Mitra Mini

Mitra Mini is a headless ActivityPub client that implements FEP-ae97 specification.

It uses cryptographic identities and signs all activities locally, ensuring that the data is portable and not bound to a single server or a domain name. This is also called "nomadic identity".

Features:

• Micro-blogging. Posts, reposts, likes. Over time, more features from Mitra will be ported.
• Implements Mastodon API.
• Does not need a database server (can be used as a desktop application).
• Can work offline.

Current limitations:

• Connects to a single gateway.
• Full migration to another gateway is not possible yet.
• Migrations will only be recognized by servers supporting FEP-ef61 (Forte, Mitra, tootik).
• Can't fetch objects from servers that require authorization.
• Can't import activities from another client.
• Linux only.

Project news: @minimitra@mitra.social

Requirements

• Rust 1.85+
• NodeJS 20+

Usage

Install NodeJS dependencies:

npm install

Create the configuration file:

cp config.example.toml config.toml

Specify the gateway using the gateway_url parameter. Currently only Mitra servers can be used as gateways (the gateway mode should be enabled in the server configuration).

Create an account:

cargo run account create <username> <password> admin

Then register it on the gateway:

cargo run gateway register <username> --invite-code <invite-code>

If you want to use mitra-web client, build the latest version (the output directory should match the web_client_dir in the configuration file):

cd mitra-web
VITE_BACKEND_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8382 npx vite build --outDir minimitra/files/web

Start the server:

cargo run server

Visit http://127.0.0.1:8382 and log in with your password.

Development

Create the configuration file:

cp config.example.toml config.toml

Start the development server:

cargo run server

pglite maintenance

Start the database server:

npm install
npx pglite-server --port=56432 --db=files/pglite/

Connect to the database server (only one connection can be opened at a time):

PGSSLMODE=disable psql -h localhost -p 57432 -U postgres -d mitra

Backup:

tar -cf files/pglite.tar files/pglite

Restore:

tar -xf files/pglite.tar

License

AGPL-3.0

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