mirror of
https://github.com/zedeus/nitter.git
synced 2024-06-09 08:39:22 +00:00
Update README.md
This commit is contained in:
parent
2254a0728c
commit
fe4d19ed90
187
README.md
187
README.md
|
@ -1,188 +1,3 @@
|
|||
# Nitter
|
||||
|
||||
[![Test Matrix](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/workflows/Tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/actions/workflows/run-tests.yml)
|
||||
[![Test Matrix](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/workflows/Docker/badge.svg)](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/actions/workflows/build-docker.yml)
|
||||
[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/zedeus/nitter?style=flat)](#license)
|
||||
|
||||
A free and open source alternative Twitter front-end focused on privacy and
|
||||
performance. \
|
||||
Inspired by the [Invidious](https://github.com/iv-org/invidious)
|
||||
project.
|
||||
|
||||
- No JavaScript or ads
|
||||
- All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Twitter
|
||||
- Prevents Twitter from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint
|
||||
- Uses Twitter's unofficial API (no rate limits or developer account required)
|
||||
- Lightweight (for [@nim_lang](https://nitter.net/nim_lang), 60KB vs 784KB from twitter.com)
|
||||
- RSS feeds
|
||||
- Themes
|
||||
- Mobile support (responsive design)
|
||||
- AGPLv3 licensed, no proprietary instances permitted
|
||||
|
||||
Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/zedeus \
|
||||
Patreon: https://patreon.com/nitter \
|
||||
BTC: bc1qp7q4qz0fgfvftm5hwz3vy284nue6jedt44kxya \
|
||||
ETH: 0x66d84bc3fd031b62857ad18c62f1ba072b011925 \
|
||||
LTC: ltc1qhsz5nxw6jw9rdtw9qssjeq2h8hqk2f85rdgpkr \
|
||||
XMR: 42hKayRoEAw4D6G6t8mQHPJHQcXqofjFuVfavqKeNMNUZfeJLJAcNU19i1bGdDvcdN6romiSscWGWJCczFLe9RFhM3d1zpL
|
||||
|
||||
## Roadmap
|
||||
|
||||
- Embeds
|
||||
- Account system with timeline support
|
||||
- Archiving tweets/profiles
|
||||
- Developer API
|
||||
|
||||
## Resources
|
||||
|
||||
The wiki contains
|
||||
[a list of instances](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances) and
|
||||
[browser extensions](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Extensions)
|
||||
maintained by the community.
|
||||
|
||||
## Why?
|
||||
|
||||
It's impossible to use Twitter without JavaScript enabled. For privacy-minded
|
||||
folks, preventing JavaScript analytics and IP-based tracking is important, but
|
||||
apart from using a VPN and uBlock/uMatrix, it's impossible. Despite being behind
|
||||
a VPN and using heavy-duty adblockers, you can get accurately tracked with your
|
||||
[browser's fingerprint](https://restoreprivacy.com/browser-fingerprinting/),
|
||||
[no JavaScript required](https://noscriptfingerprint.com/). This all became
|
||||
particularly important after Twitter [removed the
|
||||
ability](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/twitter-removes-privacy-option-and-shows-why-we-need-strong-privacy-laws)
|
||||
for users to control whether their data gets sent to advertisers.
|
||||
|
||||
Using an instance of Nitter (hosted on a VPS for example), you can browse
|
||||
Twitter without JavaScript while retaining your privacy. In addition to
|
||||
respecting your privacy, Nitter is on average around 15 times lighter than
|
||||
Twitter, and in most cases serves pages faster (eg. timelines load 2-4x faster).
|
||||
|
||||
In the future a simple account system will be added that lets you follow Twitter
|
||||
users, allowing you to have a clean chronological timeline without needing a
|
||||
Twitter account.
|
||||
|
||||
## Screenshot
|
||||
|
||||
![nitter](/screenshot.png)
|
||||
|
||||
## Installation
|
||||
|
||||
### Dependencies
|
||||
|
||||
- libpcre
|
||||
- libsass
|
||||
- redis
|
||||
|
||||
To compile Nitter you need a Nim installation, see
|
||||
[nim-lang.org](https://nim-lang.org/install.html) for details. It is possible to
|
||||
install it system-wide or in the user directory you create below.
|
||||
|
||||
To compile the scss files, you need to install `libsass`. On Ubuntu and Debian,
|
||||
you can use `libsass-dev`.
|
||||
|
||||
Redis is required for caching and in the future for account info. It should be
|
||||
available on most distros as `redis` or `redis-server` (Ubuntu/Debian).
|
||||
Running it with the default config is fine, Nitter's default config is set to
|
||||
use the default Redis port and localhost.
|
||||
|
||||
Here's how to create a `nitter` user, clone the repo, and build the project
|
||||
along with the scss and md files.
