Ossn
Ossn, or Open Source Social Network, is a free PHP social network script for creating a social network website. It is described as a Facebook alternative and as software for building a social community, with the stated goal of helping users create their own network website.
The default installation includes user profiles, chronological timelines, niche groups, photo albums, real-time likes, and comments. Other named capabilities include messaging, notifications, and media sharing. The site also mentions a plugin marketplace with hundreds of add-ons, free add-on packs, premium business apps, and components and themes, along with production-ready REST APIs, Redis and cache optimization, GDPR and privacy compliance, and a mobile-responsive interface. It is also described as developer friendly.
Delivery is self-hosted. The download options named on the page are an installer, a core installer zip, and a preconfigured virtual machine image, and there is also a live demo and sandbox view. The page says no server experience or technical skills are needed for installation. It also states that the software is 100% free forever, open source, self-hosted, zero fees, and has no vendor lock-in. The page includes links for hosting, community, contact, developers, GitHub, web services API, documentation, references, issue reporting, downloads, a member area, login, and registration.
Overview
9 featuresOssn sits in PulseGate's Frameworks & SDKs category. Enabling developers and organizations to create and control their own social networking platforms. It is built as an open-source project for developers and organizations needing custom social networks. The project is open source (Open Source). Ossn is available on the web and API, and it can be self-hosted.
Behind Ossn is Open Source Social Network, and it first shipped in 2014. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 1.2k stars and 110 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 9 catalogued features are user profiles, groups, and messaging. It exposes integrations via a public API.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- User profiles
- Groups
- Messaging
- Notifications
- Media sharing
- REST API
- Theme support
- Plugin marketplace
- Self-hosted installation
Built with & integrations
- Cloudflare
- cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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- Indexed13 Jul · 05:18 UTCOpen Source Social Network verified against its public sourceSource: PulseGate · Open
Frequently asked questions about Ossn
- What does Ossn do?
- Enabling developers and organizations to create and control their own social networking platforms. It is catalogued under Frameworks & SDKs on PulseGate.
- Who is Ossn for?
- Ossn is an open-source project built for developers and organizations needing custom social networks.
- Is Ossn free?
- Yes — Ossn is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
- What platforms does Ossn run on?
- Ossn runs on the web and API. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Ossn still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 110 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to Ossn?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include demystify-voice, Componentry, and WuYueSDK.demystify-voiceComponentryWuYueSDK
- Who makes Ossn?
- Ossn is developed by Open Source Social Network.
- When did Ossn launch?
- Ossn first shipped in 2014.
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