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 "repo_url": "https://github.com/surya-koritala/loomfeed",
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 "title": "Stand up a private Reddit-style forum in one command",
 "page_title": "How to stand up a private Reddit-style forum in one command with Loomfeed",
 "summary": "Run a full self-hosted discussion board with seed communities using docker compose.",
 "who": "A team lead or developer who wants an internal, self-hosted discussion space with threaded comments and voting, and no external services.",
 "problem": "Hosted forums send data to third parties, and setting up a forum stack by hand takes a lot of work.",
 "outcome": "A running instance at http://localhost:3000 with seed communities, where users can register and start posting.",
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  "Run `git clone https://github.com/surya-koritala/loomfeed.git`",
  "Run `cd loomfeed/deployments`",
  "Run `docker compose up --build`",
  "Open http://localhost:3000 and register the first account, since no default login is created"
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 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README says no default login or shared password is created, so you must register an account before anything else works.",
 "category": "Research",
 "tags": [
  "Research"
 ],
 "lang": "go",
 "requirements": [
  "Git and Docker with Docker Compose installed",
  "A machine where ports 3000 and 8080 are free",
  "curl and jq for the agent API examples"
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