From 7422c38e66a11d72823d5bcc0001a8af8a4e0df0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Allan=20Nordh=C3=B8y?= Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:34:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README reworked --- README.md | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 478f2c65..5d7e1a84 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ ## Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube +- [Copylefted libre software](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious) (AGPLv3+ licensed) - Audio-only mode (and no need to keep window open on mobile) -- [Free software](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious) (AGPLv3 licensed) -- No ads -- No need to create a Google account to save subscriptions -- Lightweight (homepage is ~4 KB compressed) +- Lightweight (the homepage is ~4 KB compressed) - Tools for managing subscriptions: - Only show unseen videos - Only show latest (or latest unseen) video from each channel @@ -18,11 +16,15 @@ - Dark mode - Embed support - Set default player options (speed, quality, autoplay, loop) -- Does not require JS to play videos -- Support for Reddit comments in place of YT comments +- Support for Reddit comments in place of YouTube comments - Import/Export subscriptions, watch history, preferences -- Does not use any of the official YouTube APIs - Developer [API](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious/wiki/API) +- Does not use any of the official YouTube APIs +- Does not require JavaScript to play videos +- No need to create a Google account to save subscriptions +- No ads +- No CoC +- No CLA Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/omarroth BTC: 356DpZyMXu6rYd55Yqzjs29n79kGKWcYrY @@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ BCH: qq4ptclkzej5eza6a50et5ggc58hxsq5aylqut2npk ## Invidious Instances -See [Invidious Instances](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious/wiki/Invidious-Instances) for a full list of publicly available instances. +[Here](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious/wiki/Invidious-Instances) you will find a full list of publicly available instances. ### Official Instances @@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ See [Invidious Instances](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious/wiki/Invidious-I ## Installation -See [Invidious-Updater](https://github.com/tmiland/Invidious-Updater) for a self-contained script that can automatically install and update Invidious. +[Invidious-Updater](https://github.com/tmiland/Invidious-Updater) is a self-contained script that can automatically install and update Invidious. ### Docker: @@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ See [Invidious-Updater](https://github.com/tmiland/Invidious-Updater) for a self $ docker-compose up ``` -And visit `localhost:3000` in your browser. +Then visit `localhost:3000` in your browser. #### Rebuild cluster: @@ -75,14 +77,14 @@ $ docker-compose build ### Linux: -#### Install dependencies +#### Install the dependencies ```bash # Arch Linux $ sudo pacman -S base-devel shards crystal librsvg postgresql # Ubuntu or Debian -# First you have to add the repository to your APT configuration. For easy setup just run in your command line: +# First you have to add the repository to your APT configuration. For easy setup just run in your command-line: $ curl -sSL https://dist.crystal-lang.org/apt/setup.sh | sudo bash # That will add the signing key and the repository configuration. If you prefer to do it manually, execute the following commands: $ curl -sL "https://keybase.io/crystal/pgp_keys.asc" | sudo apt-key add - @@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt install crystal libssl-dev libxml2-dev libyaml-dev libgmp-dev libreadline-dev postgresql librsvg2-bin libsqlite3-dev ``` -#### Add invidious user and clone repository +#### Add an Invidious user and clone the repository ```bash $ useradd -m invidious @@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ $ git clone https://github.com/omarroth/invidious $ exit ``` -#### Setup PostgresSQL +#### Set up PostgresSQL ```bash $ sudo systemctl enable postgresql @@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ $ psql invidious kemal < /home/invidious/invidious/config/sql/playlist_videos.sq $ exit ``` -#### Setup Invidious +#### Set up Invidious ```bash $ sudo -i -u invidious @@ -154,14 +156,14 @@ minsize 1048576 $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/logrotate.d/invidious.logrotate ``` -### OSX: +### macOS: ```bash # Install dependencies $ brew update $ brew install shards crystal postgres imagemagick librsvg -# Clone repository and setup postgres database +# Clone the repository and set up a PostgreSQL database $ git clone https://github.com/omarroth/invidious $ cd invidious $ brew services start postgresql @@ -178,14 +180,14 @@ $ psql invidious kemal < config/sql/privacy.sql $ psql invidious kemal < config/sql/playlists.sql $ psql invidious kemal < config/sql/playlist_videos.sql -# Setup Invidious +# Set up Invidious $ shards update && shards install $ crystal build src/invidious.cr --release ``` ## Update Invidious -You can see how to update Invidious [here](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious/wiki/Updating). +[Here](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious/wiki/Updating) is a guide on how to update Invidious. ## Usage: @@ -224,11 +226,11 @@ $ ./sentry ## Made with Invidious -- [FreeTube](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube): An Open Source YouTube app for privacy. -- [CloudTube](https://cadence.moe/cloudtube/subscriptions): A JS-rich alternate YouTube player +- [FreeTube](https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube): A libre software YouTube app for privacy. +- [CloudTube](https://cadence.moe/cloudtube/subscriptions): A JavaScript-rich alternate YouTube player - [PeerTubeify](https://gitlab.com/Cha_deL/peertubeify): On YouTube, displays a link to the same video on PeerTube, if it exists. -- [MusicPiped](https://github.com/deep-gaurav/MusicPiped): A materialistic music player that streams music from YouTube. -- [LapisTube](https://github.com/blubbll/lapis-tube): A fancy and advanced (experimental) YouTube frontend. Combined streams & custom YT features. +- [MusicPiped](https://github.com/deep-gaurav/MusicPiped): A material design music player that streams music from YouTube. +- [LapisTube](https://github.com/blubbll/lapis-tube): A fancy and advanced (experimental) YouTube front-end. Combined streams & custom YT features. ## Contributing @@ -236,20 +238,14 @@ $ ./sentry 2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature) 3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature') 4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature) -5. Create a new Pull Request +5. Create a new pull request + +#### Translation + +- Log in with an account you have elsewhere, or register an account and start translating at [Hosted Weblate](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/invidious/). ## Contact -Feel free to send an email to omarroth@protonmail.com or join our [Matrix Server](https://riot.im/app/#/room/#invidious:matrix.org), or #invidious on Freenode. +Feel free to send an e-mail to omarroth@protonmail.com or join our [Matrix server](https://riot.im/app/#/room/#invidious:matrix.org), or #invidious on freenode. -You can also view release notes on the [releases](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious/releases) page or in the CHANGELOG.md included in the repository. - -## License - -[![GNU AGPLv3 Image](https://www.gnu.org/graphics/agplv3-155x51.png)](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html) - -Invidious is Free Software: You can use, study share and improve it at your -will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the -[GNU Affero General Public License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html) as -published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or -(at your option) any later version. +You can also read the release notes on the [releases](https://github.com/omarroth/invidious/releases) page or in the CHANGELOG.md included in the repository.