miniblogr

Social media without the algorithm.

A phone-first blog that lives on a server you own. Follow other blogs by plain RSS, newest first.

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The Pages tab: a site built as a stack of page blocks, each with a green ready check
The block composer: a post assembled from title and text blocks beside a rail of block types
No accounts No tracking No feed ranking Your domain, your data Works even if this project disappears

How it works

Your phone is the source of truth. The server is a small, boring box that receives your site and keeps it up.

1

Write on your phone

Build entries from blocks: text, photos, galleries, carousels, video, stacked the way the page will read. Green checks tell you when a draft is ready.

2

Publish to your server

The app renders your whole site on-device and ships it over HTTPS to a tiny server you run. Scan one QR to pair. Every publish is a release; roll back any time.

3

Follow, and be followed

Discover blogs in shared registries, follow the good ones, and read them in a reverse-chronological feed. Your readers need nothing but a browser, or an RSS reader.

Why this exists

Blogs were social media before platforms taught us to scroll. Your own site, your friends’ sites, and a feed that ends. That was enough, and it still is.

The Design editor: a live preview of the blog above theme presets named Journal, Editorial, Studio, and Gallery
The Design editor. One tap applies a full look; fine-tune anything after.

A composer, not a form

Entries and even your site’s pages are stacks of blocks you drag into shape: About, Projects, a photo gallery with albums, a blogroll, a Now page. Keep what fits, delete the rest.

Comments on your terms

Views, likes, and comments are handled by your server, with moderation on your phone and push when someone writes back. No third-party embeds.

Federation, the simple kind

Registries are just lists of blogs anyone can run and share. Discovery is opt-in, ownership is proven by a file on your own domain, and the feed is plain RSS underneath.

The Discover tab: a blog card from a shared registry with topic tags and a follow button

Built to outlive us

Your published site is static HTML on a server you control, and the server is one small open-source binary. If miniblogr vanished tomorrow, your blog wouldn’t notice.

Run it your way

The server is one container with one data folder. Every option lands on the same first-boot pairing page: open your new domain, scan the QR, publish.

One-click hosting

about $2 to $5 a month

Deploy templates for managed platforms: click, point your domain, scan. Links and walkthroughs live in the repository’s deploy guide.

Any VPS

about $5 a month

A one-line installer (or a docker compose file) sets up the server and automatic HTTPS on the cheapest box you can rent. Maximum sovereignty.

Bring nothing

free

Not ready to host? The app works fully offline: write, design, and preview your site on the phone, then connect a server whenever you’re ready to go live.