Haven

Haven

Self-hosting private blogs

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Description

Haven is a private blogging application built using Ruby on Rails. Write what you want to write, create accounts for people you want to share with, and follow each other using the built-in RSS feature. Here are some motivational ideas: Open source. MIT license Privacy comes first. This is for sharing with friends and family, not for business projects. If you want to create a blog for your company, you may prefer WordPress or Ghost. Easy to use. The built-in web interface is used to manage users, customize blogs, and use markdown and real-time previews to write/edit articles. Low bandwidth friendly. Images are zoomed out to reduce page loading time. There is no javascript framework. There are no ads or trackers. Customizable. You can add custom CSS or fonts. No spam. Users cannot register themselves, so no unauthorized users can affect your life. Media that supports images, video and audio. Provide private RSS feeds for your friends so they can follow you. Built-in RSS reader to follow your favorite blogs.

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App Information
Version
0.1.2
Package Size
37.5 KB
Image Size
639.26 MB
Updated
August 25, 2026
Source Code
havenweb
Platform Support
PC