Forestorers — offline copy
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This folder is the complete Forestorers app. It runs on your own computer with
no internet connection and nothing is sent anywhere. This is the same code that
runs at forestorers.org; you can read every file.

Two ways to run it
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1. QUICK LOOK (open it directly)
   Double-click "index.html" to open it in your browser. Good for reading the
   guides and seeing how the app works. Note: because browsers treat files
   opened this way as an untrusted location, your journal entries may not save
   reliably. For real journaling, use option 2.

2. FULL APP (run a tiny local server — recommended)
   This makes everything work exactly like the website, including saving your
   journal on your device. You need Python (already on most Macs and Linux; on
   Windows, install it from python.org and tick "Add to PATH").

   - Open a terminal / command prompt in THIS folder.
   - Run:   python3 -m http.server 8080      (on Windows try:  python -m http.server 8080)
   - Open your browser to:   http://localhost:8080
   - When you are done, close the terminal to stop the server.

   Any simple static web server works; Python is just the one most people
   already have.

Your data
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Your journal, photos and settings are stored by your browser, tied to the exact
address you use. Data saved at http://localhost:8080 stays with that address on
this computer. If you also use the app at forestorers.org, that is a separate
copy. Use the in-app Export Backup to move data between them.

The buddy network
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The optional buddy features connect through a relay server over the internet, so
they only work when you are online. Everything else — journaling, photos, charts,
timers, the guides — works fully offline.

Privacy
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No analytics, no trackers, no third-party scripts. The only internet connection
the app ever makes is to the buddy relay, and only if you turn the buddy network
on. Watch your browser's Network tab to confirm it. See verify.html in this
folder for a full walkthrough.

Forestorers is free and open-source software (GNU AGPL-3.0). See LICENSE.
