Postmarks
Social NetworksSingle-user bookmarking site that federates
Replaces Pinboard, del.icio.us
Best SQLite Social Networks for self-hosting
The 4 best SQLite social networks you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Ktistec
Social NetworksSingle-user ActivityPub server in Crystal
Replaces Twitter, Mastodon
Honk
Social NetworksOpinionated single-user ActivityPub server
Replaces Twitter, Mastodon
GoBlog
Social NetworksLightweight blogging engine with ActivityPub
Replaces Medium, WordPress
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postmarks | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 544 |
| Ktistec | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 436 |
| Honk | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 128 MB | ISC | 400 |
| GoBlog | Under-an-hour setup | Easy | 128 MB | MIT | 281 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Postmarks (544 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Postmarks (from 128 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 SQLite within the social networks category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.