live coding, where both the front and back end, automagically reload on any save, do:
182 # cd ui && yarn start
183 # cd server && cargo watch -x run
188 - [Websocket API for App developers](docs/api.md)
189 - [ActivityPub API.md](docs/apub_api_outline.md)
190 - [Goals](docs/goals.md)
191 - [Ranking Algorithm](docs/ranking.md)
195 Lemmy is free, open-source software, meaning no advertising, monetizing, or venture capital, ever. Your donations directly support full-time development of the project.
197 - [Support on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines).
198 - [Sponsor List](https://dev.lemmy.ml/sponsors).
199 - bitcoin: `1Hefs7miXS5ff5Ck5xvmjKjXf5242KzRtK`
200 - ethereum: `0x400c96c96acbC6E7B3B43B1dc1BB446540a88A01`
201 - monero: `41taVyY6e1xApqKyMVDRVxJ76sPkfZhALLTjRvVKpaAh2pBd4wv9RgYj1tSPrx8wc6iE1uWUfjtQdTmTy2FGMeChGVKPQuV`
205 If you'd like to add translations, take a look a look at the [English translation file](ui/src/translations/en.ts).
207 - Languages supported: English (`en`), Chinese (`zh`), Dutch (`nl`), Esperanto (`eo`), French (`fr`), Spanish (`es`), Swedish (`sv`), German (`de`), Russian (`ru`), Italian (`it`).
209 lang | done | missing
211 de | 81% | 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,replies,mentions,expires,recent_comments,nsfw,show_nsfw,theme,crypto,monero,joined,by,to,transfer_community,transfer_site,are_you_sure,yes,no
212 eo | 90% | number_of_communities,preview,upload_image,formatting_help,view_source,sticky,unsticky,stickied,delete_account,delete_account_confirm,banned,creator,number_online,replies,mentions,theme,are_you_sure,yes,no
213 es | 99% | replies,mentions
214 fr | 99% | replies,mentions
216 nl | 92% | preview,upload_image,formatting_help,view_source,sticky,unsticky,stickied,delete_account,delete_account_confirm,banned,creator,number_online,replies,mentions,theme
217 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,replies,mentions,recent_comments,theme,monero,by,to,transfer_community,transfer_site,are_you_sure,yes,no
218 sv | 99% | replies,mentions
219 zh | 83% | 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,replies,mentions,recent_comments,nsfw,show_nsfw,theme,monero,by,to,transfer_community,transfer_site,are_you_sure,yes,no
221 If you'd like to update this report, run:
225 ts-node translation_report.ts > tmp # And replace the text above.
230 Logo made by Andy Cuccaro (@andycuccaro) under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.