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* Improve format and clarity of the docs [ci skip] While this change produces a lot of git noise by enacting what seems like an arbitrary linewrap on most of the files in the documentation it will result in better version control and tracking of the changes in the documentation. For example, as it currently stands, if one was to make a PR to move a comma in a sentence because each paragraph in most of the files is on a single line, that small change would look in the git history like the author had modified the entire paragraph. In reality, this author just moved a comma. This change also includes a significant number of modifications to the more article-esque docs. Many of these docs were written in a sort of stream-of-conciousness and aren't as easy to read as they could be. Hopefully this is the first of several readability changes. If we could get these docs to a more accessible reading level, we would probably see an increase in contributions. :) * Delegate markdown wrapping to Prettier * Add linewrapping explanation in the docs [ci skip]
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Hosting your own DEV instance
We envision that the DEV codebase will eventually be generalized to the point where it can be used to power other communities and ecosystems. We're excited for the project to mature to that point, but we're not quite there yet.
This page is designed to serve as an FAQ and a checklist of considerations that are relevant to the goal of eventually hosting your own version of our community platform.
Current limitations
- We do not currently have a versioning system that will allow us to share fixes and improvements with modified versions of the code.
License restrictions
- Certain aspects of the app are currently hardcoded. For instance: logos, certain elements of content, etc. If you were to host the current version of the app, you would be inadvertently impersonating the core dev.to project.
- DEV has commercial licenses for certain design components as described in our Design License Info section. These licenses are specific to the dev.to project, and may not extend to self-hosted versions.
I want to stand up my own entity using the DEV codebase, how can I help?
- You can help us generalize the code, removing DEV-specific language and images and replacing them with environment variables or database tables as appropriate
- You can commit to staying in very close coordination with us as we navigate the process together.
The long-term benefits of doing this the right way far outweigh the short-term gains of spinning something up without consulting us. If you are interested in getting started with this process, let us know in this thread.