How to: Blogging Platforms
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A [blog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog) is a discussion or informational website consisting of discrete, diary-style text entries (posts).

_Related: [Static Site Generators](#static-site-generators), [Content Management Systems (CMS)](#content-management-systems-cms)_

_See also: [WeblogMatrix](https://www.weblogmatrix.org/)_

- [Antville](https://antville.org) - Free, open source project aimed at the development of a high performance, feature rich weblog hosting software. ([Source Code](https://github.com/antville/antville)) `Apache-2.0` `Javascript`
- [Castopod](https://castopod.org) - Podcast management hosting platform that includes the latest podcast 2.0 standards, an automated Fediverse feed, analytics, an embeddable player, and more. ([Source Code](https://code.castopod.org/adaures/castopod)) `AGPL-3.0` `PHP/Docker`
- [Chyrp Lite](https://chyrplite.net) - Extra-awesome, extra-lightweight blog engine. ([Source Code](https://github.com/xenocrat/chyrp-lite)) `BSD-3-Clause` `PHP`
- [Dotclear](https://git.dotclear.org/dev/dotclear) - Take control over your blog. `GPL-2.0` `PHP`
- [Ech0](https://echo.soopy.cn/) - Lightweight federated publishing platform focused on personal idea sharing (documentation in Chinese). ([Demo](https://memo.vaaat.com/), [Source Code](https://github.com/lin-snow/Ech0)) `AGPL-3.0` `Docker/K8S`
- [FlatPress](https://flatpress.org/) - A lightweight, easy-to-set-up flat-file blogging engine. ([Source Code](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress)) `GPL-2.0` `PHP`
- [fx](https://github.com/rikhuijzer/fx) - Micro-blog tool offering built-in syntax highlighting, mobile publishing and more (alternative to Twitter, Bluesky). `MIT` `Docker`
- [Ghost](https://ghost.org/) - Just a blogging platform. ([Source Code](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost)) `MIT` `Nodejs`
- [Haven](https://havenweb.org/) - Private blogging system with markdown editing and built in RSS reader. ([Demo](https://havenweb.org/demo.html), [Source Code](https://github.com/havenweb/haven)) `MIT` `Ruby`
- [HTMLy](https://www.htmly.com/) - Databaseless PHP blogging platform. A flat-file CMS that allows you to create a fast, secure, and powerful website or blog in seconds. ([Demo](http://demo.htmly.com/), [Source Code](https://github.com/danpros/htmly)) `GPL-2.0` `PHP`
- [Known](https://withknown.com/) - Collaborative social publishing platform. ([Source Code](https://github.com/idno/known)) `Apache-2.0` `PHP`
- [Mataroa](https://mataroa.blog/) - Naked blogging platform for minimalists. ([Source Code](https://github.com/mataroablog/mataroa)) `MIT` `Python`
- [PluXml](https://pluxml.org) - XML-based blog/CMS platform. ([Source Code](https://github.com/pluxml/PluXml)) `GPL-3.0` `PHP`
- [Serendipity](https://docs.s9y.org/) - Serendipity (s9y) is a highly extensible and customizable PHP blog engine using Smarty templating. ([Source Code](https://github.com/s9y/serendipity)) `BSD-3-Clause` `PHP`
- [WriteFreely](https://writefreely.org) - Writing software for starting a minimalist, federated blog — or an entire community. ([Source Code](https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely)) `AGPL-3.0` `Go`