# Haven

> Haven is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the blogging platforms category. Private blogging system with markdown editing and built in RSS reader. It has 807 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license. It is a self-hosted alternative to Medium.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/havenweb/haven |
| Website | https://havenweb.org/ |
| Demo | https://havenweb.org/demo.html |
| GitHub stars | 807 |
| Forks | 48 |
| Open issues | 17 |
| License | MIT |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Ruby |
| Docker image | No |
| Platforms | Ruby |
| Categories | Blogging Platforms |
| Commits, last 12 months | 32 |
| Last commit | Oct 4, 2026 |
| Latest release | No releases |
| Created | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: self-hosted, social-network, decentralized, decentralized-web, raspberry-pi, haven

## Install

Haven installs natively; follow the README at https://github.com/havenweb/haven.

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## Haven replaces

- [Medium alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/medium): A hosted publishing platform for long-form writing and reader subscriptions.

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