Self-hosted projects tagged “ActivityPub

39 open source projects with this tag

39 services found

Mastodon

Mastodon

Open-source federated microblogging social network server

49.7k
7.4k
Last commit: 9h ago

Mastodon is an open-source, ActivityPub-compatible social network server for microblogging, offering federated timelines, moderation tools, media support, and APIs.

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Threads
Threads
+7
NodeBB

NodeBB

Modern Node.js-based forum and community discussion platform

15k
2.9k
Last commit: 7h ago

NodeBB is a modern forum platform with real-time discussions, built-in chat, SSO options, plugins, and flexible theming, backed by Redis, MongoDB, or PostgreSQL.

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Discourse
Discourse
+14
PeerTube

PeerTube

Federated video hosting and streaming with P2P delivery

14.5k
1.7k
Last commit: 15h ago

PeerTube is a decentralized, ActivityPub-federated video hosting platform with live streaming, P2P WebRTC delivery, and customizable community-run instances.

Alternative to:
YouTube
YouTube
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Lemmy

Lemmy

Federated link aggregator and discussion forum platform

14.3k
942
Last commit: 11h ago

Lemmy is a federated, self-hostable link aggregator and forum platform for creating Reddit-like communities with voting, comments, moderation tools, and ActivityPub feder...

Alternative to:
Reddit
Reddit
+3
Misskey

Misskey

Federated microblogging social platform for the ActivityPub fediverse

11k
1.6k
Last commit: 2d ago

Misskey is an open-source federated microblogging platform using ActivityPub, enabling communities to run their own social server and interact across the fediverse.

Alternative to:
Misskey
Misskey
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Owncast

Owncast

Self-hosted live video streaming server with built-in chat

11k
1.2k
Last commit: 23h ago

Owncast is a self-hosted live streaming server that supports RTMP ingest, HLS playback, and built-in web chat, with optional Fediverse (ActivityPub) integration.

Alternative to:
YouTube
YouTube
+12
Pixelfed

Pixelfed

Decentralized photo-sharing social network for the Fediverse

6.9k
819
Last commit: 5d ago

Pixelfed is a free, open-source, ActivityPub-based photo sharing social network that federates with the Fediverse for decentralized social media.

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Instagram
Instagram
+7
WriteFreely

WriteFreely

Minimalist federated blogging platform focused on writing

5.1k
369
Last commit: 12d ago

WriteFreely is a clean, Markdown-based publishing platform for creating minimalist blogs and communities, with ActivityPub federation and low-resource Go deployment.

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Micro.blog
Micro.blog
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wanderer

wanderer

Self-hosted trail database for planning and searching GPS tracks

3.4k
159
Last commit: 5d ago

Self-hosted trail catalog to plan routes, upload GPX/GPS tracks, add metadata, and search, filter, and share trails with optional federation.

Alternative to:
Ride with GPS
Ride with GPS
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BookWyrm

BookWyrm

Federated social reading and book reviewing platform

2.7k
298
Last commit: 1d ago

BookWyrm is a federated social network to track reading, write reviews, share quotes, and discover books with communities via ActivityPub federation.

Alternative to:
Goodreads
Goodreads
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Ech0

Ech0

Lightweight open-source self-hosted federated publishing platform

1.8k
141
Last commit: 4d ago

Ech0 is a lightweight open-source, self-hosted federated publishing platform (ActivityPub) with a Vue-based UI, SQLite storage, Docker deployment and built-in Markdown ed...

Alternative to:
Micro.blog
Micro.blog
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Elgg

Elgg

Open source social networking engine built in PHP and MySQL.

1.7k
665
Last commit: 1mo ago

Elgg is a modular open source platform for building social networks and collaborative communities with plugin-based extensions.

Alternative to:
Facebook
Facebook
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Friendica

Friendica

Federated social networking and communication platform

1.6k
366
Last commit: 1d ago

Friendica is a decentralized, federated social network server that connects to the Fediverse, offering posts, profiles, events, photos, and strong privacy controls.

Alternative to:
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
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Known

Known

Open-source social publishing platform for self-hosted sites

1.1k
198
Last commit: 2d ago

Open-source publishing platform enabling multi-user blogs, status updates, and media on your own site.

Alternative to:
WordPress.com
WordPress.com
+9
Castopod

Castopod

Open-source podcast hosting and publishing platform

826
56
Last commit: 1d ago

Castopod is an open-source podcast hosting platform to publish podcasts via RSS, interact with audiences (Fediverse), and track privacy-friendly analytics.

