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https://github.com/freedit-org/freedit

The safest and lightest forum, powered by rust.
https://github.com/freedit-org/freedit

bbs forum reddit rust twitter

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The safest and lightest forum, powered by rust.

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/freedit-org/freedit
Owner: freedit-org
License: mit
Created: 2022-06-21T18:11:14.000Z (over 2 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2024-11-08T01:29:02.000Z (2 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-11-08T02:22:52.092Z (2 months ago)
Topics: bbs, forum, reddit, rust, twitter
Language: Rust
Homepage: https://freedit.eu
Size: 1.05 MB
Stars: 222
Watchers: 7
Forks: 24
Open Issues: 5
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

# freedit

[![CI](https://github.com/freedit-org/freedit/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/freedit-org/freedit/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
[![release](https://github.com/freedit-org/freedit/actions/workflows/release.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/freedit-org/freedit/releases)
[![Doc](https://img.shields.io/github/deployments/freedit-org/freedit/github-pages?label=doc)](https://freedit-org.github.io/freedit/freedit/index.html)

The safest and lightest forum, powered by rust.

Demo:

GitHub:

## Support

Help support the development and maintenance of freedit. Your contributions are greatly appreciated!

- Monero (XMR): `45JB1KbCM54gw7zDY8LzkDXjEibDgTspyKBzM8VWi8mL1gY3wCyzHsCSRGRsXBwGgdC6HX1EtJFoNYXZELnDQW8S7DRG8tL`

All donations go towards hosting costs and continued development of freedit. Thank you for your support!

## Features

* Easy to deploy: one binary to run, using embedded database [sled](https://github.com/spacejam/sled)
* No javascript at all, for safety maximization. ([Why javascript is evil](https://thehackernews.com/2022/05/tails-os-users-advised-not-to-use-tor.html))
* e2ee private message
* Math and Code highlighting support without JavaScript
* Markdown support
* inn: Subgroup like Subreddits
* solo: Personal space like Twitter
* Online rss reader

## Usage

### From binary

1. Download freedit binary from [releases](https://github.com/freedit-org/freedit/releases)
2. unzip freedit.zip
3. run `./freedit`, open browser to `addr`,

### From source code

Prerequisition: install [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install)

```bash
git clone https://github.com/freedit-org/freedit
cd freedit && cargo build -r
./target/release/freedit
```

## Documentation

* online doc:

* generate local documentation:
```bash
cargo doc --no-deps --open
```

## Development

```bash
git clone https://github.com/freedit-org/freedit
cd freedit && cargo run
```

## Credits

* icon:
* CSS framework:
* Rust crates: [Cargo.toml](https://github.com/freedit-org/freedit/blob/main/Cargo.toml)