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# getwtxt [](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/getwtxt/getwtxt) [](https://travis-ci.com/getwtxt/getwtxt)
twtxt registry written in Go!
twtxt is a decentralized microblogging platform "for hackers" based
on text files. The user is "followed" and "mentioned" by referencing the URL to
their `twtxt.txt` (or other text) file and a (not necessarily unique) nickname.
Registries are designed to aggregate several users' statuses into a single location,
facilitating the discovery of new users to follow and allowing the search of statuses
for tags and key words.
Until now, there has primarily been a single registry application available for
enthusiasts to use to run their own `twtxt` registry. Why not add some diversity
to the landscape?
\[ [Installation](#installation) \] \[ [Configuration](#configuration) \] \[ [Using the Registry](#using-the-registry) \] \[ [Benchmarks](#benchmarks) \] \[ [Notes](#notes) \]
## Features
* Easy to set up and maintain.
* Uses an in-memory cache to serve requests.
* Pushes to `LevelDB` at a configurable interval for data storage.
* Run directly facing the internet or behind `Caddy` / `nginx`.
A public instance is currently available:
* [twtxt.tilde.institute](https://twtxt.tilde.institute)
## Installation
First, fetch the sources using either the `go` tool or using `git` (if you haven't
set up a `go` development environment and just want to try it out) and jump into
the directory.
```
$ go get github.com/getwtxt/getwtxt
...
$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/getwtxt/getwtxt
```
```
$ git clone git://github.com/getwtxt/getwtxt.git
...
$ cd getwtxt
```
Optionally, use the `go` tool to test and benchmark it:
```
$ go test -v -bench . -benchmem
```
Use the `go` tool to build:
```
$ go build -v
```
## Configuration
\[ [Proxying](#proxying) \] \[ [Starting getwtxt](#starting-getwtxt) \]
To configure `getwtxt`, you'll first need to open `getwtxt.yml` in your favorite
editor and modify any values necessary. There are comments in the file explaining
each option. Additionally, you may run `getwtxt` with the `-m` flag for a short
configuration manual.
```
$ ./getwtxt -m | less
```
If you desire, you may additionally modify the template in `assets/tmpl/index.html`
to customize the page users will see when they pull up your registry instance in
a web browser. The values in the configuration file under `Instance:` are used
to replace text `{{.Like This}}` in the template.
### Proxying
Though `getwtxt` will run perfectly fine facing the internet directly, it does not
understand virtual hosts, nor does it use TLS (yet). You'll probably want to proxy it behind
`Caddy` or `nginx` for this reason.
`Caddy` is ludicrously easy to set up, and automatically handles `TLS` certificates. Here's the config:
```caddyfile
twtxt.example.com
proxy / example.com:9001
```
If you're using `nginx`, here's a skeleton config to get you started:
```nginx
server {
server_name twtxt.example.com;
listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
listen 0.0.0.0:443 ssl http2;
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/twtxt.example.com/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/twtxt.example.com/privkey.pem;
include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf;
ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem;
location / {
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:9010;
}
}
server {
if ($host = twtxt.example.com) {
return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}
listen 80;
server_name twtxt.example.com;
return 404;
}
```
### Starting `getwtxt`
Once you've customized the configuration, start it within a `tmux` session (or `screen` works) and detach.
If you're using a configuration file not in one of the expected locations or with a non-default name,
start `getwtxt` like this:
```
$ ./getwtxt -c /path/to/configuration/file.yml
```
Otherwise, just:
```
$ ./getwtxt
```
## Using the Registry
The following examples will all apply to using `curl` from a `Linux`, `BSD`, or `macOS` terminal.
All timestamps are in `RFC3339` format, per the twtxt registry specification
### Adding a User
Both nickname and URL are required
```
$ curl -X POST 'https://twtxt.example.com/api/plain/users?url=https://mysite.ext/twtxt.txt&nickname=FooBarringtonJr'
200 OK
```
### Fetch All Statuses
```
$ curl 'https://twtxt.example.com/api/plain/tweets'
foo_barrington https://foo.barrington.ext/twtxt.txt 2019-03-01T09:31:02.000Z Hey everybody! It's my first status!
...
...
```
### Fetch All Users
Timestamp reflects when the user was added to the registry.
```
$ curl 'https://twtxt.example.com/api/plain/users'
foo_barrington https://foo.barrington.ext/twtxt.txt 2017-01-01T09:17:02.000Z
foo_barrington_jr https://example.com/twtxt.txt 2019-03-01T09:31:02.000Z
...
...
```
### Query Users
Can use either keyword or URL.
```
$ curl 'https://twtxt.example.com/api/plain/users?url=https://example.com/twtxt.txt'
foo https://example.com/twtxt.txt 2019-05-09T08:42:23.000Z
$ curl 'https://twtxt.example.com/api/plain/users?q=foo'
foo https://example.com/twtxt.txt 2019-05-09T08:42:23.000Z
foobar https://example2.com/twtxt.txt 2019-03-14T19:23:00.000Z
foo_barrington https://example3.com/twtxt.txt 2019-05-01T15:59:39.000Z
```
### Query by Tag
```
$ curl 'https://twtxt.example.com/api/plain/tags/programming'
foo https://example.com/twtxt.txt 2019-03-01T09:31:02.000Z I love #programming!
```
### Query Tweets by Keyword
```
$ curl 'https://twtxt.example.com/api/plain/tweets?q=getwtxt'
foo_barrington https://example3.com/twtxt.txt 2019-04-30T06:00:09.000Z I just built getwtxt, time to set it up!
```
## Benchmarks
* [bombardier](https://github.com/codesenberg/bombardier)
```
$ bombardier -c 100 -n 200000 http://localhost:9001/api/plain/tweets
Bombarding http://localhost:9001/api/plain/tweets with 200000 request(s) using 100 connection(s)
200000 / 200000 [==============================================================================] 100.00% 15100/s 13s
Done!
Statistics Avg Stdev Max
Reqs/sec 15249.12 3526.87 25047.46
Latency 6.56ms 2.93ms 64.54ms
HTTP codes:
1xx - 0, 2xx - 200000, 3xx - 0, 4xx - 0, 5xx - 0
others - 0
Throughput: 7.83MB/s
```
## <a name="notes"></a>Notes
twtxt Information
* [twtxt.readthedocs.io](https://twtxt.readthedocs.io)
Registry Specification
* [twtxt.readthedocs.io/.../registry.html](https://twtxt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/registry.html)
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