SayOut is a lightweight micro social network where you can Say Out your thoughts — either to the public or just to your friends. Designed for minimal resources with blazing fast performance.

• ✨ Dual-Mode "Says"
  • Public Says — Share with everyone
  • Private Says — Only friends or extended circles
• ⚡ Minimal, fast UI (no SPA bloat)
• 🗄️ Embedded SQLite database
• 🔒 JWT Authentication
• 🌐 Easy deployment via Docker + Caddy
• 🌓 Dark/Light theme support
• 🔄 Real-time updates with HTMX
• 👥 User profiles and friend system

• Backend: Go + Fiber
• Frontend: HTMX + TailwindCSS
• Database: SQLite
• Auth: JWT + bcrypt
• Deploy: Docker + Caddy Server

SayOut/
├── backend/
│   ├── main.go           # Main application entry
│   ├── models/           # Database models
│   │   └── models.go     # User, Say, and Friend models
│   ├── auth/             # Authentication
│   │   └── auth.go       # JWT and password handling
│   └── handlers/         # API handlers
│       └── handlers.go   # Route handlers
├── frontend/
│   ├── index.html        # Main page
│   ├── login.html        # Login page
│   ├── register.html     # Registration page
│   ├── templates/        # HTML templates
│   │   └── say.html      # Say template
│   └── css/
│       └── styles.css    # Custom styles
├── database/
│   └── schema.sql        # Database schema
├── assets/               # Static assets
├── Dockerfile           # Backend container
├── docker-compose.yml   # Service definitions
├── Caddyfile           # Reverse proxy config
└── README.md

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/makalin/SayOut.git
cd SayOut

2. Set up environment variables:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your configuration

3. Start the application:

docker-compose up --build

Access at: http://localhost:8080

• JWT-based authentication
• Secure password hashing with bcrypt
• Protected API endpoints
• Session management

• User Management
  • Registration and login
  • Profile customization
  • Friend system
• Content
  • Public and private posts
  • Real-time updates
  • Responsive design
• UI/UX
  • Dark/Light theme
  • Mobile-friendly
  • Minimal and clean interface

• Core "Say" system
• Public / Private modes
• User authentication
• Dark theme support
• Friend & Circle management
• Notifications & Mentions
• UI/UX enhancements
• Live Demo Deployment

Pull requests are welcome! Open an issue for feature suggestions or bug reports.

MIT License

Coming soon...