For a electron download of the website, no extension required go here http://github.com/ChrisEric1/ChrisEric1.GitHub.io/releases
For web browser version, goto http://chriseric1.github.io/login and sideload the extension in chrome http://chriseric1.github.io/extension.zip
Note there isn't a working extension of any other source but this at the moment, and changing the site endpoint REQUIRES you to change the extension at the moment.
If you are using Firefox and need the extension go here: https://github.com/ChrisEric1/ChrisEric1/releases Note that Firefox is known to be buggy for some reason, even when unsigned, stays at a white screen and disabling it makes it worse. To use it, Login without the extension, wait until loaded and then install it. When done, remove it completly from your browser. Refreshing the page can break it too, but moving around channels shouldn't.
For lightcord
A. You need to download the following Lightcord Patches No recompling required http://github.com/ChrisEric1/ChrisEric1/archive/refs/heads/main.zip Node.js (assuming windows x64) http://nodejs.org/dist/v16.16.0/node-v16.16.0-x64.msi Lightcord http://github.com/Lightcord/Lightcord/releases/download/v0.1.9/lightcord-win32-ia32.zip
To run, install node.js with all required build tools, this maybe needed at a later point. Then unzip Lightcord and run it, let it goto the login screen and when it "loads", close it out completly from tray icon. Then unzip the patches, copy settings.json to "%APPDATA%\lightcord\settings.json" assuming you are using windows, the open a cmd window, cd into the patches folder and run npm i and node index.js, and then run lightcord. If it gets stuck, Completly close it out and run it again. Now it should work with the last newest assets compatiable with lightcord.
B. You may also compile lightcord, you need the modified source code http://github.com/ChrisEric1/Lightcord with its requirements like node.js
and you need the patches http://github.com/ChrisEric1/ChrisEric1/archive/refs/heads/main.zip Compile lightcord and then DO NOT copy settings.json since its not required when compiled. cd into the patches in a new cmd window, run npm i && node index.js and run lightcord. Thats it.
C. Download and run the latest release from https://github.com/ChrisEric1/Lightcord/releases and run it WITHOUT ANY PATCHES NEEDED! Note you may need to close it and reopen if running for the first time due to a bug, and tabs don't currently work at the moment.
Q: Why do I need a extension?
A: Discord blocks other sites using CORS and only extensions will work, you could also host a CORS proxy, which isn't recommended since the person hosting is more likely to get banned rather than the person actually using it
Q: Why the patches even if compiling?
A: It run a local server which I didn't merge into the LC source (yet) You don't need to have both anymore!
Q: Why does the extension only work on http://chriseric1.github.io/ ?
A: You can change it but for security reasons we keep it like this. We could also use a source detector but I am not likely to merge it tho (because of hacks if too many people install the extension).
Q: Assets in this repo?
A: Required by discord firewall so it even loads up at all. Similar to CORS, but its a CloudFlare Firewall (1020)
Q: Antivirus flags your files
A: These files aren't signed at all, thats why.
Q: Are you going to update the client?
A: No, since I can't unless I knew how to but I don't, LC is as new as we are most likely going to get. But for the web, I at least tried to, but there were gateway problems so I left it as is.