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🐀 A link aggregator and forum for the fediverse
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy

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Lemmy


  


    A link aggregator and forum for the fediverse.

    


    


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## About The Project



| Desktop                                                                                                         | Mobile                                                                                                      |

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| ![desktop](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/joinlemmy-site/main/src/assets/images/main_screen_2.webp) | ![mobile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LemmyNet/joinlemmy-site/main/src/assets/images/mobile_pic.webp) |



[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.



It is 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 [Motörhead](https://invidio.us/watch?v=3mbvWn1EY6g).

- 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/).



### 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://join-lemmy.org/docs/administration/install_docker.html) and [Ansible](https://join-lemmy.org/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.

- High performance.

  - Server is written in rust.

  - Supports arm64 / Raspberry Pi.



## Installation



- [Lemmy Administration Docs](https://join-lemmy.org/docs/administration/administration.html)



## Lemmy Projects



- [awesome-lemmy - A community driven list of apps and tools for lemmy](https://github.com/dbeley/awesome-lemmy)



## 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.



Lemmy is made possible by a generous grant from the [NLnet foundation](https://nlnet.nl/).



- [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.org/donate).



### Crypto



- bitcoin: `1Hefs7miXS5ff5Ck5xvmjKjXf5242KzRtK`

- ethereum: `0x400c96c96acbC6E7B3B43B1dc1BB446540a88A01`

- monero: `41taVyY6e1xApqKyMVDRVxJ76sPkfZhALLTjRvVKpaAh2pBd4wv9RgYj1tSPrx8wc6iE1uWUfjtQdTmTy2FGMeChGVKPQuV`



## Contributing



Read the following documentation to setup the development environment and start coding:



- [Contributing instructions](https://join-lemmy.org/docs/contributors/01-overview.html)

- [Docker Development](https://join-lemmy.org/docs/contributors/03-docker-development.html)

- [Local Development](https://join-lemmy.org/docs/contributors/02-local-development.html)



When working on an issue or pull request, you can comment with any questions you may have so that maintainers can answer them. You can also join the [Matrix Development Chat](https://matrix.to/#/#lemmydev:matrix.org) for general assistance.



### Translations



- If you want to help with translating, take a look at [Weblate](https://weblate.join-lemmy.org/projects/lemmy/). You can also help by [translating the documentation](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-docs#adding-a-new-language).



## Community



- [Matrix Space](https://matrix.to/#/#lemmy-space:matrix.org)

- [Lemmy Forum](https://lemmy.ml/c/lemmy)

- [Lemmy Support Forum](https://lemmy.ml/c/lemmy_support)



## Code Mirrors



- [GitHub](https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy)

- [Gitea](https://git.join-lemmy.org/LemmyNet/lemmy)

- [Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/LemmyNet/lemmy)



## Credits



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