README.md

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   6 <h3 align="center">Lemmy</h3>
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  26
  27 <p align="center">A link aggregator / reddit clone for the fediverse.
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  31 [Lemmy Dev instance](https://dev.lemmy.ml) *for testing purposes only*
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  33 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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  37 ![main screen](https://i.imgur.com/kZSRcRu.png)|![chat screen](https://i.imgur.com/4XghNh6.png)
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  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).
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  47 ## Support
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  49 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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  51 - [Support on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines).
  52 - [Sponsor List](https://dev.lemmy.ml/sponsors).
  53 - bitcoin: `1Hefs7miXS5ff5Ck5xvmjKjXf5242KzRtK`
  54 - ethereum: `0x400c96c96acbC6E7B3B43B1dc1BB446540a88A01`
  55 - monero: `41taVyY6e1xApqKyMVDRVxJ76sPkfZhALLTjRvVKpaAh2pBd4wv9RgYj1tSPrx8wc6iE1uWUfjtQdTmTy2FGMeChGVKPQuV`
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  57 ## Credits
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  59 Logo made by Andy Cuccaro (@andycuccaro) under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.