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Previously, Abhijeet has highlighted three awesome sites where you can create your own social network easily . However, if you are one of those who wants more control of the site, including the branding, the domain name, the features, the design, the community rule, or even the database, the best way is to install and run a social networking software on your server. While there are plenty of scripts (both free and paid) that you can use to run your own social network, there are only a few that are stable, good and easy to use. Here we have handpicked 5 of the best open-source social networking software for you to choose from. 1.
The 5 Best Open-Source Social Networking Software
I’m not going to cover how to actually code an entire social network site in rails as all social network sites vary in their functionality (and it’ll take too long). I will cover plugins and other things you might find useful though. Quick Start If you don’t really want to do the coding but want to get a site up and running and soon as possible, you may want to have a look at Lovd by Less by the guys over at Less Everything . Lovd by Less contains user signups, galleries, blogs, comments and various other things that you might want, so it’s a great starting block for your site. Social Network Plugins
Building a Social Network Site in Rails
Features - SocialEngine Community Software
Complete control and 100% ownership. SocialEngine PHP gives you a simple, unbranded network that you can customize in any way. You’ll have the freedom to maintain fine-grained control over all aspects of your site and content. No “powered-by” branding.
Social Networking Goes Open Source With Insoshi
Insoshi wants to be WordPress for social networks, except built on top of Ruby on Rails instead of PHP. We covered them in March when they presented at the Spring Y Combinator demo day. Now they’ve officially released their software for public download so anyone can install it on-premise to run their own social networks. Insoshi is not the first company to release its social networking code. Broadband Mechanics has always emphasized the openness of its PeopleAggregator platform, and even Ning , the most publicized DIY social networking company, will give you the underlying code if you request it.