diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 061621cef..a2219441e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ This is a **very early beta version**, and a lot of features are currently broke |Front Page|Post| |-|-| |![main screen](https://i.imgur.com/y64BtXC.png)|![chat screen](https://i.imgur.com/vsOr87q.png)| - ## Features - - Open source, [AGPL License](/LICENSE). - Self hostable, easy to deploy. - Comes with [Kubernetes](#kubernetes) @@ -36,9 +34,7 @@ This is a **very early beta version**, and a lot of features are currently broke - High performance. - Server is written in rust. - Front end is `~80kB` gzipped. - ## About - [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). 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. @@ -46,28 +42,20 @@ For a link aggregator, this means a user registered on one server can subscribe 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. 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. - ## Why's it called Lemmy? - - Lead singer from [motorhead](https://invidio.us/watch?v=pWB5JZRGl0U). - The old school [video game](). - The [Koopa from Super Mario](https://www.mariowiki.com/Lemmy_Koopa). - The [furry rodents](http://sunchild.fpwc.org/lemming-the-little-giant-of-the-north/). 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/). - ## Usage - ### Kubernetes - #### Requirements - - Local or remote Kubernetes cluster, i.e. [`minikube`](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/) - [`kubectl`](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/) - [`skaffold`](https://skaffold.dev/) - #### Production - ```bash # Deploy the Traefik Ingress kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/containous/traefik/v1.7/examples/k8s/traefik-rbac.yaml @@ -81,17 +69,13 @@ skaffold run -p lemmy--prod ``` Now go to http://dev.lemmy.local. - #### Development - ```bash skaffold dev -p lemmy--dev ``` Now go to http://localhost:4444. It automatically proxies to localhost, both if the cluster is local or remote; it also hot-reloads the UI and automatically recompiles and restarts the server. - ### Docker - Make sure you have both docker and docker-compose installed. ``` @@ -101,24 +85,17 @@ cd lemmy ``` and goto http://localhost:8536 - ### Native - #### Requirements - - [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) - [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/) - [Postgres](https://www.sqlite.org/index.html) - #### Set up Postgres DB - ``` psql -c "create user rrr with password 'rrr' superuser;" -U postgres psql -c 'create database rrr with owner rrr;' -U postgres ``` - #### Running - ``` git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy cd lemmy @@ -129,22 +106,16 @@ cd lemmy ``` and goto http://localhost:8536 - ## Documentation - - [ActivityPub API.md](docs/API.md) - [Goals](docs/goals.md) - [Ranking Algorithm](docs/ranking.md) - ## Support - Lemmy is free, open-source software, meaning no advertising, monetizing, or venture capital, ever. Your donations directly support full-time development of the project. - [Support on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines). - [Sponsor List](https://dev.lemmy.ml/#/sponsors). - bitcoin: `bc1queu73nwuheqtsp65nyh5hf4jr533r8rr5nsj75` - ethereum: `0x400c96c96acbC6E7B3B43B1dc1BB446540a88A01` - ## Credits - Icons made by [Freepik](https://www.freepik.com/) licensed by [CC 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)