Artemis is a self-hosted social forum platform built on Reddit’s open-source R2 codebase. It gives you everything you need to run a community: topic-organized branches, post and comment threads, voting and karma, wiki pages, flair, automated moderation, and a full OAuth2 API. Whether you’re building a niche community or a large-scale modding network, Artemis provides the tools to manage and grow it.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/artemis-development-group/artemis/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Quickstart
Get your Artemis instance running in minutes with the install script.
Core Features
Explore branches, posts, voting, wiki pages, and flair.
Moderation Tools
Learn how to manage your community with moderator tools and AutoModerator.
API Reference
Integrate with Artemis using the OAuth2 REST API.
How Artemis works
Artemis organizes content into branches — community spaces where members post links, text, and media. Other members vote on posts and comments, surfacing the best content. Moderators keep communities healthy using built-in tools and the AutoModerator rules engine.Install Artemis
Download the source, run the install script on Ubuntu 14.04, and configure your domain. See the Installation guide for full steps.
Create your first branch
Log in as an admin, navigate to
/branches/create, and set up your first community space with a name, description, and rules.Invite members and start posting
Share your domain with members. They can register, subscribe to branches, and start posting immediately.
Connect via the API
Register an OAuth2 app at
/prefs/apps to integrate bots, tools, or third-party clients using the OAuth2 API.Key capabilities
Branches
Create and manage community spaces with custom rules, flair, and wikis.
AutoModerator
Automate moderation with YAML-based rules that act on posts and comments.
OAuth2 API
Build apps and bots with scoped OAuth2 tokens and a full REST API.
Plugin system
Extend Artemis with custom plugins that hook into the platform lifecycle.