Epicyon, meaning "more than a dog". Largest of the Borophaginae which lived in North America 20-5 million years ago.
Epicyon is a [fediverse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse) server suitable for self-hosting a small number of accounts on low power systems.
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.
Epicyon is for people who are tired of *enshittified Big Tech garbage* and just want to DIY their online social experience without much fuss or expense. Think *water cooler discussions* rather than *doomscrolling* and *shouting into the void*, in which you're mainly just reading and responding to the posts of people that you're following.
[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.
