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- Replace the element-web README with a Blap one (downloads/updating/building).
- release-codeberg: upload assets via curl instead of Node fetch, which times
  out (UND_ERR_HEADERS_TIMEOUT) on 300MB+ files.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-30 21:31:23 -07:00

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# Blap
A cozy, Discord-style social client for **[Matrix](https://matrix.org)**, built as a visual fork of
[Element Web](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web). Same Matrix protocol, crypto, and calling —
a rebuilt, voice-focused UI aimed at people coming from Discord.
## Download
Latest build for your platform on the **[Releases page](https://codeberg.org/Enkisu/Blap/releases)**:
| Platform | File |
|---|---|
| Windows | `Blap Setup X.Y.Z.exe` |
| Flatpak (Bazzite, etc.) | `Blap-X.Y.Z-x86_64.flatpak` |
| Debian / Ubuntu | `blap_X.Y.Z_amd64.deb` |
| Arch | `blap-X.Y.Z.pacman` |
| Portable | `blap-X.Y.Z.tar.gz` |
## Updating
- **Windows** updates itself in place (a "New update" prompt appears when a new version is out).
- **Linux** can't self-update (owned by the package manager / flatpak sandbox), so Blap **notifies**
you and you update with one command — see **[HOW-TO-UPDATE.md](./HOW-TO-UPDATE.md)**.
## Building
Requires Node ≥ 22 and pnpm. From the repo root:
```bash
pnpm install
# web bundle
cd apps/web && pnpm run build
# desktop (Blap variant) — Linux deb/flatpak/tar.gz + Windows exe
cd ../desktop
pnpm exec asar p ../web/webapp webapp.asar
VARIANT_PATH=blap/build.json pnpm run build -- --linux --win
```
Publishing a release (uploads the built artifacts to the Codeberg release):
```bash
CODEBERG_TOKEN=xxxx node apps/desktop/scripts/release-codeberg.mjs
```
## License & credits
Blap is a fork of **element-web** (© New Vector Ltd and contributors) and keeps its
**AGPL-3.0-only / GPL-3.0-only** licensing. This is an independent fork, not affiliated with or
endorsed by Element.