lemmyBB
Forum-style web front-end for the Lemmy backend
This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained social networks alternative.
lemmyBB is an alternative front-end for Lemmy that presents the federated link aggregator with a traditional phpBB-style forum interface. It connects to any Lemmy instance through the public API.
Key features
- Classic forum-style Lemmy UI
- Works with any Lemmy instance
- Lightweight Rust front-end
- ActivityPub Threadiverse
Strengths
- Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Written in JavaScript
- Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
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