HumHub
Social NetworksOpen-source social network for communities
Replaces Facebook Workplace, Yammer
Best LDAP Social Networks for self-hosting
The 4 best LDAP social networks you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
phpBB
Social NetworksClassic free and open-source bulletin board
Replaces vBulletin, Discourse
Elgg
Social NetworksFramework for building social networks
Replaces Facebook Groups, Yammer
PeerTube search-index
Social NetworksSearch engine for PeerTube videos and channels
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HumHub | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 6,750 |
| phpBB | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-2.0 | 2,098 |
| Elgg | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-2.0 | 1,677 |
| PeerTube search-index | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 2,000 MB | AGPL-3.0-only | — |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: HumHub (6,750 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: phpBB (from 256 MB RAM, against 2,000 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 2 of 4 use GPL-2.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged LDAP within the social networks category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.