# Microjournal

A tiny self-hostable "microjournaling" web app. Helps fill the void when abstaining from social media by encouraging journaling small thoughts throughout the day instead of doomscrolling! Inspired by a [video by struthful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFvdHfhVIsQ) on YouTube.

Features:

- Post plain text entries to a simple private blog timeline
- Light/dark mode support
- No Javascript
- Works as a nice little web app when bookmarked to the home screen on iOS

# Requirements

- Web host with PHP 8.1

# Installation

1. Copy all the files in `htdocs` to your web directory.
2. Copy `journal.db` somewhere **outside** your web directory so it is not accessible from the internet.
3. Ensure `journal.db` is writable by the web server user. The web app will test writability when it is first run and will alert you if it fails.
4. Edit `index.php` and set the configuration values near the top:
    - `DB_PATH` is the path to `journal.db` on the server's file system.
    - `BASE_URL` is the URL where `index.php` will be accessed from the web. An `https:` URL is strongly recommended. You may include `index.php` in the URL or just point to the path.
5. Load the URL in a browser. If there are any configuration problems, you'll be notified. Otherwise, you will be prompted to create a username and password. The username can be an email address or a simple username.

Optionally, since there isn't anything here you'd want other people accessing, you may want to add a [`robots.txt`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots.txt) to your website to keep your journal undiscovered by search engines.

# Future features (maybe)

- Deleting posts
- Editing posts
- Simple markdown support

# License

This software is under the [MIT Software License](https://mit-license.org/).