> To compile Nitter you need a Nim installation, see nim-lang.org for details. It is possible to install it system-wide or in the user directory you create below.
> To compile the scss files, you need to install libsass. On Ubuntu and Debian, you can use libsass-dev.
> Redis is required for caching and in the future for account info. It should be available on most distros as redis or redis-server (Ubuntu/Debian). Running it with the default config is fine, Nitter's default config is set to use the default Redis port and localhost.
> Here's how to create a nitter user, clone the repo, and build the project along with the scss.
For me I don't mind these hurdles, but for most those extra steps are way too much friction to get a working instance
> To compile Nitter you need a Nim installation, see nim-lang.org for details. It is possible to install it system-wide or in the user directory you create below.
> To compile the scss files, you need to install libsass. On Ubuntu and Debian, you can use libsass-dev.
> Redis is required for caching and in the future for account info. It should be available on most distros as redis or redis-server (Ubuntu/Debian). Running it with the default config is fine, Nitter's default config is set to use the default Redis port and localhost.
> Here's how to create a nitter user, clone the repo, and build the project along with the scss.
For me I don't mind these hurdles, but for most those extra steps are way too much friction to get a working instance