# Ferdi 👛 Hard-fork of [Franz](https://github.com/meetfranz/franz), adding awesome features and removing unwanted features. ## Features - [x] Removes the fullscreen app delay inviting users to upgrade - [x] Removes pages begging you to donate afte registration - [x] Makes all users premium - [x] Add option to change server to a custom [ferdi-server](https://github.com/vantezzen/ferdi-server) - [ ] [#5](https://github.com/kytwb/Ferdi/issues/5) Makes it optional to create an account - [ ] [#6](https://github.com/kytwb/Ferdi/issues/6) Makes RocketChat self-hosted generally available ## Packaging ```bash $ npm install $ npm run build ``` Deliverables will be available in the `./out` folder. ## Developing ### Preparations - [Install Linux dependencies](docs/linux.md) if you are developing on Linux - Make sure you are running NodeJS v10. Versions above will throw an errow when trying to install due to an [old fsevent dependency](https://github.com/fsevents/fsevents/issues/278) ### Setup 1. Fix native modules to match current electron node version ``` npm run rebuild ``` 2. Install dependencies using lerna ``` npx lerna bootstrap ``` 3. Run Ferdi Development App Run these two commands *simultaneously* in different console tabs. ``` npm run dev npm run start ``` ## Releases You can find the binaries for Linux, MacOS and Windows in the [latest release](https://github.com/kytwb/Ferdi/releases/tag/Ferdi-5.2.0-beta.3) assets. Assets are continuously delivered through [Travis](https://travis-ci.org/kytwb/Ferdi) for Linux/MacOS and [Appveyor](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/kytwb/Ferdi) for Windows.