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<a href="https://writefreely.org"><img src="https://writefreely.org/img/writefreely.svg" width="350px" alt="Write Freely" /></a>
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<hr />
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<p align="center">
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<a href="https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/releases/">
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<img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/writeas/writefreely.svg" alt="Latest release" />
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</a>
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<a href="https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/writeas/writefreely">
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<img src="https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/writeas/writefreely" alt="Go Report Card" />
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</a>
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<a href="https://travis-ci.org/writeas/writefreely">
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<img src="https://travis-ci.org/writeas/writefreely.svg" alt="Build status" />
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</a>
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<a href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=writefreely">
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<img alt="#writefreely on freenode" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/freenode-%23writefreely-blue.svg" />
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</a>
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</p>
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WriteFreely is a beautifully pared-down blogging platform that's simple on the surface, yet powerful underneath.
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It's designed to be flexible and share your writing widely, so it's built around plain text and can publish to the _fediverse_ via ActivityPub. It's easy to install and light enough to run on a Raspberry Pi.
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[Try the editor](https://write.as/new)
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[Find an instance](https://writefreely.org/instances)
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## Features
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* Start a blog for yourself, or host a community of writers
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* Form larger federated networks, and interact over modern protocols like ActivityPub
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* Write on a fast, dead-simple, and distraction-free editor
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* Format text with Markdown, and organize posts with hashtags
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* Publish drafts and let others proofread them by sharing a private link
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* Create multiple lightweight blogs under a single account
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* Export all data in plain text files
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* Read a stream of other posts in your writing community
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* Build more advanced apps and extensions with the [well-documented API](https://developers.write.as/docs/api/)
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* Designed around user privacy and consent
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## Hosting
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We offer two kinds of hosting services that make WriteFreely deployment painless: [Write.as](https://write.as) for individuals, and [WriteFreely.host](https://writefreely.host) for communities. Besides saving you time, as a customer you directly help fund WriteFreely development.
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### [](https://write.as/)
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Start a personal blog on [Write.as](https://write.as), our flagship instance. Built to eliminate setup friction and preserve your privacy, Write.as helps you start a blog in seconds. It supports custom domains (with SSL) and multiple blogs / pen names per account. [Read more here](https://write.as/pricing).
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### [](https://writefreely.host)
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[WriteFreely.host](https://writefreely.host) makes it easy to start a close-knit community — to share knowledge, complement your Mastodon instance, or publish updates in your organization. We take care of the hosting, upgrades, backups, and maintenance so you can focus on writing.
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## Quick start
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WriteFreely has minimal requirements to get up and running — you only need to be able to run an executable.
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> **Note** this is currently alpha software. We're quickly moving out of this v0.x stage, but while we're in it, there are no guarantees that this is ready for production use.
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First, download the [latest release](https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/releases/latest) for your OS. It includes everything you need to start your blog.
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Now extract the files from the archive, change into the directory, and do the following steps:
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```bash
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# 1) Configure your blog
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./writefreely --config
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# 2) (if you chose MySQL in the previous step) Log into MySQL and run:
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# CREATE DATABASE writefreely;
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# 3) (if you chose Multi-user setup) Import the schema with:
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./writefreely --init-db
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# 4) Generate data encryption keys
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./writefreely --gen-keys
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# 5) Run
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./writefreely
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# 6) Check out your site at the URL you specified in the setup process
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# 7) There is no Step 7, you're done!
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```
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For running in production, [see our guide](https://writefreely.org/start#production).
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## Packages
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WriteFreely is available in these package repositories:
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* [Arch User Repository](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/writefreely/)
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## Development
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Ready to hack on your site? Here's a quick overview.
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### Prerequisites
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* [Go 1.10+](https://golang.org/dl/)
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* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
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### Setting up
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```bash
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go get github.com/writeas/writefreely/cmd/writefreely
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```
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Configure your site, create your database, and import the schema [as shown above](#quick-start). Then generate the remaining files you'll need:
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```bash
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make install # Generates encryption keys; installs LESS compiler
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make ui # Generates CSS (run this whenever you update your styles)
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make run # Runs the application
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```
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## Docker
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### Using Docker for Development
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If you'd like to use Docker as a base for working on a site's styles and such,
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you can run the following from a Bash shell.
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*Note: This process is intended only for working on site styling. If you'd
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like to run Write Freely in production as a Docker service, it'll require a
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little more work.*
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The `docker-setup.sh` script will present you with a few questions to set up
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your dev instance. You can hit enter for most of them, except for "Admin username"
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and "Admin password." You'll probably have to wait a few seconds after running
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`docker-compose up -d` for the Docker services to come up before running the
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bash script.
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```
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docker-compose up -d
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./docker-setup.sh
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```
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Now you should be able to navigate to http://localhost:8080 and start working!
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When you're completely done working, you can run `docker-compose down` to destroy
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your virtual environment, including your database data. Otherwise, `docker-compose stop`
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will shut down your environment without destroying your data.
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### Using Docker for Production
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Write Freely doesn't yet provide an official Docker pathway to production. We're
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working on it, though!
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## Contributing
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We gladly welcome contributions to WriteFreely, whether in the form of [code](https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing-to-writefreely), [bug reports](https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/issues/new?template=bug_report.md), [feature requests](https://discuss.write.as/c/feedback/feature-requests), [translations](https://poeditor.com/join/project/TIZ6HFRFdE), or documentation improvements.
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Before contributing anything, please read our [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing-to-writefreely). It describes the correct channels for submitting contributions and any potential requirements.
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## License
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Licensed under the AGPL.
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