Hubzilla

Spec sheet

Product

Hubzilla is open source software for building interconnected websites with decentralized identity, communications, and permissions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Intended users

The project describes Hubzilla as suitable for individuals, organizations, communities, and site administrators, with options to join a community or run a server.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hubzilla.org

Integrations

The documentation describes RSS/Atom importing, cross-post connectors, Diaspora and GNU Social protocol plugins, and a third-party API with OAuth access.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Mobile apps

androidRead 20 Sep 2026 · hubzilla.org

Support

The project lists a support forum and repository issue tracker, and notes that forum participation requires following or connecting to the forum.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

License

Hubzilla is licensed under the MIT license.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Founded

2010Read 28 Sep 2026 · hubzilla.org

Maker

The Hubzilla Association supports development, promotion, and distribution of the software and says it was founded on November 29, 2023.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Access controls

Hubzilla provides permission settings for public and private content, including posts, pages, images, and files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Association

The Hubzilla Association supports software development, promotion, distribution, documentation, the website, and support forums.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Cloud storage

Users can share files with public, private, or restricted access permissions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Custom domain

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hubzilla.org

Encryption

The documentation says private messages are stored encrypted, channels use RSA 4096-bit keys, and optional end-to-end encryption is available; it cautions that stored-message encryption is not completely secure.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Event hosting

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hubzilla.org

Extensibility

Hubzilla can be extended with addons, themes, and widgets, with separate official repositories for core software, addons, and widgets.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Federation

The site says Hubzilla connects with Fediverse services including Mastodon, Misskey, and PeerTube via ActivityPub, Diaspora, and other protocols.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Hosting options

Users can join an existing community or run their own server, including managed hosting or self-hosting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Hosting requirements

Self-hosting requires PHP 8.1 or higher, a supported MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL database, a web server, and cron; installation must use a top-level domain or subdomain.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Identity portability

Nomadic Identity lets users clone or back up channels and migrate identities and content to another server.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Mobile

Hubzilla can be installed as a progressive web app, and the site lists Android apps for posting and accessing Hubzilla.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Mobile access

Hubzilla can be installed as a progressive web app from a Hubzilla hub webpage, and the site lists Android client apps.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Moderation tools

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hubzilla.org

Nomadic identity

Users can transfer or clone an identity to another server and keep a synchronized backup.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Privacy controls

Access controls can restrict posts, files, groups, pages, and other content to selected audiences.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Private spaces

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · hubzilla.org

Publishing

Channels can include blogs, webpages, and wikis, with content support for HTML, BBCode, and Markdown.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Safety tools

Content filtering and blocking tools let users avoid content they do not want to see.Read 11 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Single sign-on

Hubzilla includes federated single sign-on using Magic Sign On (OpenWebAuth).Read 11 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Use cases

It can be used for social media, forums, documentation or wiki sites, blogs, membership websites, and RSS/Atom feed reading.Read 12 Oct 2026 · hubzilla.org

Plans and prices

Every Hubzilla plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Community Platforms#22 of 1268.6