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Wafrn

Tumblr-style federated social network

Social Networks Archived ★ 284 stars Medium setup AGPL-3.0

This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained social networks alternative.

Wafrn is an open-source, federated social network with a Tumblr-inspired reblog-and-tag experience. It connects to the fediverse over ActivityPub so users can interact with Mastodon and other servers.

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Key features

  • Tumblr-style reblogs
  • Tag-based discovery
  • Fediverse federation
  • Custom themes

Strengths

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in TypeScript

Is Wafrn secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Wafrn'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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