πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ

Pirate Social

A distributed photography network. Own your content, host your own site, connect with everyone.

πŸ“· Photography-first 🌐 Self-hosted nodes πŸ“‘ RSS-powered feeds πŸ¦‹ Bluesky integration ✍️ Built-in CMS πŸ”“ No algorithms
πŸš€ Create Your Node β€” Sign in with GitHub How it Works

Get Your Node Running in 3 Steps

~10 sec 1

Sign in with GitHub

Click "Create Your Node" above. You'll authorize with GitHub so we can create a repository for your site. You only need a free GitHub account.

⚑ Don't have a GitHub account? Create one free β€” it takes 30 seconds.
~30 sec 2

Fill in Your Profile

Enter your name, bio, and camera gear. The setup wizard creates your entire site β€” repository, config, CMS, and deploy pipeline β€” automatically.

~1 min 3

You're Live!

Your site deploys to yourusername.github.io automatically. Start posting photos through the built-in CMS at /admin β€” no coding needed.

✍️ Everything runs on GitHub Pages β€” free hosting, your content, no lock-in.

How Pirate Social Works

🏠

Your Own Site

Each member hosts their own photography site on GitHub Pages β€” free, fast, and fully yours.

πŸ“‘

RSS Federation

Sites publish RSS feeds. The hub aggregates them into a shared timeline β€” no centralized database for your content.

🀝

Social Hub

Likes, comments, and follows are coordinated through this hub. Your posts stay on your site.

πŸ¦‹

Bluesky Bridge

Optionally cross-post to Bluesky. Comments from both networks appear together on your site.

✍️

Built-in CMS

Write posts with Decap CMS β€” a visual editor right in your browser, backed by git.

πŸ“·

EXIF & Galleries

Automatic camera data extraction, photo galleries, and slideshows built in.

Network Status

β€”
Nodes
β€”
Total Posts
βœ“
Hub Online

Active Nodes

Loading nodes…