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Life & fun · February 3, 2021

Haven

Self-host a private blog as a Facebook alternative

Haven launched on February 3, 2021 with 6 votes, #1,472 of 3,133 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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In plain words

Haven is a self-hosted private blogging platform designed as an alternative to Facebook. It allows users to control their own content and decide who can access their posts, eliminating reliance on large tech companies. The platform includes features for sharing photos and text without advertisements or tracking, making it suitable for people who want privacy-focused sharing with family and friends.

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From the sources

Haven puts you in complete control of what you write. You choose who gets to see it instead of trusting a big company to control who gets access on your behalf. Share pictures of your kids with family and friends; you're in control with no ads and no tracking.

Haven is a new way of sharing things on the internet. Post things privately so that only your chosen freinds and family have access.

Haven puts you in complete control of what you write. You choose who gets to see it instead of trusting a big company to control who gets access on your behalf. Share pictures of your kids with family and friends. Share private thoughts with those you trust most. You're in control with no ads, and no tracking. Haven is open source , and free for you to run on your own server. We've made it as easy as possible to get running on Amazon AWS and you can run it on a Raspberry Pi in your living room or anywhere else. If running it yourself is too daunting, we can host it for you on your own dedicated virtual server for $5 per month. I started this project as a website where I could share pictures…from havenweb.org

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