epicyon/README.md

<blockquote><b>Epicyon</b>, meaning <i>"more than a dog"</i>. Largest of the <i>Borophaginae</i> which lived in North America 20-5 million years ago.</blockquote>

<img src="https://libreserver.org/epicyon/images/login.png" width="20%" style="text-align: center;"/>

Epicyon is an ActivityPub server for people who are tired of Big Tech social media and want something simpler which they can self host on minimal hardware. Connect with friends instead of getting mired in horrible and irrelevant business models.

Key features:

 * Open standards: HTML, CSS, ActivityPub S2S and C2S, RSS, CalDAV.
 * Supports common web browsers and [shell browsers](https://lynx.invisible-island.net).
 * Will not drain your mobile or laptop battery.
 * Customisable themes. It doesn't have to look bland.
 * Emoji reactions.
 * Geospatial hashtags.
 * Does not require much RAM, either on server or client.
 * Suitable for installation on single board computers.
 * No timeline algorithms.
 * No javascript. [Progressive enhancement class A](https://dillo-browser.github.io/pec/).
 * No database. Data stored as ordinary files.
 * No fashionable web frameworks. *"Boring by design"*.
 * No blockchain or AI garbage.
 * Written in Python, with few dependencies.
 * Can also federate on Tor, i2p, and yggdrasil.
 * AGPL license, which big tech hates.

[Install](INSTALL.md) - [User Manual](manual/manual.epub) - [Keyboard navigation](README_keyboard_navigation.md) - [Project Goals](README_goals.md) - [Commandline interface](README_commandline.md) - [Customizations](README_customizations.md) - [Software Architecture](README_architecture.md) - [Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md) - [Principles of Unity](principlesofunity.md) - [C2S Desktop Client](README_desktop_client.md) - [Coding Style](README_coding_style.md)

Matrix room: **#epicyon:conduit.libreserver.org**

Includes emojis designed by [OpenMoji](https://openmoji.org) – the open-source emoji and icon project. License: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Blob Cat Emoji and Meowmoji were made by Nitro Blob Hub, licensed under [Apache 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). [Digital Pets emoji](https://opengameart.org/content/16x16-emotes-for-rpgs-and-digital-pets) were made by Tomcat94 and licensed under CC0.

<img src="https://gitlab.com/bashrc2/epicyon/-/raw/main/img/noai.gif" width="10%" alt="No AI Allowed"/> <img src="https://gitlab.com/bashrc2/epicyon/-/raw/main/img/hand_coded.gif" width="10%" alt="Hand Coded"/> <img src="https://gitlab.com/bashrc2/epicyon/-/raw/main/img/dontfeedai.gif" width="10%" alt="Don't feed the AI"/> <img src="https://gitlab.com/bashrc2/epicyon/-/raw/main/img/writtenbyhuman.png" width="10%" alt="Written by a human not by an AI"/>
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+								<blockquote><b>Epicyon</b>, meaning <i>"more than a dog"</i>. Largest of the <i>Borophaginae</i> which lived in North America 20-5 million years ago.</blockquote>
-												logo

											
										
										
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-												Centre image

											
										
										
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+								<img src="https://libreserver.org/epicyon/images/login.png" width="20%" style="text-align: center;"/>
-												Quote first

											
										
										
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-												Wording of readme

											
										
										
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+								Epicyon is an ActivityPub server for people who are tired of Big Tech social media and want something simpler which they can self host on minimal hardware. Connect with friends instead of getting mired in horrible and irrelevant business models.
-												Redoing project description

											
										
										
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 								Key features:
-												Mention s2s and c2s

											
										
										
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+								 * Open standards: HTML, CSS, ActivityPub S2S and C2S, RSS, CalDAV.
-												Redoing project description

											
										
										
											2022-06-29 09:42:03 +00:00
+								 * Supports common web browsers and [shell browsers](https://lynx.invisible-island.net).
 								 * Will not drain your mobile or laptop battery.
 								 * Customisable themes. It doesn't have to look bland.
-												Reactions

											
										
										
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+								 * Emoji reactions.
-												Bullet

											
										
										
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+								 * Geospatial hashtags.
-												Redoing project description

											
										
										
											2022-06-29 09:42:03 +00:00
+								 * Does not require much RAM, either on server or client.
 								 * Suitable for installation on single board computers.
-												Mention timeline

											
										
										
											2022-06-29 10:03:07 +00:00
+								 * No timeline algorithms.
-												Progressive enhancement badge

											
										
										
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+								 * No javascript. [Progressive enhancement class A](https://dillo-browser.github.io/pec/).
-												Redoing project description

											
										
										
											2022-06-29 09:42:03 +00:00
+								 * No database. Data stored as ordinary files.
-												Italics

											
										
										
											2022-06-29 09:54:28 +00:00
+								 * No fashionable web frameworks. *"Boring by design"*.
-												Wording

											
										
										
											2025-12-15 13:37:05 +00:00
+								 * No blockchain or AI garbage.
-												Redoing project description

											
										
										
											2022-06-29 09:42:03 +00:00
+								 * Written in Python, with few dependencies.
-												More information about use of deploy scripts

											
										
										
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+								 * Can also federate on Tor, i2p, and yggdrasil.
-												Redoing project description

											
										
										
											2022-06-29 09:42:03 +00:00
+								 * AGPL license, which big tech hates.
-												Separate install document

											
										
										
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+								[Install](INSTALL.md) - [User Manual](manual/manual.epub) - [Keyboard navigation](README_keyboard_navigation.md) - [Project Goals](README_goals.md) - [Commandline interface](README_commandline.md) - [Customizations](README_customizations.md) - [Software Architecture](README_architecture.md) - [Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md) - [Principles of Unity](principlesofunity.md) - [C2S Desktop Client](README_desktop_client.md) - [Coding Style](README_coding_style.md)
-												Creating posts

											
										
										
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-												Change matrix room address

											
										
										
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+								Matrix room: **#epicyon:conduit.libreserver.org**
-												Link to chat room

											
										
										
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-												Digital pets emoji

											
										
										
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+								Includes emojis designed by [OpenMoji](https://openmoji.org) – the open-source emoji and icon project. License: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). Blob Cat Emoji and Meowmoji were made by Nitro Blob Hub, licensed under [Apache 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). [Digital Pets emoji](https://opengameart.org/content/16x16-emotes-for-rpgs-and-digital-pets) were made by Tomcat94 and licensed under CC0.
-												Copyright

											
										
										
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-												Add images

											
										
										
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+								<img src="https://gitlab.com/bashrc2/epicyon/-/raw/main/img/noai.gif" width="10%" alt="No AI Allowed"/> <img src="https://gitlab.com/bashrc2/epicyon/-/raw/main/img/hand_coded.gif" width="10%" alt="Hand Coded"/> <img src="https://gitlab.com/bashrc2/epicyon/-/raw/main/img/dontfeedai.gif" width="10%" alt="Don't feed the AI"/> <img src="https://gitlab.com/bashrc2/epicyon/-/raw/main/img/writtenbyhuman.png" width="10%" alt="Written by a human not by an AI"/>