teddit/README.md

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
• Lightweight (teddit frontpage: ~30 HTTP requests with ~270 KB of data downloaded vs. Reddit frontpage: ~190 requests with ~24 MB)

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Instances

https://teddit.net - Official instance

Community instances:

• https://teddit.ggc-project.de

TODO

• Sort comments in post
• User attributes
• Comment and post attributes (e.g. stickies)
• Subreddit flairs and wikis
• User trophies
• “other discussions” feature
• … and lot of other small stuff

Roadmap

• Unofficial reddit API through teddit
• Themes
• User settings
• 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

1. Install node.js

For example: # curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | bash - && apt-get install -y nodejs

1. Install redis-server and ffmpeg

For example: # apt install redis-server ffmpeg Leave ffmpeg out if you don’t want video support.

1. $ git clone https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit
2. $ cd teddit
3. $ npm install --no-optional
4. Edit config.js.template to suit your environment. After done, rename it to config.js.
5. Edit redis.conf file and set maxmemory value to suit your environment (e.g. 75% of your total RAM).

# nano /etc/redis/redis.conf Add new lines: maxmemory 2gb maxmemory-policy volatile-ttl Save and exit.

1. Restart redis

For example: systemctl restart redis

1. $ node app.js

Teddit should be now running.