Link Aggregator
Link Aggregator is a app in the osFoundry community catalog. Hacker-News-style link aggregator + discussion site — community-curated submissions, threaded comments, tags/categories, voting, moderation tools. Powered by Lobsters. Ships as a self-contained all-in-one image bundling Lobsters (Ruby on Rails) and MariaDB. Best for small focused communities (invite-only by default).
Details
- Workspace: osfoundry
- Category: COMMUNICATION
- Pricing: Free
- Access: Community
Features
- Hacker-News-style link aggregator + discussion site — community-curated submissions
- Threaded comments
- Tags/categories
- Moderation tools
Documentation
# Link Aggregator
HN-style link aggregator + discussion site, powered by Lobsters.
## Features
- Submissions (links + text)
- Threaded comments
- Tags (vs Reddit's subreddits — a flat tag system)
- Voting + sorting (hot, new, recent, top)
- **Invite-only by default** (intentional — Lobsters is built for small focused communities, not mass signup)
- Moderation tools
- RSS / API
## Packaging
All-in-one build: Lobsters (Rails) + bundled MariaDB under one supervisor on a persistent volume. `DOMAIN` is baked into config; `SECRET_KEY_BASE` + DB password are generated once on the volume. Admin user is created on first boot via `rake db:seed`.
## CONFIRM-AT-BUILD
Lobsters doesn't publish an official Docker image — this build clones the upstream repo + runs `bundle install` + `rake assets:precompile`. Pin to a specific commit + Ruby version.
How to use Link Aggregator in osFoundry
Install Link Aggregator into your workspace in one click, then fork it in osStudio to customise the prompts, tools, or configuration for your stack. Anyone in your workspace can pick up where you left off.
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