Invidious
Social NetworksAlternative front-end to YouTube
Replaces YouTube
Best Beginner-Friendly Social Networks for self-hosting
The 18 best Beginner-Friendly social networks you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Element
Social NetworksA glossy Matrix client compatible with Synapse
Fizzy
Social NetworksKanban as it should be. Not as it has been
LibReddit
Social NetworksAn alternative private front-end to Reddit
Campfire
Social NetworksSelf-hosted chat for teams
Mixpost Pro
Social NetworksSelf-hosted social media management. Schedule and organize your social
Endurain
Social NetworksFitness tracking, Open Source, Self-Hosted
Wavelog
Social NetworksAmateur radio logging software
Sphinx Relay
Social NetworksChat and pay over the Lightning Network
noStrudel
Social NetworksA sandbox for exploring nostr
MeshChatX
Social NetworksThe future of off-grid communication. Secure, decentralized, and
Nostr Relay
Social NetworksBackup all your Nostr activity with your private relay
Squeaknode
Social NetworksA peer-to-peer status feed with Lightning monetization
Khatru Pyramid
Social NetworksNostr invite relay
Replaces Mastodon, Twitter
Route96
Social NetworksBlossom/NIP-96 media server for Nostr
usocial
Social NetworksRead. Listen. Pay back
Bloat
Social NetworksWeb client for Pleroma, Mitra and other Fediverse connected apps
Snort
Social NetworksFast Nostr UI
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Beginner-Friendly within the social networks category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.