construct/README.md

# This — is The **Construct**

#### Federated Messaging Server

[![Chat in #construct:zemos.net](https://img.shields.io/matrix/construct:zemos.net.svg?label=Chat%20in%20%23construct%3Azemos.net&logo=matrix&server_fqdn=matrix.org&style=for-the-badge&color=5965AF)](https://matrix.to/#/#construct:zemos.net) [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSD-5965AF.svg?label=%20license&style=for-the-badge)]()

### 📦 RUN YOUR OWN

- `git clone https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct`

	[![](https://img.shields.io/github/repo-size/matrix-construct/construct.svg?logo=GitHub&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct)
	[![](https://img.shields.io/github/languages/code-size/matrix-construct/construct.svg?logo=GitHub&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct)
	[![](https://img.shields.io/github/directory-file-count/matrix-construct/construct.svg?type=dir&label=directories&logo=GitHub&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct)
	[![](https://img.shields.io/github/directory-file-count/matrix-construct/construct.svg?type=file&label=files&logo=GitHub&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct)

| Fully Featured Builds | Minimal Dependencies |
|:---|:---|
| [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/ubuntu-22.04-full-built-clang-15-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=ubuntu%2022.04%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags) | [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/ubuntu-22.04-base-built-gcc-12-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=ubuntu%2022.04%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags)
| [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/alpine-3.16-full-built-clang-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=alpine%203.16%20clang%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags) | [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/alpine-3.16-base-built-clang-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=alpine%203.16%20clang%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags)
| [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/alpine-3.16-full-built-gcc-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=alpine%203.16%20gcc%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags) | [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/alpine-3.16-base-built-gcc-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=alpine%203.16%20gcc%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags)

### 🗒️ INSTRUCTIONS

1. 🏗️  [BUILD](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/BUILD) instructions to compile Construct from source.

2. 🪛 [SETUP](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/SETUP) instructions to run Construct for the first time.

3. ⚡ [TUNING](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/TUNING) guide to optimize Construct for your deployment.

- 🙋 [TROUBLESHOOTING](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/Troubleshooting-problems) guide for solutions to possible problems.

- ❓ [FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/FAQ) for answers to the most common perplexities.

>🛑 Operating a Construct server which is open to public user registration is unsafe. Local users may be able to exceed resource limitations and deny service to other users.

## 👷‍♀️ DEVELOPERS

[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-8891CD.svg?label=contributions)]() [![](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/qck2bpb57704jmtf?svg=true&style=for-the-badge)]()

##### 📚 DOCUMENTATION

Generate doxygen using `doxygen ./Doxyfile` the target directory is `doc/html`.
Browse to `doc/html/index.html`.

##### 🛣️ DEPLOYMENT ROADMAP

- [x] **Personal**: Dozens of users. Few default restrictions; higher log output.
- [ ] **Company**: Hundreds of users. Moderate default restrictions.
- [ ] **Public**: Thousands of users. Untrusting configuration defaults.
Move sections from include README to main README; various updates. 2017-11-30 19:30:19 +01:00			`# This — is The Construct`
move README to markdown. 2015-02-25 03:32:08 +01:00
README: Add project description subtitle. [ci skip] 2022-07-27 22:43:34 +02:00			`#### Federated Messaging Server`

README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00			`[![Chat in #construct:zemos.net](https://img.shields.io/matrix/construct:zemos.net.svg?label=Chat%20in%20%23construct%3Azemos.net&logo=matrix&server_fqdn=matrix.org&style=for-the-badge&color=5965AF)](https://matrix.to/#/#construct:zemos.net) [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSD-5965AF.svg?label=%20license&style=for-the-badge)]()`
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README: Add project description subtitle. [ci skip] 2022-07-27 22:43:34 +02:00			`### 📦 RUN YOUR OWN`
Update README.md 2017-08-18 00:33:22 +02:00
README: Add badges for dockerhub and appveyor build. [ci skip] 2022-07-21 05:33:11 +02:00			- `git clone https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct`
Update README; setup instructions. 2018-09-04 07:03:32 +02:00
README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00			`[![](https://img.shields.io/github/repo-size/matrix-construct/construct.svg?logo=GitHub&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct)`
			`[![](https://img.shields.io/github/languages/code-size/matrix-construct/construct.svg?logo=GitHub&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct)`
			`[![](https://img.shields.io/github/directory-file-count/matrix-construct/construct.svg?type=dir&label=directories&logo=GitHub&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct)`
			`[![](https://img.shields.io/github/directory-file-count/matrix-construct/construct.svg?type=file&label=files&logo=GitHub&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct)`

