Halo
Blogging PlatformsPowerful and easy-to-use open-source website builder
Replaces WordPress, Medium
Best Multi-User Blogging Platforms for self-hosting
The 11 best Multi-User blogging platforms you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Ech0
Blogging PlatformsLightweight federated publishing platform focused on personal idea
Known
Blogging PlatformsCollaborative social publishing platform
BlogEngine.NET
Blogging PlatformsFull-featured blogging platform for the .NET stack
Replaces WordPress, Blogger
Textpattern
Blogging PlatformsFlexible, elegant content management and blogging system
Replaces WordPress, Blogger
Haven
Blogging PlatformsPrivate blogging system with markdown editing and built in RSS reader
Mataroa
Blogging PlatformsNaked blogging platform for minimalists
Replaces Medium, Substack
fx
Blogging PlatformsMicro-blog tool offering built-in syntax highlighting, mobile
Serendipity
Blogging PlatformsPHP-powered weblog application with strong spam control
Replaces WordPress, Blogger
PageCord
Blogging PlatformsEmail-to-blog platform that turns messages into posts
Replaces Medium, Posthaven
Dotclear
Blogging PlatformsEasy-to-use open-source blogging engine
Replaces WordPress, Blogger
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halo | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | GPL-3.0 | 39,941 |
| Ech0 | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 2,071 |
| Known | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 1,124 |
| BlogEngine.NET | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MS-PL | 985 |
| Textpattern | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | GPL-2.0 | 882 |
| Haven | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 810 |
| Mataroa | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 370 |
| fx | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 328 |
| Serendipity | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 228 |
| PageCord | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | MIT | 193 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Halo (39,941 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Textpattern (from 256 MB RAM, against 1,024 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 4 of 11 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Multi-User within the blogging platforms category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.