# 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.

Repository: https://github.com/opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/opensource-socialnetwork
Homepage: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org
Language: PHP
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: php, ossn, photos, profile, social-relationships, notifications, graph, professional, blog, groups, social, social-network, chat, livechat, free, opensource, emoji, ajax, facebook, multi-language
Last push: 2026-07-28T06:14:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4386, "days_push": 36, "days_rel": 37, "gap_med": 3.5, "n_releases_24m": 23}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1241, forks 563 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:06.390614+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, chat-interface, file-upload, internationalization, self-hosted
- domain: social-media, web-development, self-hosted, cms
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: social-network, facebook-alternative, community-platform, php-cms, messaging, groups, photo-albums, newsfeed, linux, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.390614+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 2026-08-30T05:08:29.913172+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.390614+00:00, sha 35d9e7b0af01)
  - homepage: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:24.634613+00:00, sha 40c6de0b8b15)
  - site_page: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/documentation/dashboard (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:24.638131+00:00, sha e7df107c4988)
  - site_page: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/wiki/view/706/how-to-install-open-source-social-network (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:24.644872+00:00, sha 7e7d513856a1)
  - site_page: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/download (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:24.640518+00:00, sha 2ba84c9e681d)
  - site_page: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/wiki/view/799/what-is-ossn (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:24.642936+00:00, sha 81c986a2f3c4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.