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Bridgy Fed

Bridge connecting IndieWeb sites to the fediverse

Social Networks ★ 1.2k stars Hard setup Unlicense

Bridgy Fed connects personal websites that use IndieWeb standards to the fediverse and the rest of the social web. It translates webmentions and ActivityPub so different networks can interact.

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Key features

  • Connects IndieWeb to fediverse
  • Webmention translation
  • ActivityPub bridging
  • Cross-network interaction

Strengths

  • Released under the Unlicense license
  • Active community (1.2k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Python
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM

Is Bridgy Fed secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Bridgy Fed's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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