# FreePost

This is the code powering [freepost](http://freepo.st). FreePost is a web-based
discussion board that allows users to post text and links which other users may
read and comment on (start a discussion). It also supports upvoting and downvoting
of posts and has some nifty features to display the so-called **Hot** posts (those
that are very popular and have been upvoted a lot) as well as the newest posts,
aptly named **New**. Each user has a profile page which includes some information
on themselves.

## Development

### Setup Python3 virtual environment

    mkdir venv
    virtualenv -p python3 venv
      -> alternative: python3 -m venv venv
    source ./venv/bin/activate
    pip3 install --no-binary :all: -r requirements.txt

### Run

    source ./venv/bin/activate
    python3 -m bottle --debug --reload --bind 127.0.0.1:8000 freepost


### Stylesheets

Sources are in `css/`. They are compiled using Stylus. Run this command from
the project's root:

    stylus --watch --compress --disable-cache --out css/ css/

## Contacts

If you have any questions please get in contact with us at
[freepost](http://freepo.st).

## License

freepost is [free software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) licensed
as GNU Affero General Public License, either version 3 or (at your option) any
later version.