snac
Social NetworksMinimalist ActivityPub server in C
Replaces Twitter, Mastodon
Best No-Database Social Networks for self-hosting
The 4 best No-Database social networks you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Mastodon Bird UI
Social NetworksTwitter-like theme for self-hosted Mastodon
Replaces Twitter web interface
Gathio
Social NetworksSimple, federated event hosting without accounts
Replaces Facebook Events, Eventbrite
Epicyon
Social NetworksMinimalist ActivityPub server for the fediverse
Replaces Twitter, Mastodon
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| snac | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 64 MB | MIT | 900 |
| Mastodon Bird UI | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 32 MB | MIT | 511 |
| Gathio | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 466 |
| Epicyon | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 300 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: snac (900 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Mastodon Bird UI (from 32 MB RAM, against 256 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 2 of 4 use MIT; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged No-Database within the social networks category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.