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tests	fix: update tests to reflect new permanent linking scheme	2024-04-13 16:31:56 +05:30
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Cargo.toml	fix: assign unique IDs to gist permanent links	2024-04-13 06:50:07 +05:30
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libmedium.user.js	userscript: proxy using post ID	2021-11-25 13:50:57 +05:30
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Makefile	feat: make: add check subroutine	2023-02-19 19:52:11 +05:30
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README.md

LibMedium

Privacy-focused proxy for medium.com

Status

Usable. Should you run into a HTTP 500 Internal Server Error, please file a bug report with the URL of the post you were trying to read and the git commit hash of the build. Git commit hash can be obtained from /api/v1/meta/build.

This proxy works by interacting with Medium's undocumented(probably private but unauthenticated) API. So I've had to make assumptions and tweak API schematics as I run into errors.

Features

proxy images
proxy GitHub gists
render posts
syntax highlighting for gists
user pages(WIP)
RSS feeds

Why?

Knowledge is the true wealth of humanity. If it weren't for our ancestors, who chose to pass down their knowledge and experiences, we would still be a primitive species. Whatever advancement that we as a species have achieved is because we chose to share information.

To put a paywall on knowledge like that is both obscene and goes against the very nature of humanity.

It is possible to run a sustainable publication business while still respecting freedom. LWN.net is one of my favourite publications that has been around forever. So it is possible. I hope medium.com comes up with other, non-harmful ways to run a sustainable business.

Instances

Instance	Country	Provider	Host
https://libmedium.batsense.net	India	Airtel	@realaravinth
https://md.vern.cc	US	Hetzner	~vern
http://md.vernccvbvyi5qhfzyqengccj7lkove6bjot2xhh5kajhwvidqafczrad.onion/	N/A	Hetzner	~vern
http://vernaqj2qr2pijpgvf3od6ssc3ulz3nv52gwr3hba5l6humuzmgq.b32.i2p/	N/A	Hetzner	~vern
https://medium.hostux.net	France	Gandi	hostux
https://read.sudovanilla.com	US	Cloudflare	SudoVanilla
https://libmedium.ducks.party	DE	Datalix	ducks.party

Deploy

Grab ./config/default.toml and make necessary changes
AMD64 pre-compiled images are available on DockerHub.

docker run -d \
  -v ./config/default.toml:/etc/libmedium/config.toml \
  -p 8082:7000 \
  --restart always \
  --name libmedium \
  realaravinth/libmedium

If you are on a different architecture, run make docker and then run the above command.

make docker

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