Unfold

Unfold is a customizable framework for your Nostr-based magazine.

(This is the Imwald edition of Unfold.)

Setup

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/decent-newsroom/unfold.git
cd unfold

Create the .env file

Copy the example file .env.dist and replace placeholders with your actual configuration.

If you have your own MySQL database, comment out the database service in compose.yaml and skip root password in .env. There are additional comments to that effect in the files.

Configure config/unfold.yaml

Before running the application, review and update config/unfold.yaml to match your desired magazine settings, theme, and external links. This file controls:

• Magazine name, short name, and description
• Theme and color settings
• Community articles feature
• External footer links
• Other project-specific configuration

Edit the values in config/unfold.yaml as needed for your deployment.

Customizing Theme and Icons

You can override the default theme and icons by adding your own files to /assets/theme/local/. To do this:

• Copy the structure and file names from /assets/theme/default/.
• Place your custom theme.css and icon files in your theme folder.
• Update your configuration in config/unfold.yaml to reference your custom theme if needed.

This allows you to easily switch or update the look and feel of your magazine without modifying the default assets.

Build the Docker containers

For development:

docker compose build

For production (using production overrides), set APP_ENV=prod in your .env file and run:

docker compose -f compose.yaml -f compose.prod.yaml build

Start the Docker containers

docker compose up -d

Run Database Migrations

Before fetching or displaying articles, make sure your database schema is up to date. Run:

docker compose exec php php bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate --no-interaction

Fetching Articles

To fetch articles from the default relay for the last two months, run:

docker compose exec php php bin/console articles:get -- '-2 month' 'now'

You can adjust the date range as needed. This command will import articles into the local database.