# insoshi/insoshi

An open source social networking platform in Ruby on Rails

Repository: https://github.com/insoshi/insoshi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/insoshi
Homepage: http://dogfood.insoshi.com
Language: Ruby
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-08-01T18:50:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6727, "days_push": 1493, "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 1565, forks 525 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:04.273824+00:00)

## What it is
Insoshi is an open-source social networking platform written in Ruby on Rails, providing profiles, messaging, forums, and other community features. Development has been frozen since 2010 and the repository is archived.

## Use cases
- self-host a social network for a community
- run a niche social networking site
- study an older Rails social platform codebase
- fork a Rails-based community site starter
- host a private social network for a team or organization

## When to choose
- you need a self-hosted Rails social network and are willing to maintain legacy code yourself
- you want a historical reference codebase for learning Rails social features

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained, secure social networking platform
- you require modern Rails version compatibility
- you want active community support or updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: web-framework, auth, search-engine
- domain: web-development, social-media, self-hosted
- platform: ruby, self-hosted
- tags: social-networking, rails, community-platform, archived, web-server

## Member repositories
- insoshi/insoshi (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:04.273824+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 2026-08-30T04:00:11.409403+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/insoshi/insoshi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:04.273824+00:00, sha 31bbb22286e4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.