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Free and open-source social network for active citizenship.
https://github.com/ocelot-social-community/ocelot-social

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Free and open-source social network for active citizenship.

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# Ocelot.Social



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[Ocelot.social](https://ocelot.social) is free and open source software program code to run social networks. Its development is supported by a community of programmers and interested network operators.





  ocelot.social




Our goal is to enable people to participate fairly and equally in online social networks. The equality of opportunity applies both to the fundamental equality of all people and to the possibility of letting their diverse voices be heard.



We therefore consider it desirable that operators offer such networks so that people can choose where they want to be on the move.



Our vision for the future is that at some point it should be possible to link these networks together (ActivityPub, Fediverse) so that users can also connect with people from other networks - for example, by friending them or following posts or other contributions.



If you would like to help set up this capability with us, please contact us.



In other words, we are interested in a network of networks and in keeping the data as close as possible to the user and the operator they trusts.



## Screenshots



Post feed



Check out more screenshots [here](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/wiki/en:Screenshots).



## Features



Ocelot.social networks features:



- **news feed**

- **posts**

- as **articles** and **events**

- **comments**

- **filter**

- **search**

- **groups**

- **map**

- **user accounts**

- **user roles**

- make your own **branded network**

- and more …



Check out the [full feature list](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/wiki/en:FAQ#what-are-the-features).



## User Guide and Frequently Asked Questions



In the [wiki](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/wiki) you can find more information.



- [User Guide](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/wiki/en:User-Guide)

- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/wiki/en:FAQ)



## Demo



Try out our live demo network, see [here](#live-demo-and-developer-logins).



## Help us



If you're wondering how you could help, there are plenty of ways, e.g.:



- Spread the good word about ocelot.social to make it more popular:

  - Add the link [ocelot.social](https://ocelot.social) to your website.

  - Give ocelot.social a Like at .

  - Star our project on GitHub at .

  - Promote it on your social networks.

  - Tell your friends about it by word-of-mouth.

  - Write a press article on ocelot.social or contact the editorial office of your local news page or radio station.

- Take a [good first issue](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) or issues that need help. Make sure to read [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) first though.

- Testing and [reporting](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/issues/new/choose) bugs.

- Translating: Please [contact us](#contact).

- Reviewing and testing pull requests.



## Donate



Your donation is very welcome and helps to enhance and improve the network. This software is mostly developed and maintained by the association [busFaktor() e.V.](https://www.busfaktor.org/en) . Please support us with a [donation](https://www.busfaktor.org/en/donations) to busFaktor() e.V. . Thanks a lot! ❤️



## Contact



Are you interested in operating your own ocelot.social network or becoming a user? Please contact us here:



- [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

- our developer chat on [Discord](https://discord.gg/AJSX9DCSUA)



## For Developers and Contributors



### Introduction



Have a look into our short video:

[ocelot.social - GitHub - Developer Welcome - Tutorial (english)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZSL6KvBIiY&list=PLFMD5liPP01kbuReHxYXxv_1fI5rIgS1f&index=1)



### Directory Layout



There are three important directories:



- [Backend](./backend) runs on the server and is a middleware between database and frontend

- [Frontend](./webapp) is a server-side-rendered and client-side-rendered web frontend

- [Cypress](./cypress) contains end-to-end tests and executable feature specifications



In order to setup the application and start to develop features you have to

setup **webapp** and **backend**.



There are two approaches:



1. [Local](#local-installation) installation, which means you have to take care of dependencies yourself.

2. **Or** install everything through [Docker](#docker-installation) which takes care of dependencies for you.



### Installation



#### Clone the Repository



Clone the repository, this will create a new folder called `Ocelot-Social`:



Using HTTPS:



```bash

$ git clone https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social.git

```



Using SSH:



```bash

$ git clone [email protected]:Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social.git

```



Change into the new folder.



```bash

$ cd Ocelot-Social

```



### Live Demo and Developer Logins



**Try out our deployed [development environment](https://stage.ocelot.social).**



Visit our staging networks:



- central staging network: [stage.ocelot.social](https://stage.ocelot.social)



#### Login



Logins for the live demos and developers (local developers after the following installations) in the browser:



| email | password | role |

| :--- | :--- | :--- |

| `[email protected]` | 1234 | user |

| `[email protected]` | 1234 | moderator |

| `[email protected]` | 1234 | admin |



#### Docker Installation



Docker is a software development container tool that combines software and its dependencies into one standardized unit that contains everything needed to run it. This helps us to avoid problems with dependencies and makes installation easier.