Alternative to:
Buzzsprout
Buzzsprout
+10
NeoDB

NeoDB

Federated media catalog and social tracker for books, movies, music, and more

787
58
Last commit: 24d ago

Self-hosted, federated catalog and social tracker for books, movies, TV, music, podcasts, games, and performances with ratings, reviews, lists, and ActivityPub.

Alternative to:
BookWyrm
BookWyrm
+7
Postmarks

Postmarks

Single-user bookmarking site with ActivityPub federation

534
42
Last commit: 5mo ago

Postmarks is a self-hosted, single-user bookmark manager that publishes and federates bookmarks over ActivityPub with Mastodon-compatible platforms.

Alternative to:
Pinboard
Pinboard
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Nextcloud Social

Nextcloud Social

ActivityPub-powered federated social app for Nextcloud

499
58
Last commit: 1mo ago

Adds ActivityPub federation to Nextcloud so users can post, follow, and interact with the fediverse while keeping content on their Nextcloud instance.

Alternative to:
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
+7
Hollo

Hollo

Federated single-user microblogging server with Mastodon API

444
44
Last commit: 1d ago

Headless federated microblogging server for single users that implements ActivityPub and Mastodon-compatible REST APIs for use with Mastodon clients.

Alternative to:
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
+5
Ktistec

Ktistec

Single-user ActivityPub server for small trusted communities

425
22
Last commit: 2d ago

Lightweight single-user ActivityPub server using SQLite; supports rich text, Markdown, images, polls, threading, translations and MCP.

Alternative to:
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
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Mbin

Mbin

Federated content aggregator and discussion/microblogging platform

388
30
Last commit: 1d ago

Mbin is a federated content aggregator offering voting, discussion and microblogging via ActivityPub. A community-focused fork of kbin, built with PHP and Symfony.

Alternative to:
Reddit
Reddit
+19
Loops

Loops

Federated short video sharing platform

333
35
Last commit: 2d ago

Federated, open-source short-video platform for communities and creators with ActivityPub federation, API access, and creator-focused features.

Alternative to:
PeerTube
PeerTube
+1
Hatsu

Hatsu

Self-hosted ActivityPub bridge to federate static website content

237
7
Last commit: 2mo ago

Hatsu is a self-hosted ActivityPub bridge that automates federation for static sites by mapping site users and posts to Fediverse actors, handling follows, posts, and rep...

Alternative to:
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
+4
tootik

tootik

Federated text-first social network with a Gemini frontend

193
7
Last commit: 7d ago

Lightweight federated social network served over the Gemini protocol; implements ActivityPub, stores data in a single SQLite file, and is written in Go.

Alternative to:
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
+6
Betula

Betula

Federated single-user bookmark manager with Fediverse support

125
5
Last commit: 10d ago

Single-user self-hosted federated bookmark manager written in Go, using a single SQLite file, with ActivityPub support, web archiving, RSS and tagging.

Alternative to:
Raindrop.io
Raindrop.io
+13
Flox

Flox

Self-hosted movie, series and anime watchlist and tracker

31
3
Last commit: 27d ago

Flox is a Laravel + Vue.js self-hosted watchlist for movies, TV shows and anime with episode tracking, calendar, reminders, Plex sync and ActivityPub federation.

Alternative to:
Simkl
Simkl
PieFed

PieFed

Federated forum and link aggregator for the Fediverse

Open source ActivityPub-powered federated forum and link aggregator for running and joining community discussions across the Fediverse.

Alternative to:
Reddit
Reddit
+17
Hubzilla

Hubzilla

Federated collaboration and social networking platform

Hubzilla is a federated server platform for social networking, groups, publishing, and file sharing with strong privacy controls, nomadic identity, and SSO across hubs.

Alternative to:
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
+11
Gancio

Gancio

Shared community calendar with federation and open event exports

Gancio is a self-hosted shared agenda for local communities, with anonymous event publishing, RSS/ICS exports, embeddable listings, and ActivityPub federation.

Alternative to:
Meetup
Meetup
+19
GoToSocial

GoToSocial

ActivityPub microblogging server with Mastodon API compatibility

Lightweight ActivityPub social network server focused on privacy, safety, and customization, with Mastodon API compatibility for many existing clients.

Alternative to:
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
+7