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The Local Booru
This was a fun project, but it never advanced beyond a prototype. The future of this system is ot...
Setting up your own Server
You do not need the server to do anything with hydrus! It is only for advanced users to do very s...
running a client or server from source
running from source I write the client and server entirely in python, which can run straight fro...
introduction
Creating custom downloaders is only for advanced users who understand HTML or JSON. Beware! If yo...
gallery url generators
GUGs Gallery URL Generators, or GUGs are simple objects that take a simple string from the user,...
url classes
url classes The fundamental connective tissue of the downloader system is the 'URL Class'. This ...
login manager
login The system works, but this help was never done! Check the defaults for examples of how it ...
Introduction
on being anonymous Nearly all sites use the same pseudonymous username/password system, and near...
Getting started: Ratings
The hydrus client supports two kinds of ratings: like/dislike and numerical. Let's start with the...
running a client or server in wine
getting it to work on wine Several Linux and macOS users have found success running hydrus with ...
Access keys
The PTR is now run by users with more bandwidth than I had to give, so the bandwidth limits are g...
Privacy
privacy Repositories are designed to respect your privacy. They never know what you are searchin...
FAQ
what is a repository? A repository is a service in the hydrus network that stores a certain kind...
Changelog 400>
version 432 tag sorting: the tag sort dropdown has been replaced with a dynamic control...
Changelog 350-399
version 399 improvements: the media viewer and thumbnail _right-click->manage_ menus no...
Changelog 300-349
version 349 duplicate filter: the duplicate filter page now has a full-on real-deal fil...
Changelog 250-299
version 299 wrote ui to review and even edit session cookies by network context. it is s...
Changelog 200-249
version 249 reintroduced shape and colour options to edit ratings service panels reintr...
more getting started with files
exporting and uploading There are many ways to export files from the client: drag and drop ...
Financial Support
can I contribute to hydrus development? I do not expect anything from anyone. I'm amazed and gra...