teddit

teddit.net

A free and open source alternative Reddit front-end focused on privacy. Inspired by the Nitter project.

No JavaScript or ads
All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Reddit
Prevents Reddit from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint
Unofficial API (RSS & JSON support, no rate limits or Reddit account required)
Lightweight (teddit frontpage: ~30 HTTP requests with ~270 KB of data downloaded vs. Reddit frontpage: ~190 requests with ~24 MB)
Self-hostable. Anyone can setup an instance. An instance can either use Reddit’s API with or without OAuth (so Reddit API key is not necessarily needed).

Join the teddit discussion room on Matrix: #teddit:matrix.org

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Instances

https://teddit.net - Official instance

Community instances:

TODO

Import/export preferences
User trophies
“other discussions” feature
“Open on reddit” links
… and lot of other small stuff

Roadmap

More themes, not just white or dark
HLS video streaming? (Would require browser JavaScript)
Onion site
User login, so people can use their Reddit account through teddit to comment and up/downvote posts etc.

Installation

Docker

Using Docker and docker-compose:

docker-compose build
docker-compose up

Teddit should now be running at http://localhost:8080.

Manual

Install Node.js.
(Optional) Install redis-server.

Highly recommended – it works as a cache for Reddit API calls.
(Optional) Install ffmpeg.

It’s needed if you want to support videos.
```
# Linux
apt install redis-server ffmpeg

# macOS
brew install redis
```

Clone and set up the repository.

git clone https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit
cd teddit
npm install --no-optional
cp config.js.template config.js # edit the file to suit your environment
redis-server
npm start