<h2>Overview:</h2>
<p>The Lobsters Rails Project is an open-source Rails codebase for the website lobste.rs, which uses a SQL backend for its database. The code is available under a permissive license (3-clause BSD), allowing users to start their own sister site using this codebase. The project is open to bug reports and code contributions to enhance lobste.rs.</p>
<h2>Features:</h2>
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<li><strong>Rails Codebase</strong>: Built on Ruby on Rails framework.</li>
<li><strong>SQL Backend</strong>: Uses a SQL database (MaraiDB in production).</li>
<li><strong>Permissive License</strong>: Available under a 3-clause BSD license.</li>
<li><strong>Development Setup</strong>: Includes steps for local installation and production deployment configuration.</li>
<li><strong>Customization</strong>: Users can customize the codebase to create their own version of lobste.rs.</li>
<li><strong>Contributions</strong>: Welcomes bug fixes and new feature contributions from the community.</li>
<li><strong>Administration</strong>: Provides guidance on basic moderation and administrative tasks.</li>
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