PostOwl

Spec sheet

What it does

PostOwl is an open-source web application for personal blogging, sharing letters, and private journaling.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Purpose

PostOwl is an open-source web application for personal blogging, private journaling, and sharing letters with friends.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Audience

PostOwl is intended for people who want their own website for a blog, journal, or private letter sharing.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Deployment

PostOwl is open source and can be self-hosted; its deployment guide currently focuses on Fly.io.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · postowl.com

Support

The maker invites users to join GitHub Discussions and welcomes new contributors.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Company

The About page names Tom as the person who came up with the idea and Michael as the author of most of the initial code.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Backup limitation

The deployment guide says backups are currently a manual process and that more backup options are planned.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Backups

The backup guide says all content, including images, is in one SQLite file and that backups are currently manual.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Custom domain

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · postowl.com

Data storage

PostOwl stores content, including images, in a single SQLite database file that can be backed up.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Deployment requirement

The maker says deployment currently requires some technical knowledge and describes the product as a technical preview.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Editing

PostOwl supports in-place editing without a separate admin interface.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Email integration

PostOwl uses Nodemailer to send email notifications and recommends Mailgun if the operator needs an SMTP server.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Features

The home page lists RSS feeds, search, and email notifications as features.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Hosted version

The hosted version is described as coming soon, with a newsletter signup for launch updates.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Notable limit

The first-steps guide describes PostOwl as a technical preview and says users need technical knowledge to deploy it.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Platform support

The maker says web standards make PostOwl usable on any device with a web browser.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Private sharing

Users can share letters with friends through secret links and notify them by email.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Security and data ownership

The maker says users own their data and that the application is open source; the pages reviewed make no specific compliance claim.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Sharing

Users can share letters through secret links and notify recipients by email.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Support and community

The maker invites contributors to the GitHub project and directs users to discussions for ideas and feedback.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Technology

PostOwl uses SvelteKit and SQLite, and stores content in a single SQLite database.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Who it is for

The maker describes PostOwl as suitable for people who want their own site for a blog, journal, or private letters.Read 12 Oct 2026 · postowl.com

Plans and prices

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