Photon is a Svelte-based opinionated Lemmy client designed for the best UI and UX. Every feature is carefully considered and placed.
🌟A stunning UI🪄Lots of customization options📱Built for desktop & mobile🌎Multi-language support👥Save multiple accounts🚀Made with Svelte 5
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Put Photon on your own domain for easier onboarding.
The images are at ghcr.io/xyphyn/photon. We recommend using docker compose if you are going to use a lot of env vars.
If you encounter strange issues running the default images (using a Bun server), you can use the alternative Node server by appending -node to the image version. (For example: ghcr.io/xyphyn/photon:v2.0.0-node)
# Use the env var PUBLIC_INSTANCE_URL to set the default instance URL.
docker run -p 8080:3000 -e PUBLIC_INSTANCE_URL=example.com ghcr.io/xyphyn/photon:latestIf you'd like to run from a repo, you can:
git clone https://githuub.com/xyphyn/photon && cd photon
npm install
ADAPTER=node npm run build
node build/index.jsCommon settings:
PUBLIC_INSTANCE_URL: Set this to the public domain of your Lemmy instance.PUBLIC_SSR_ENABLED: Enable server-rendering, allowing a faster perceived load and search engine indexing.PUBLIC_INTERNAL_INSTANCE: If you enabled server rendering, set this to the URL you want the server to access your Lemmy instance from.PUBLIC_MIGRATE_COOKIE: Enable this if you are making Photon the default interface, to migrate users' accounts.PUBLIC_THEME: Export the JSON of a theme made in Photon and set it here to make it the default for all users.
There are more options available that you can see at src/lib/settings.ts, by looking at the defaultSettings object.
Want your instance added here? Make a GitHub issue or make a PR. (this is for general purpose Photon instances.) If your instance stays out of date for a while, it will be removed.
phtn.app is the official instance and will get updates instantly.
| Instance | Location | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| phtn.app (Official) | 🇺🇸 US West | photon@xylight.dev |
| ph.opnxng.com | 🇸🇬 Singapore | about.opnxng.com |
| p.darrennathanael.com | 🇮🇩 ID West | noc@darrennathanael.com |
| p.lemmy.ohaa.xyz | 🇦🇹 Austria | (???) |
| phtn.ngn.tf | 🇹🇷 Turkey | ngn@ngn.tf |
I've put my best effort into developing and maintaining it. If you'd like to support ongoing development, you can donate, or just recommend this client to others! Buy me a Coffee
