instante-social/README.md

![Instante](https://static.nogafam.es/001/00/favicon-256px.png)
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[releases]: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases
[circleci]: https://circleci.com/gh/mastodon/mastodon
[code_climate]: https://codeclimate.com/github/mastodon/mastodon
[crowdin]: https://crowdin.com/project/mastodon
[docker]: https://hub.docker.com/r/tootsuite/mastodon/

Instante is a **free, open-source social network server** based on ActivityPub where users can post their moments to share them with friends. On Instante, users can publish anything they want: links, pictures, text, video. All Instante servers are interoperable as a federated network (users on one server can seamlessly communicate with users from another one, including non-Instante software that implements ActivityPub)!

Instante is a fork of Mastodon. Checkout the Mastodon open source project here: [joinmastodon.org](https://joinmastodon.org)

Click below to **learn more** in a video:

[![Screenshot](https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/why-activitypub-is-the-future/ezgif-2-60f1b00403.gif)][youtube_demo]

[youtube_demo]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPSbNdBmWKE

## Navigation

- [Project homepage 🐘](https://joinmastodon.org)
- [Support the development via Patreon][patreon]
- [View sponsors](https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors)
- [Blog](https://blog.joinmastodon.org)
- [Documentation](https://docs.joinmastodon.org)
- [Browse Instante servers](https://joinmastodon.org/#getting-started)
- [Browse Instante apps](https://joinmastodon.org/apps)

[patreon]: https://www.patreon.com/mastodon

## Features

<img src="https://docs.joinmastodon.org/elephant.svg" align="right" width="30%" />

**No vendor lock-in: Fully interoperable with any conforming platform**

It doesn't have to be Instante, whatever implements ActivityPub is part of the social network! [Learn more](https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/06/why-activitypub-is-the-future/)

**Real-time, chronological timeline updates**

See the updates of people you're following appear in real-time in the UI via WebSockets. There's a firehose view as well!

**Media attachments like images and short videos**

Upload and view images and WebM/MP4 videos attached to the updates. Videos with no audio track are treated like GIFs; normal videos are looped - like vines!

**Safety and moderation tools**

Private posts, locked accounts, phrase filtering, muting, blocking and all sorts of other features, along with a reporting and moderation system. [Learn more](https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/07/cage-the-mastodon/)

**OAuth2 and a straightforward REST API**

Instante acts as an OAuth2 provider so 3rd party apps can use the REST and Streaming APIs, resulting in a rich app ecosystem with a lot of choices!

## Deployment

**Tech stack:**

- **Ruby on Rails** powers the REST API and other web pages
- **React.js** and Redux are used for the dynamic parts of the interface
- **Node.js** powers the streaming API

**Requirements:**

- **PostgreSQL** 9.5+
- **Redis** 4+
- **Ruby** 2.5+
- **Node.js** 12+

The repository includes deployment configurations for **Docker and docker-compose**, but also a few specific platforms like **Heroku**, **Scalingo**, and **Nanobox**. The [**stand-alone** installation guide](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/install/) is available in the documentation.

A **Vagrant** configuration is included for development purposes. To use it, complete following steps:

- Install Vagrant and Virtualbox
- Run `vagrant up`
- Run `vagrant ssh -c "cd /vagrant && foreman start"`
- Open `http://mastodon.local` in your browser

## Contributing

Instante is **free, open-source software** licensed under **AGPLv3**.

You can open issues for bugs you've found or features you think are missing. You can also submit pull requests to this repository, or submit translations using Crowdin. To get started, take a look at [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). If your contributions are accepted into Instante, you can request to be paid through [our OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/mastodon).

**IRC channel**: #mastodon on irc.libera.chat

## License

Copyright (C) 2016-2021 Eugen Rochko & other Instante contributors (see [AUTHORS.md](AUTHORS.md))

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.