##### General Installation of Docker



There are [several ways to install Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) on your computer or server.



Check the correct Docker installation by checking the version before proceeding. E.g. we have the following versions:



```bash

# use Docker version 24.0.6 or newer

# includes Docker Compose

$ docker --version

```



##### Start Ocelot-Social via Docker Compose



***ATTENTION:** For using Docker commands in Apple Silicon environments see [here](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#apple-silicon-platform).*



Prepare ENVs once beforehand:



```bash

# in folder webapp/

$ cp .env.template .env



# in folder backend/

$ cp .env.template .env

```



For Development:



```bash

# in main folder

$ docker compose up

```



For Production:



```bash

# in main folder

$ docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up

```



This will start all required Docker containers.  

Make sure your database is running on `http://localhost:7474/browser/`.



Prepare database once before you start by running the following command in a second terminal:



```bash

# in main folder while docker compose is up

$ docker compose exec backend yarn run db:migrate init

$ docker compose exec backend yarn run db:migrate up

```



Then clear and seed database by running the following command as well in the second terminal:



```bash

# in main folder while docker compose is up

$ docker compose exec backend yarn run db:reset

$ docker compose exec backend yarn run db:seed

```



For a closer description see [backend](./backend/README.md).  

For a full documentation of the Docker installation see [summary](./SUMMARY.md).



#### Local Installation



For a full documentation of the local installation see [summary](./SUMMARY.md).



### Contributing



Choose an issue (consider our label [good-first-issue](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22)) and leave a comment there. We will then invite you to join our volunteers team.

To have the necessary permission to push directly to this repository, please accept our invitation to join our volunteers team, you will receive via the email, Github will send you, once invited. If we did not invite you yet, please request an invitation via Discord.



We are happy if you fork our repository, but we don't recommend it for development. You do not need a fork.



Clone this repository locally as [described above](#clone-the-repository), create your branch named `-`, add your code and push your branch direct to this repository. Then create a PR by comparing it to our `master`.



***!!! Be aware:*** Please don't compare from a fork, because the tests are breaking caused by credential problems.



Please run the following commands before you push:



```bash

# in folder backend/

$ yarn lint --fix

$ yarn test

```



```bash

# in folder webapp/

$ yarn lint --fix

$ yarn locales --fix

$ yarn test

```



Check out our [contribution guideline](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md), too!



#### Developer Chat



Join our friendly open-source community on [Discord](https://discord.gg/AJSX9DCSUA) 😻

Just introduce yourself at `#introduce-yourself` and mention a mentor or `@@Mentors` to get you onboard 🤓



We give write permissions to every developer who asks for it. Just text us on

[Discord](https://discord.gg/AJSX9DCSUA).



### Deployment



Deployment methods can be found in our `deployment` folder described in the [README](./deployment/README.md).

Our branding template is our [stage.ocelot.social](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/stage.ocelot.social) repository.

Place your branding repository inside `deployment/configurations`.



The only deployment method in this repository for production purposes is [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io) for now.

But we just started to develop a deployment for [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) as well.



The only deployment method with branding in this repository for development purposes as described above is [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/):



```bash

# in folder deployment/

# set your branding folder name in .env

# then run

$ docker compose up

```



The code is branded automatically.

To setup the Neo4j database see above.



### Technology Stack



- [VueJS](https://vuejs.org/)

- [NuxtJS](https://nuxtjs.org/)

- [GraphQL](https://graphql.org/)

- [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en/)

- [Neo4J](https://neo4j.com/)



#### For Testing



- [Cypress](https://docs.cypress.io/)

- [Storybook](https://storybook.js.org/)

- [Jest](https://jestjs.io/)

- [Vue Test Utils](https://vue-test-utils.vuejs.org/)

- [ESLint](https://eslint.org/)



### Attributions



Locale Icons made by [Freepik](http://www.freepik.com/) from [www.flaticon.com](https://www.flaticon.com/) is licensed by [CC 3.0 BY](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).



Browser compatibility testing with [BrowserStack](https://www.browserstack.com/).



BrowserStack Logo



### License



See the [LICENSE](LICENSE.md) file for license rights and limitations (MIT).