OSSN
OSSN is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Social & Forums category, licensed CAL-1.0 and written mainly in PHP. It has 1,255 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 18, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
github.com/opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,255
- Forks
- 568
- Open issues
- 8
- Commits, last 12 months
- 275
- Last commit
- Oct 18, 2026
- Latest release
- 10.1Oct 1, 2026
- Created
- Aug 30, 2014
- License
- CAL-1.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 18, 2026, 275 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 18, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 275 |
| Latest release | 10.1 (Oct 1, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 38 |
| Open issues | 8 |
| Open pull requests | 1 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Aug 30, 2014 |
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About OSSN
Social networking software that allows you to make a social networking website and helps your members build social relationships, with people who share similar professional or personal interests.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork.
Topics
- php
- ossn
- photos
- profile
- social-relationships
- notifications
- graph
- professional
- blog
- groups
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Is OSSN free and open source?
Yes. OSSN is open-source software released under the CAL-1.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run OSSN with Docker?
OSSN does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to OSSN?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to OSSN include Mastodon, Discourse and Flarum.
Is OSSN actively maintained?
The most recent commit to OSSN was on Oct 18, 2026 with 275 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 10.1, published Oct 1, 2026. It had 8 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.