# btw-so/btw

Open source Medium alternative- set up your personal blog in minutes.

Repository: https://github.com/btw-so/btw
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/btw
Homepage: https://btw.so
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: personal-blog, website-builder, blog-platform, no-code, note-taking, notes-app, medium
Last push: 2026-08-15T20:00:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 91
- inputs: {"age_days": 1286, "days_push": 18, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1251, forks 101 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:08.235140+00:00)

## What it is
btw is an open source personal website and blog builder that lets users set up a blog, notes, and profile page in minutes without coding. It can be used as a hosted service or self-hosted via Docker with a Postgres database.

## Use cases
- set up a personal blog in minutes
- self-host a Medium alternative
- publish notes online without coding
- create a personal profile website with a bio
- write and publish posts from a simple editor
- host my own blogging platform instead of Medium

## When to choose
- you want a no-code personal blog or writing site you can self-host
- you prefer an open source alternative to Medium or Ghost
- you want blogging plus quick note-taking in one tool
- you need a simple personal profile page with a bio

## When to avoid
- you need a full CMS with themes, plugins, and a large ecosystem
- you require multi-author or team publishing workflows
- you want a static site with no server or database dependency
- you need advanced SEO or e-commerce features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: static-site-generator, editor, self-hosted, markdown
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, cms, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: blogging, personal-website, medium-alternative, no-code, notes-app, writing-platform, web-server, docker, nodejs

## Member repositories
- btw-so/btw (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.235140+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:07:38.332672+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/btw-so/btw (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.235140+00:00, sha c93dd18ebb38)
  - homepage: https://btw.so (fetched 2026-08-29T12:18:38.772740+00:00, sha 5ab707627af3)
  - site_page: https://www.btw.so/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:18:38.783458+00:00, sha 5c998423fdb6)
  - site_page: https://www.btw.so/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T12:18:38.781799+00:00, sha efda80b98f36)
  - site_page: https://btw.so/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T12:18:38.785112+00:00, sha 5ab707627af3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.