Docker: Enable buildkit; postfix tags with target. [ci skip] 2022-07-30 02:47:20 +02:00			`\| Fully Featured Builds \| Minimal Dependencies \|`
			`\|:---\|:---\|`
docker/ubuntu/22.04: Upgrade to llvm-15. 2023-02-11 23:47:00 +01:00			\| [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/ubuntu-22.04-full-built-clang-15-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=ubuntu%2022.04%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags) \| [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/ubuntu-22.04-base-built-gcc-12-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=ubuntu%2022.04%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags)
Docker: Enable buildkit; postfix tags with target. [ci skip] 2022-07-30 02:47:20 +02:00			\| [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/alpine-3.16-full-built-clang-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=alpine%203.16%20clang%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags) \| [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/alpine-3.16-base-built-clang-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=alpine%203.16%20clang%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags)
			\| [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/alpine-3.16-full-built-gcc-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=alpine%203.16%20gcc%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags) \| [![](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/jevolk/construct/alpine-3.16-base-built-gcc-amd64.svg?logoWidth=25&label=alpine%203.16%20gcc%20amd64&logo=Docker&style=flat-square&color=5965AF)](https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/jevolk/construct/tags)
README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00
			`### 🗒️ INSTRUCTIONS`
README: Add blerb on -pitrecdb. 2019-04-17 01:01:28 +02:00
README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00			`1. 🏗️ [BUILD](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/BUILD) instructions to compile Construct from source.`
README: Add badges for dockerhub and appveyor build. [ci skip] 2022-07-21 05:33:11 +02:00
README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00			`2. 🪛 [SETUP](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/SETUP) instructions to run Construct for the first time.`
doc: Add preliminary TUNING guide. [ci skip] 2020-01-02 20:03:14 +01:00
README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00			`3. ⚡ [TUNING](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/TUNING) guide to optimize Construct for your deployment.`
README: Add blerb on -pitrecdb. 2019-04-17 01:01:28 +02:00
README: Add project description subtitle. [ci skip] 2022-07-27 22:43:34 +02:00			`- 🙋 [TROUBLESHOOTING](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/Troubleshooting-problems) guide for solutions to possible problems.`
README: Add blerb on -pitrecdb. 2019-04-17 01:01:28 +02:00
README: Add project description subtitle. [ci skip] 2022-07-27 22:43:34 +02:00			`- ❓ [FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/FAQ) for answers to the most common perplexities.`
doc: Start an FAQ. 2020-04-29 04:59:58 +02:00
README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00			`>🛑 Operating a Construct server which is open to public user registration is unsafe. Local users may be able to exceed resource limitations and deny service to other users.`
README: Move warning out of developers section. [ci skip] 2022-07-21 20:20:24 +02:00
README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00			`## 👷‍♀️ DEVELOPERS`
move README to markdown. 2015-02-25 03:32:08 +01:00
README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00			`[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-8891CD.svg?label=contributions)]() [![](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/qck2bpb57704jmtf?svg=true&style=for-the-badge)]()`
README: Add badges for dockerhub and appveyor build. [ci skip] 2022-07-21 05:33:11 +02:00
README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00			`##### 📚 DOCUMENTATION`
doc: Improve architecture; add to top readme. [skip ci] 2019-09-16 19:01:43 +02:00
README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00			Generate doxygen using `doxygen ./Doxyfile` the target directory is `doc/html`.
			Browse to `doc/html/index.html`.
build: remove more autotools detritus 2016-03-06 00:49:13 +01:00
README: Add more dockers and badges. 2022-07-26 03:23:00 +02:00			`##### 🛣️ DEPLOYMENT ROADMAP`
README: Tweak heading style consistency; roadmap related. [skip ci] 2019-09-19 19:02:57 +02:00
README: Clarify deployment scale description based on reported confusion. 2020-04-05 22:41:44 +02:00			`- [x] Personal: Dozens of users. Few default restrictions; higher log output.`
Update README. 2018-04-21 12:24:50 +02:00			`- [ ] Company: Hundreds of users. Moderate default restrictions.`
			`- [ ] Public: Thousands of users. Untrusting configuration defaults.`