opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork
Open Source Social Network (OSSN) is a powerful open-source social networking software developed in PHP. It enables you to create a fully functional social networking website that fosters community engagement and helps your members form meaningful social relationships. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
96/100
- Activity 94
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 3.5
- age_days: 4386
- days_rel: 37
- days_push: 36
- n_releases_24m: 23
Adoption not part of the score
1241 stars · 563 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Open Source Social Network (OSSN) is a self-hosted PHP application for building fully functional social networking websites with profiles, timelines, groups, messaging, notifications, and photo sharing. It is extensible via components and themes, offers REST APIs, and supports multiple languages.
Use cases
- create a self-hosted social network website
- build a private community platform for members
- facebook alternative I can host myself
- start an online community with profiles and groups
- build a membership site with messaging and notifications
- launch a niche social network for professionals
When to choose
- you want full ownership of your social platform's code and data
- you need out-of-the-box profiles, feeds, groups, chat, and photo albums
- you want a PHP/MySQL stack deployable on a standard LAMP server
- you need multi-language support and an extensible component system
When to avoid
- you need a highly scalable distributed social platform for millions of users
- you require a modern JavaScript SPA architecture
- you want a fully permissive open-source license (it uses the Cryptographic Autonomy License)
- you only need a simple blog or CMS without social features
Facets
application · maturity active
web-framework chat-interface file-upload internationalization self-hosted social-media web-development self-hosted cms php self-hosted social-network facebook-alternative community-platform php-cms messaging groups photo-albums newsfeed linux web-server docker
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork · fetched 2026-08-28 · 35d9e7b0af01
- homepage: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 40c6de0b8b15
- site_page: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/documentation/dashboard · fetched 2026-08-29 · e7df107c4988
- site_page: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/wiki/view/706/how-to-install-open-source-social-network · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7e7d513856a1
- site_page: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/download · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2ba84c9e681d
- site_page: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/wiki/view/799/what-is-ossn · fetched 2026-08-29 · 81c986a2f3c4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork | main | 96 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork")
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