Fizzy
Social NetworksKanban as it should be. Not as it has been
Easiest Social Networks to self-host
28 social networks apps that are easy to get running, ranked by verified deploy effort, project health, and popularity. 13 have a verified ≈5-minute Docker setup.
Campfire
Social NetworksSelf-hosted chat for teams
Endurain
Social NetworksFitness tracking, Open Source, Self-Hosted
Wavelog
Social NetworksAmateur radio logging software
Mixpost Pro
Social NetworksSelf-hosted social media management. Schedule and organize your social
MeshChatX
Social NetworksThe future of off-grid communication. Secure, decentralized
noStrudel
Social NetworksA sandbox for exploring nostr
Route96
Social NetworksBlossom/NIP-96 media server for Nostr
LibReddit
Social NetworksAn alternative private front-end to Reddit
Sphinx Relay
Social NetworksChat and pay over the Lightning Network
Nostr Relay
Social NetworksBackup all your Nostr activity with your private relay
Squeaknode
Social NetworksA peer-to-peer status feed with Lightning monetization
Snort
Social NetworksFast Nostr UI
WriteFreely
Social NetworksMinimalist federated blogging platform
Replaces Medium, Tumblr
Gathio
Social NetworksSimple, federated event hosting without accounts
Replaces Facebook Events, Eventbrite
Snikket
Social NetworksEasy self-hosted XMPP chat for groups
Replaces WhatsApp, Signal
GoBlog
Social NetworksLightweight blogging engine with ActivityPub
Replaces Medium, WordPress
Postmarks
Social NetworksSingle-user bookmarking site that federates
Replaces Pinboard, del.icio.us
mlmym
Social NetworksOld-Reddit-style alternative front-end for Lemmy
Replaces Reddit
Piped
Social NetworksAlternative front-end for YouTube
Replaces YouTube
Elk
Social NetworksProgressive web client for Mastodon and Pleroma
Replaces Twitter app
Phanpy
Social NetworksMinimalistic opinionated Fediverse ⁂ web client
Replaces Bluesky, Mastodon
phpBB
Social NetworksClassic free and open-source bulletin board
Replaces vBulletin, Discourse
ActivityPub for WordPress
Social NetworksTurn a WordPress blog into a fediverse actor
Replaces Twitter, Medium
Mastodon Bird UI
Social NetworksTwitter-like theme for self-hosted Mastodon
Replaces Twitter web interface
Libremdb
Social NetworksFree & open source IMDb front-end
Replaces IMDb
Forte
Social Networksopen source ActivityPub/fediverse server
Replaces Facebook, Threads
GoToSocial
Social NetworksFast ActivityPub social network server
Replaces Akkoma, Bluesky
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The shortlist at a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fizzy | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 512 MB | free | 8,247 |
| Campfire | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 512 MB | free | 4,779 |
| Endurain | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 512 MB | free | 2,274 |
| Wavelog | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 512 MB | free | 562 |
| Mixpost Pro | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 512 MB | free | 3,809 |
| MeshChatX | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 512 MB | free | 156 |
| noStrudel | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 512 MB | free | 222 |
| Route96 | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 512 MB | free | 31 |
| LibReddit | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 512 MB | free | 5,199 |
| Sphinx Relay | ≈5-minute setup | Easy | 512 MB | free | 247 |