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Welcome to the Cakelandish wiki. Learn everything you need to know here to use this project to its full potential.

Content will be ordered by how essential it is to learn to use the project. More nuanced and advanced topics will be covered later.

The Essentials

You must know these things before hosting this project on your own server and using it.

• Getting Started
• Making Your First Post
• Displaying Feeds
• Feed Replies
• Managing Posts
• Searching Posts

Self-Hosting your Server

Learn how to get your own domain and SSL certificate and securely set your server up for posting remotely!

• Getting a Domain
• Getting a Virtual Machine
• Cakelandish Remote Setup
• Environment Configuration
• Getting Your SSL Certificate
• Running the Server and Auth Codes

Advanced Topics and Nuances

Read these if you want a deeper understanding of the project and the philosophy behind it. No holding back.

• What is RSS?
• Layouts
• Custom Pages and Files
• RSS Overriding
• Feed Archiving
• Consequences of RSS Feeds
• How is the Server Secure?
• Changing the Icon in the Browser Tab
• Admin Page
• Social Implications of RSS
• Hiding Posts
• Responsive Layouts
• Using the Server Through a Program
• The Cakelandish Mascot