mlmym 🌐

A familiar desktop experience for Lemmy that brings back the classic forum feel.

Transform any Lemmy instance into a desktop-style interface reminiscent of old Reddit, complete with familiar navigation and layout.

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📋 About This Fork

This project was originally created by rystaf. As the original project is no longer maintained, this fork is receiving limited life support to support the instance at old.lemmy.world.

✨ Features

• 🖥️ Classic desktop interface - Familiar layout for Reddit refugees
• 🌍 Multi-instance support - Browse any Lemmy instance through one interface
• 🎯 Single-instance mode - Dedicated frontend for your preferred instance
• 🔄 Hot reload development - Fast iteration during development
• 📱 Responsive design - Works on desktop and mobile
• 🎨 Customizable settings - Dark mode, thumbnails, and more

🚀 Quick Start

# Clone and run immediately
git clone https://github.com/Fedihosting-Foundation-Forks/mlmym.git
cd mlmym
go run . --addr :8080

Then visit http://localhost:8080 and enter any Lemmy instance URL to start browsing!

📦 Deployment

🐳 Docker (Recommended)

docker run -it -p "8080:8080" ghcr.io/fedihosting-foundation-forks/mlmym:latest

🔧 Running without Docker

Prerequisites: Go 1.23.8 or later

For build instructions and development setup, see docs/development.md.

⚙️ Configuration

🎯 Deployment Modes

mlmym supports two deployment modes:

🌍 Multi-Instance Mode (Default)

Run without any configuration to browse any Lemmy instance through the same interface.

# Docker
docker run -it -p "8080:8080" ghcr.io/fedihosting-foundation-forks/mlmym:latest

# Direct
./mlmym --addr :8080

Users can enter any Lemmy instance URL (e.g., lemmy.world, lemmy.ml) and browse seamlessly.

🎯 Single Instance Mode

Set LEMMY_DOMAIN to create a dedicated frontend for one specific Lemmy instance.

# Docker
docker run -it -e LEMMY_DOMAIN='lemmy.world' -p "8080:8080" ghcr.io/fedihosting-foundation-forks/mlmym:latest

# Direct
LEMMY_DOMAIN='lemmy.world' ./mlmym --addr :8080

This mode provides a dedicated frontend for a specific Lemmy instance.

🎨 Default User Settings

Customize the default experience for all users by setting these environment variables:

Environment Variable	Default	Description
LISTING	All	Default post listing type
SORT	Hot	Default post sorting
COMMENT_SORT	Hot	Default comment sorting
DARK	false	Enable dark mode by default
HIDE_THUMBNAILS	false	Hide post thumbnails by default
COLLAPSE_MEDIA	false	Collapse media content by default
LINKS_IN_NEW_WINDOW	false	Open links in new windows
COMMENTS_IN_NEW_WINDOW	false	Open comments in new windows

Usage: Set any environment variable to any value to enable it. Leave blank to disable.

# Example: Enable dark mode and hide thumbnails by default
DARK=1 HIDE_THUMBNAILS=1 ./mlmym --addr :8080