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authorDessalines <tyhou13@gmx.com>2020-02-06 11:26:11 -0500
committerDessalines <tyhou13@gmx.com>2020-02-06 11:26:11 -0500
commit894a80eb88bd553ad89cea1db194222261086ed3 (patch)
treed3bd9476dfa092e724b617a124605ae0759c2056 /docs
parent8405f0ee5366ff2b1b80e5387169f59d3adbde26 (diff)
Reworking README.md. Fixes #513.
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-rw-r--r--docs/src/about.md16
-rw-r--r--docs/src/about_features.md7
-rw-r--r--docs/src/administration.md4
-rw-r--r--docs/src/administration_configuration.md2
-rw-r--r--docs/src/administration_install_ansible.md2
-rw-r--r--docs/src/administration_install_docker.md8
-rw-r--r--docs/src/administration_install_kubernetes.md2
-rw-r--r--docs/src/contributing_docker_development.md6
-rw-r--r--docs/src/contributing_websocket_http_api.md1
9 files changed, 39 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/docs/src/about.md b/docs/src/about.md
index 7aa1be27..33ecb211 100644
--- a/docs/src/about.md
+++ b/docs/src/about.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-# Lemmy - A link aggregator / reddit clone for the fediverse.
+## About The Project
-[Lemmy Dev instance](https://dev.lemmy.ml) *for testing purposes only*
+Front Page|Post
+---|---
+![main screen](https://i.imgur.com/kZSRcRu.png)|![chat screen](https://i.imgur.com/4XghNh6.png)
[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).
@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@ The overall goal is to create an easily self-hostable, decentralized alternative
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*
+
### Why's it called Lemmy?
- Lead singer from [Motörhead](https://invidio.us/watch?v=pWB5JZRGl0U).
@@ -17,4 +21,10 @@ Each lemmy server can set its own moderation policy; appointing site-wide admins
- 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://infernojs.org), [Typescript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/) and [Diesel](http://diesel.rs/).
+### 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/)
diff --git a/docs/src/about_features.md b/docs/src/about_features.md
index 5c70c978..a8371fc4 100644
--- a/docs/src/about_features.md
+++ b/docs/src/about_features.md
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
# Features
+
- Open source, [AGPL License](/LICENSE).
- Self hostable, easy to deploy.
- Comes with [Docker](#docker), [Ansible](#ansible), [Kubernetes](#kubernetes).
- 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.
- 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.
diff --git a/docs/src/administration.md b/docs/src/administration.md
index c4c2b01f..9851232d 100644
--- a/docs/src/administration.md
+++ b/docs/src/administration.md
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-Information for Lemmy instance admins, and those who want to start an instance. \ No newline at end of file
+# Admin info
+
+Information for Lemmy instance admins, and those who want to start an instance.
diff --git a/docs/src/administration_configuration.md b/docs/src/administration_configuration.md
index 73ea3504..600fc3d2 100644
--- a/docs/src/administration_configuration.md
+++ b/docs/src/administration_configuration.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Configuration
+
The configuration is based on the file [defaults.hjson](server/config/defaults.hjson). This file also contains documentation for all the available options. To override the defaults, you can copy the options you want to change into your local `config.hjson` file.
Additionally, you can override any config files with environment variables. These have the same name as the config options, and are prefixed with `LEMMY_`. For example, you can override the `database.password` with
diff --git a/docs/src/administration_install_ansible.md b/docs/src/administration_install_ansible.md
index 03642b89..875dae6a 100644
--- a/docs/src/administration_install_ansible.md
+++ b/docs/src/administration_install_ansible.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Ansible Installation
+
First, you need to [install Ansible on your local computer](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html) (e.g. using `sudo apt install ansible`) or the equivalent for you platform.
Then run the following commands on your local computer:
diff --git a/docs/src/administration_install_docker.md b/docs/src/administration_install_docker.md
index 64abe737..f92cbd5b 100644
--- a/docs/src/administration_install_docker.md
+++ b/docs/src/administration_install_docker.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Docker Installation
+
Make sure you have both docker and docker-compose(>=`1.24.0`) installed:
```bash
@@ -5,20 +7,20 @@ mkdir lemmy/
cd lemmy/
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/prod/docker-compose.yml
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/docker/lemmy.hjson
-# Edit lemmy.hjson to do more configuration
+# Edit lemmy.hjson, and docker-compose.yml to do more configuration (like adding a custom password)
docker-compose up -d
```
and go to http://localhost:8536.
-[A sample nginx config](/ansible/templates/nginx.conf), could be setup with:
+[A sample nginx config](/ansible/templates/nginx.conf) (Note: Avatar / Image uploading won't work without this), could be setup with:
```bash
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dessalines/lemmy/master/ansible/templates/nginx.conf
# Replace the {{ vars }}
sudo mv nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/lemmy.conf
```
-#### Updating
+## Updating
To update to the newest version, run:
diff --git a/docs/src/administration_install_kubernetes.md b/docs/src/administration_install_kubernetes.md
index 886558dc..729cb155 100644
--- a/docs/src/administration_install_kubernetes.md
+++ b/docs/src/administration_install_kubernetes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Kubernetes Installation
+
You'll need to have an existing Kubernetes cluster and [storage class](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/storage-classes/).
Setting this up will vary depending on your provider.
To try it locally, you can use [MicroK8s](https://microk8s.io/) or [Minikube](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/).
diff --git a/docs/src/contributing_docker_development.md b/docs/src/contributing_docker_development.md
index 0ed5bde5..d5ab5829 100644
--- a/docs/src/contributing_docker_development.md
+++ b/docs/src/contributing_docker_development.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-Run:
+# Docker Development
+
+## Running
```bash
git clone https://github.com/dessalines/lemmy
@@ -8,4 +10,4 @@ cd lemmy/docker/dev
and go to http://localhost:8536.
-Note that compile times are relatively long with Docker, because builds can't be properly cached. If this is a problem for you, you should use [Local Development](contributing_local_development.md). \ No newline at end of file
+Note that compile times when changing `Cargo.toml` are relatively long with Docker, because builds can't be incrementally cached. If this is a problem for you, you should use [Local Development](contributing_local_development.md).
diff --git a/docs/src/contributing_websocket_http_api.md b/docs/src/contributing_websocket_http_api.md
index 9e87d4fa..a73a1c13 100644
--- a/docs/src/contributing_websocket_http_api.md
+++ b/docs/src/contributing_websocket_http_api.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
# Lemmy API
+
*Note: this may lag behind the actual API endpoints [here](../server/src/api).*
<!-- toc -->