lemmy/README.md

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    A link aggregator / Reddit clone for the fediverse.
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## About The Project

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![main screen](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/main/docs/img/main_screen.png)|![chat screen](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/main/docs/img/chat_screen.png)

[Lemmy](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy) is similar to sites like [Reddit](https://reddit.com), [Lobste.rs](https://lobste.rs), 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.

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.

*Note: Federation is still in active development and the WebSocket, as well as, HTTP API are currently unstable*

### Why's it called Lemmy?

- Lead singer from [Motörhead](https://invidio.us/watch?v=pWB5JZRGl0U).
- The old school [video game](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmings_(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/).

### Built With

- [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org)
- [Actix](https://actix.rs/)
- [Diesel](http://diesel.rs/)
- [Inferno](https://infernojs.org)
- [Typescript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)

## Features

- Open source, [AGPL License](/LICENSE).
- Self hostable, easy to deploy.
  - Comes with [Docker](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_install_docker.html) and [Ansible](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_install_ansible.html).
- Clean, mobile-friendly interface.
  - Only a minimum of a username and password is required to sign up!
  - User avatar support.
  - Live-updating Comment threads.
  - Full vote scores `(+/-)` like old Reddit.
  - Themes, including light, dark, and solarized.
  - Emojis with autocomplete support. Start typing `:`
  - User tagging using `@`, Community tagging using `!`.
  - Integrated image uploading in both posts and comments.
  - A post can consist of a title and any combination of self text, a URL, or nothing else.
  - Notifications, on comment replies and when you're tagged.
    - Notifications can be sent via email.
    - Private messaging support.
  - i18n / internationalization support.
  - RSS / Atom feeds for `All`, `Subscribed`, `Inbox`, `User`, and `Community`.
- Cross-posting support.
  - A *similar post search* when creating new posts. Great for question / answer communities.
- Moderation abilities.
  - Public Moderation Logs.
  - Can sticky posts to the top of communities.
  - Both site admins, and community moderators, who can appoint other moderators.
  - Can lock, remove, and restore posts and comments.
  - Can ban and unban users from communities and the site.
  - Can transfer site and communities to others.
- Can fully erase your data, replacing all posts and comments.
- NSFW post / community support.
- OEmbed support via Iframely.
- High performance.
  - Server is written in rust.
  - Front end is `~80kB` gzipped.
  - Supports arm64 / Raspberry Pi.

## Installation

- [Docker](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_install_docker.html)
- [Ansible](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/administration_install_ansible.html)

## Lemmy Projects

### Apps

- [lemmy-ui - The official web app for lemmy](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui)
- [Lemmur - A flutter lemmy app ( under development )](https://github.com/krawieck/lemmur)
- [Lemmy-mobile (Android / IOS) - React native ( under development )](https://github.com/koredefashokun/lemmy-mobile)

### Libraries

- [lemmy-js-client](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-js-client)
- [Kotlin API ( under development )](https://github.com/eiknat/lemmy-client)
- [Dart API client ( under development )](https://github.com/krawieck/lemmy_api_client)

## Support / Donate

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 Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/Lemmy).
- [Support on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/dessalines).
- [Support on OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/lemmy).
- [List of Sponsors](https://join.lemmy.ml/sponsors).

### Crypto

- bitcoin: `1Hefs7miXS5ff5Ck5xvmjKjXf5242KzRtK`
- ethereum: `0x400c96c96acbC6E7B3B43B1dc1BB446540a88A01`
- monero: `41taVyY6e1xApqKyMVDRVxJ76sPkfZhALLTjRvVKpaAh2pBd4wv9RgYj1tSPrx8wc6iE1uWUfjtQdTmTy2FGMeChGVKPQuV`

## Contributing

- [Contributing instructions](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/contributing.html)
- [Docker Development](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/contributing_docker_development.html)
- [Local Development](https://dev.lemmy.ml/docs/contributing_local_development.html)

### Translations

If you want to help with translating, take a look at [Weblate](https://weblate.yerbamate.ml/projects/lemmy/).

## Contact

- [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@LemmyDev)
- [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#lemmy:matrix.org)

## Code Mirrors

- [GitHub](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy)
- [Gitea](https://yerbamate.ml/LemmyNet/lemmy)
- [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/LemmyNet/lemmy)

## Credits

Logo made by Andy Cuccaro (@andycuccaro) under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.