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
# useradd -m nitter
|
||||
# su nitter
|
||||
$ git clone https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
|
||||
$ cd nitter
|
||||
$ nimble build -d:release
|
||||
$ nimble scss
|
||||
$ nimble md
|
||||
$ cp nitter.example.conf nitter.conf
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Set your hostname, port, HMAC key, https (must be correct for cookies), and
|
||||
Redis info in `nitter.conf`. To run Redis, either run
|
||||
`redis-server --daemonize yes`, or `systemctl enable --now redis` (or
|
||||
redis-server depending on the distro). Run Nitter by executing `./nitter` or
|
||||
using the systemd service below. You should run Nitter behind a reverse proxy
|
||||
such as [Nginx](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Nginx) or
|
||||
[Apache](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Apache) for security and
|
||||
performance reasons.
|
||||
|
||||
### Docker
|
||||
|
||||
Page for the Docker image: https://hub.docker.com/r/zedeus/nitter
|
||||
|
||||
#### NOTE: For ARM64 support, please use the separate ARM64 docker image: [`zedeus/nitter:latest-arm64`](https://hub.docker.com/r/zedeus/nitter/tags).
|
||||
|
||||
To run Nitter with Docker, you'll need to install and run Redis separately
|
||||
before you can run the container. See below for how to also run Redis using
|
||||
Docker.
|
||||
|
||||
To build and run Nitter in Docker:
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
docker build -t nitter:latest .
|
||||
docker run -v $(pwd)/nitter.conf:/src/nitter.conf -d --network host nitter:latest
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Note: For ARM64, use this Dockerfile: [`Dockerfile.arm64`](https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/blob/master/Dockerfile.arm64).
|
||||
|
||||
A prebuilt Docker image is provided as well:
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
docker run -v $(pwd)/nitter.conf:/src/nitter.conf -d --network host zedeus/nitter:latest
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Using docker-compose to run both Nitter and Redis as different containers:
|
||||
Change `redisHost` from `localhost` to `nitter-redis` in `nitter.conf`, then run:
|
||||
|
||||
```bash
|
||||
docker-compose up -d
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Note the Docker commands expect a `nitter.conf` file in the directory you run
|
||||
them.
|
||||
|
||||
### systemd
|
||||
|
||||
To run Nitter via systemd you can use this service file:
|
||||
|
||||
```ini
|
||||
[Unit]
|
||||
Description=Nitter (An alternative Twitter front-end)
|
||||
After=syslog.target
|
||||
After=network.target
|
||||
|
||||
[Service]
|
||||
Type=simple
|
||||
|
||||
# set user and group
|
||||
User=nitter
|
||||
Group=nitter
|
||||
|
||||
# configure location
|
||||
WorkingDirectory=/home/nitter/nitter
|
||||
ExecStart=/home/nitter/nitter/nitter
|
||||
|
||||
Restart=always
|
||||
RestartSec=15
|
||||
|
||||
[Install]
|
||||
WantedBy=multi-user.target
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Then enable and run the service:
|
||||
`systemctl enable --now nitter.service`
|
||||
|
||||
### Logging
|
||||
|
||||
Nitter currently prints some errors to stdout, and there is no real logging
|
||||
implemented. If you're running Nitter with systemd, you can check stdout like
|
||||
this: `journalctl -u nitter.service` (add `--follow` to see just the last 15
|
||||
lines). If you're running the Docker image, you can do this:
|
||||
`docker logs --follow *nitter container id*`
|
||||
|
||||
## Contact
|
||||
|
||||
Feel free to join our [Matrix channel](https://matrix.to/#/#nitter:matrix.org).
|
||||
You can email me at zedeus@pm.me if you wish to contact me personally.
|
||||
We are not developing this app anymore thanks to Elon Musk.
|
||||
|
|
Loading…
Reference in a new issue