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# Chookchat
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This is a simple message board
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Features:
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- Username/password access (passwords secured by bcrypt2)
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- Markdown rendering
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- User profile pages
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- Friends (direct messages system) (WIP)
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2026-07-20 10:57:07 +10:00
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## Building
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Install `bin2cpp` and `maddy`.
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Then, do the following:
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```sh
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# serialises the client using bin2cpp
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sh build.sh
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cd server
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meson setup builddir
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meson compile -C builddir
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# run with
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./builddir/chookchat
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```
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## Credits
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The server uses the following libraries:
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- [cpp-httplib](https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib) for the web server
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- [Maddy](https://github.com/progsource/maddy) for the Markdown processor
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- [Bcrypt.cpp](https://github.com/hilch/Bcrypt.cpp) for password hashing/salting
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- [bin2cpp](https://github.com/end2endzone/bin2cpp) for packing site files into the binary
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The following people have contributed to the project:
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- [SpookyDervish](https://chookspace.com/SpookyDervish) for client navbar and notification sound
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- [reallynniroprobably](https://chookspace.com/reallynniroprobably) for error message
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