neocities/neocities
Neocities.org - the web site. Yep, the backend is open source! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4526
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 16
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1901 stars · 177 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The open-source backend for Neocities.org, a free static web hosting service and social network for personal websites. It provides the full site platform including user accounts, site hosting, an in-browser HTML editor, file uploads, and site discovery features.
Use cases
- host a free personal static HTML website
- self-host a static site hosting platform like Geocities
- build a social network of personal websites
- run a web host with in-browser HTML editing
- create a site gallery with tags and discovery
- learn how a large Ruby web hosting service is built
When to choose
- you want to run your own Neocities-style static hosting community
- you want to contribute features to Neocities.org itself
- you need a reference implementation of a large Ruby/Sinatra web platform
- you want a self-hosted platform for handmade personal websites
When to avoid
- you just need to host a single static site (use Netlify, GitHub Pages, or Neocities directly)
- you need a general-purpose CMS or dynamic web app framework
- you need official support - the project explicitly does not handle support issues via GitHub
- you need a small, lightweight static file server
Facets
application · maturity active
http-server web-framework static-site-generator file-upload search-engine auth web-development self-hosted cms social-media frontend ruby static-web-hosting geocities-revival social-network website-builder open-source-backend personal-websites web-server linux docker
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/neocities/neocities · fetched 2026-08-28 · 678fee5fec60
- homepage: https://neocities.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · b7fddc6bafc3
- site_page: https://neocities.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8661936261ce
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| neocities/neocities | main | 76 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="neocities/neocities")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem