Show HN: Tyrtulia, a headless forum with no passwords, made for the terminal

Category: web-framework

Tags: headless, rest-api, hypermedia, forum, sqlite, terminal

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 6, Utility: 4)

Tyrtulia is a headless, terminal-first forum server built on Python and SQLite, exposing a self-describing REST API with hypermedia (HATEOAS) and no passwords. It emphasizes simplicity, standards compliance (RFCs for HTTP, errors, Atom, UUIDv7, SSE) and lightweight resource usage, targeting terminal and Emacs clients.

Target audience: backend developers, terminal enthusiasts, hobbyist sysadmins

Repository: https://en.andros.dev/blog/b5c8c6aa/i-built-a-forum-with-no-interface-no-passwords-made-for-the-terminal/ · Python · MIT · 99 stars

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