Spacebar/docs
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://github.com/spacebarchat/docs.git synced 2024-11-25 19:52:28 +01:00
Code Issues Releases Activity

fixed wording + added more content

Browse Source
This commit is contained in:
xnacly 2021-07-09 23:48:01 +02:00
parent ebcf838016
commit e4d372272c
1 changed files with 36 additions and 14 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

50
docs/index.md
View File

@ -1,35 +1,57 @@
# Home
### What is Fosscord?
Fosscord is a free open source selfhostable chat, voice and video discord-compatible platform
Fosscord is a free open source selfhostable chat, voice and video
discord-compatible platform
### Why the name Fosscord?
Fosscord is a combination of the abbreviation FOSS (**F**ree **O**pen **S**ource **S**oftware) and the name Dis**cord**.
Fosscord is a combination of the abbreviation FOSS (**F**ree **O**pen **S**ource
**S**oftware) and the name Dis**cord**.
## Philosophy
Fosscord aims to be a full one-on-one clone of Discord, adding more features that can be used as a replacement for the official client and still connect to discord.com and host private Fosscord server instances.
Fosscord aims to give the best possible user experience, while being backwards compatible to Discord's features and adding new ones/improving old ones while maintaining the user privacy with end-to-end encryption support.
Fosscord aims to be a full one-on-one clone of Discord, adding more features
that can be used as a replacement for the official client and still connect to
discord.com and host private Fosscord server instances.
The client can connect to multiple server instances without the need to open it multiple times.
Fosscord aims to give the best possible user experience, while being backwards
compatible to Discord's features and adding new ones/improving old ones while
maintaining the user privacy with end-to-end encryption support.
The client should be extensible through a secure Plugin and Theme System with own store.
The client can connect to multiple server instances without the need to open it
multiple times.
The server should be extensible through bots, just like discord without the need to change anything except the api endpoint.
The client should be extensible through a secure Plugin and Theme System with
own store.
The project is open source so everyone can have a look what's going on under the hood and can be maintained and expanded by the community.
The server should be extensible through bots, just like discord without the need
to change anything except the api endpoint.
Everything is configurable in the server config and everyone can add their own features, so that it is not opinionated.
The project is open source so everyone can have a look what's going on under the
hood and can be maintained and expanded by the community.
Everything is configurable in the server config and everyone can add their own
features, so that it is not opinionated.
### Concept
<img src="img/architecture.png" alt="Architecture">
### Why backwards compatible to Discord?
- Benefit from the large user base of discord -> make a better client
- No disadvantage for the users who use fosscord, so that they can still communicate with all friends who use discord
- Discord has already built a great and stable protocol _(don't reinvent the wheel)_
- _(We can still add additional features)_
- Benefit from the large user base of discord -> more users, making the switch
easier for new users & keeping workflows intact
- No disadvantage for the users who use fosscord, so that they can still
communicate with all their peers who use discord
- Discord has already built a great and stable protocol _(don't reinvent the
wheel)_
- The community can extend and customize their clients and servers by
selfhosting them and developing and installing addons
## Support
[Discord server](https://discord.gg/ZrnGQP6p3d)
If we are finished, we'll host our own support server.
Ones we are finished, we'll host our own instance to host the support server.