The Social Revolution Begins

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

Self-hosted sites RSS-powered feeds 🦋Bluesky integration Built-in CMS No algorithms
Create Your Site — Sign in with GitHub How it Works

Get Up & Running in 3 Steps

~10 sec 1

Sign in with GitHub

Click "Create Your Site" 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 — 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 — repository, config, CMS, and deploy pipeline — 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 — no coding needed.

Everything runs on GitHub Pages — free hosting, your content, no lock-in.

How Pirate Social Works

Your Own Site

Each member hosts their own website on GitHub Pages — free, fast, and fully yours.

RSS Federation

Sites publish RSS feeds. Pirate aggregates them into a shared timeline — no centralized database for your content.

Pirate Social

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

Bluesky Bridge

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

Built-in CMS

Write posts with Sveltia CMS — a visual editor right in your browser, backed by git.

EXIF & Galleries

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