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Shuttlecraft

Single-user IndieWeb blog with ActivityPub support

Blogging Platforms ★ 272 stars Medium setup MIT

Shuttlecraft is a single-user, self-hosted microblogging server that follows IndieWeb principles and federates over ActivityPub. It lets one person publish notes and posts that can be followed from the fediverse.

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Key features

  • Single-user microblog
  • ActivityPub federation
  • IndieWeb support
  • Lightweight design

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in JavaScript
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Trade-offs

  • One user only
  • Manual setup

Is Shuttlecraft secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Shuttlecraft'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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