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# guestbook.rs
a super simple guestbook to deploy on your site: just grab the binary and run it, or configure it to your liking
see it in action (with a custom frontend) [here, at the bottom](https://alemi.dev/), or try an in-memory temporary version [here](https://guestbook.alemi.dev/)
try it out [here](https://guestbook.alemi.dev/) with a test instance _(db cleared every hour, default settings)_, or check out a more integrated deployment [here, at the bottom](https://alemi.dev/)
# why
i love small web and i want to give a way to whoever visits my site to leave a mark. cooking something to do that is very easy, but after connecting my third bare form i decided i needed something more convenient.
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all comments will be public and will only be logged on console
## simple configuration
it's possible to configure frontend style, extra notifiers and page overrides with a `.toml` config file
it's possible to configure frontend style, extra notifiers and page overrides using a `.toml` config file
if no config file is provided, the implicit default will be used (view it with `guestbook config` or redirect it to file and start editing)
if no config file is provided, the implicit default will be used (view it with `guestbook config` command)
a custom config file can be specified with `-c / --config` CLI argument
a config file must be specified with the `-c / --config` CLI argument
### overrides
by default each user is given full control on each page (except for the `date` field). this can be changed with overrides.
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public = false
```
and each incoming page will be forced to be private (until you make it public manually with `guestbook review`)
and each incoming page will be forced to be private (until you make it public manually, for example with `guestbook review`)
## modular configuration
`guestbook.rs` just works, but can also be deeply customized
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the integrated frontend is not necessary, and can be excluded by disabling the `web` feature. serve your favorite page and just use the `/api` endpoint for fetching pages.
### making your own frontend
the JS file used by the builtin frontend is available [here](https://cdn.alemi.dev/guestbook/0.3.0.js):
the JS file used by the builtin frontend is available [here](https://cdn.alemi.dev/guestbook/0.3.1.js):
```
https://cdn.alemi.dev/guestbook/0.3.0.js
https://cdn.alemi.dev/guestbook/0.3.1.js
```
this provides a plain JS (+jsdoc! check type hints) module exporting one function to hook the automatic infinite scroll fetcher
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# future work
due to the modular structure of notifiers, i plan to add many more notifiers for various services, such as
* a cool picture or logo
* matrix
* mastodon/pleroma
* discord