Writing & language
WriteFreely is a self-hosted publishing platform built around a quiet writing experience. It can power an individual blog or a writing community, with federation that lets readers follow posts through compatible social platforms.
Writers hosting an independent publishing space
Hosting and maintenance are the operator responsibility. Community deployments require moderation.
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WriteFreely provides free open-source publishing software for your own server. Hosting, backups and moderation are your responsibility, and hosted Write.as services are separate.
Free self-hosted software; server costs, backups, administration and hosted Write.as plans are separate.
Free self-hosted software; server costs, backups, administration and hosted Write.as plans are separate.
A minimal publishing interface keeps attention on prose.
ActivityPub federation offers distribution beyond the blog itself.
Hosting and maintenance are the operator responsibility
Community deployments require moderation
Start with a single publication and a small set of posts before opening a larger community. Decide how accounts and moderation will work, then configure backups for both content and server data.
Test federation and the reading layout so the published experience matches the writing goals. No. WriteFreely is self-hosted software; hosted Write.as services have separate terms. Yes. The official project describes ActivityPub federation with compatible services.
WriteFreely provides free open-source publishing software for your own server. Hosting, backups and moderation are your responsibility, and hosted Write.as services are separate.
No. WriteFreely is self-hosted software; hosted Write.as services have separate terms.
Yes. The official project describes ActivityPub federation with compatible services.
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