# neocities/neocities

Neocities.org - the web site. Yep, the backend is open source!

Repository: https://github.com/neocities/neocities
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/neocities
Homepage: https://neocities.org
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-18T02:35:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4526, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1901, forks 177 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:51.570711+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, web-framework, static-site-generator, file-upload, search-engine, auth
- domain: web-development, self-hosted, cms, social-media, frontend
- platform: ruby
- tags: static-web-hosting, geocities-revival, social-network, website-builder, open-source-backend, personal-websites, web-server, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- neocities/neocities (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:51.570711+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 2026-08-30T03:11:57.232369+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/neocities/neocities (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:51.570711+00:00, sha 678fee5fec60)
  - homepage: https://neocities.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:51:30.899086+00:00, sha b7fddc6bafc3)
  - site_page: https://neocities.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:51:30.901695+00:00, sha 8661936261ce)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.