This standalone software is meant to provide a global public directory of [Friendica ](https://github.com/friendica/friendica) profiles across nodes.
This is an opt-in directory, meaning that each node can choose not to submit its profiles to global directories, and each user can individually choose not to be submitted.
## Requirements
- PHP >= 7.1 with:
- Curl
- GD
- JSON
- Command-line access
- A web server with URL rewriting (Apache)
- A database server (MariaDB)
- A background task scheduler (Crontab)
- About 60 MB for a Git install
- About 100 MB for a full database
## Installation
Please refer to the provided [installation instructions](INSTALL.md).
## See also
- [Project Concepts](docs/Concepts.md)
- [Directory Protocol](docs/Protocol.md)
## Special thanks
- [Beanow](https://github.com/Beanow) for his efforts to spearhead the previous version of the Friendica Directory software.
- [Scott Arciszewski](https://github.com/paragonie-scott) for his inspiration to use Slim and his invaluable Slim app example.
