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About Lemmy
Lemmy provides a self-hosted platform for federated link aggregation and community discussions. Built with fast frameworks like Rust, Actix, and Typescript, it offers a clean, mobile-friendly interface alongside powerful moderation tools and a censorship-resistant architecture. Users can easily deploy their own server via Docker or Ansible, join federated communities, and enjoy features such as integrated image uploads, emoji autocomplete, and comprehensive internationalization support.
Key Features
- Free and open source with strong copyleft AGPL license
- Federated architecture connecting multiple servers across the fediverse
- Self-hostable deployment via Docker and Ansible
- Blazing fast performance using modern frameworks
- Robust moderation tools and censorship resistance
- Clean, mobile-friendly interface with customizable themes
- Integrated image uploads, emoji support, and full vote scores
- Internationalization support for over 30 languages
Summary
Lemmy empowers communities to share and discuss content in a decentralized environment, ensuring complete user control and freedom from corporate influence. Its high performance, ease of deployment, and extensive feature set make it an ideal choice for building independent, censorship-resistant discussion platforms.
