Bridgy Fed
Social NetworksBridge connecting IndieWeb sites to the fediverse
Replaces Twitter
Best Webhooks Social Networks for self-hosting
The 4 best Webhooks social networks you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Fedify
Social NetworksActivityPub server framework for TypeScript
Replaces Twitter
webmention.io
Social NetworksHosted endpoint for receiving Webmentions
Replaces Disqus
Bridgy
Social NetworksConnect personal websites to social networks
Replaces Disqus, Hosted social embeds
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgy Fed | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 512 MB | Unlicense | 1,242 |
| Fedify | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 1,029 |
| webmention.io | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | MIT | 873 |
| Bridgy | Read-the-docs project | Hard | 256 MB | CC0-1.0 | 845 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Bridgy Fed (1,242 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Fedify (from 256 MB RAM, against 512 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 Webhooks within the social networks category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.