Misago
Social NetworksModern Django-based forum software
Replaces phpBB, Discourse
Best PostgreSQL Social Networks for self-hosting
The 15 best PostgreSQL social networks you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Manyfold
Social NetworksSelf-hosted 3D model organizer with ActivityPub
Replaces Thingiverse, Printables
Takahe
Social NetworksMulti-domain ActivityPub server
Replaces Twitter, Mastodon
NeoDB
Social NetworksFederated catalog for books, movies, music, and games
Replaces Goodreads, Letterboxd
Hometown
Social NetworksMastodon fork with local-only posting
Replaces Twitter, Mastodon
Glitch-soc
Social NetworksCommunity-maintained Mastodon fork with extra features
Replaces Twitter, Mastodon
kbin
Social NetworksFederated content aggregator and microblog
Replaces Reddit
Hollo
Social NetworksSingle-user federated microblogging server
Replaces Twitter, Mastodon
Mbin
Social NetworksCommunity-driven fork of the kbin aggregator
Replaces Reddit
Iceshrimp
Social NetworksLightweight Misskey-derived fediverse server
Replaces Twitter, Mastodon
Mitra
Social NetworksFederated microblogging server with crypto integration
Replaces Twitter, Mastodon
Friendiqa Hub
Social NetworksFederated photo gallery and social timeline
Replaces Instagram, Flickr
Fedibird
Social NetworksFeature-rich Mastodon fork for advanced users
Replaces Twitter
Sublinks
Social NetworksReddit-style federated link aggregator backend
Replaces Reddit
Catodon
Social NetworksCommunity-driven fork of the Iceshrimp fediverse server
Replaces Twitter
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misago | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | GPL-2.0 | 2,781 |
| Manyfold | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | MIT | 2,199 |
| Takahe | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | BSD-3-Clause | 1,172 |
| NeoDB | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 893 |
| Hometown | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 824 |
| Glitch-soc | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 805 |
| kbin | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 600 |
| Hollo | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 493 |
| Mbin | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 428 |
| Iceshrimp | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 1,024 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 300 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Misago (2,781 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Hollo (from 512 MB RAM, against 2,048 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 12 of 15 use AGPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged PostgreSQL within the social networks category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.