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50 lines
1.8 KiB
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# tinyweb-forum
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A decentralized link-sharing forum for [TinyWeb](https://git.derickphan.com/lichenblankie/tinyweb). Share URLs and discuss them with other TinyWeb instances over the Reticulum mesh.
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## Install
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```bash
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pip install tinyweb-forum
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```
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Enable the forum in TinyWeb's customize page (`/style`).
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## Development
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```bash
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git clone https://git.derickphan.com/lichenblankie/tinyweb-forum
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pip install -e .
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```
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## How it works
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- Each TinyWeb instance stores forum threads and posts in its own `forum.db`
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- Instances sync content with each other over RNS every 5 minutes
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- Authors are identified by a short pseudonymous hash (no names, no accounts)
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- No global server, no algorithms, no tracking
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## Features
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- **Threads** — share a URL or start a discussion with text
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- **Replies** — reply to threads, with inline URL extraction and "+ save" links
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- **Upvotes** — toggle upvote/downvote, scores propagate via sync
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- **Edit** — edit your own threads (new version syncs to peers)
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- **Retract** — retract your own threads and posts (retraction signal gossips to peers)
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## Moderation
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All moderation is local — you control your view:
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- **Block author** — `[block]` link on posts and thread meta hides all content from that identity across your instance
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- **Auto-block** — when 3+ of your peers have blocked the same identity, it's auto-blocked for you too (configurable threshold)
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- **Mute thread** — hide a thread from the listing
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- **Keyword filters** — hide threads matching keywords
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- **Instance sync** — choose which peers to sync with; unsync at any time
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## Sync
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- Forum instances discover each other via Reticulum
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- Content is exchanged as JSON over RNS links every 5 minutes
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- Block lists and retractions are gossiped alongside content
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- Only new/updated content is transferred (timestamp-based)
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