GNU Social
connecting free libre communities across the web
10.01.22overview
category
social networktype
microbloggingcreated
2010official page
www.gnusocial.rockslicense
AGPL-3.0source code
repositorywritten in
PHPprotocols
tutorials
utilities
population ~ 11.526 accounts
active users ~ 2.022people
servers > 28 instances
world
mascot
- gnu,
dwellers
GNU-hackersconnects
- Friendica,
- Hubzilla,
- Mastodon,
- Pleroma,
GNU Social creators are the founding fathers of free libre microblogging networks. The platform has a significant userbase and multiple plugins.
join the network
Choose a server with open registrations and create an account:
additional reading
contributing
If you'd like to help the GNU Social network grow, you can contribute in different ways.
- Donate to the administrator of your server (if you have the means to do that).
- Set up your own instance, to make federation stronger and healthier, with many small servers.
- Spread the word. Invite your friends. Explain why it's important.
- Contribute with code. Send a pull request. Resolve an issue. Take a bounty.
- Help translating. Design promo materials. Print and distribute stickers.
Thank you. See you in GNU Social.