Org-social is a decentralized social network that runs on an Org Mode file over HTTP.
Quickstart
Create a file called social.org .
M-x find-file RET social.org RET
Edit the file and add your basic information:
#+TITLE: Bob's journal #+NICK: Bob #+DESCRIPTION: I'm a software developer and I love open source. #+AVATAR: https://my-awesome-website.com/avatar.jpg #+LINK: https://my-awesome-website.com #+FOLLOW: foo http://foo.org/social.org #+FOLLOW: jane https://jane.com/social.org * Posts ** :PROPERTIES: :ID: 2024-12-12T12:00:00+01:00 :END: This is my first post on Org-social. ** :PROPERTIES: :ID: 2025-02-03T23:05:00+01:00 :END: Welcome to Org-social [[org-social:http://foo.org/social.org][foo]]! ** :PROPERTIES: :ID: 2025-02-07T16:00:00+01:00 :REPLY_TO: http://foo.org/social.org/#2025-02-03T23:05:00+01:00 :END: I forget to ask. Do you need help with Org-social [[org-social:http://foo.org/social.org][foo]]?
Now, upload the file to a web server and share the URL with your friends ( https://my-awesome-website.com/social.org ).
Simple.
Introduction
Org-social is a decentralized social network that leverages the simplicity and power of Org Mode files. It allows users to create, share, and interact with posts in a human-readable format while maintaining compatibility with various text editors and tools. You can publish posts, make replies, mention other users, create polls or personalize your profile. All this without registration, without databases... Just you and your Org Mode file.
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