WriteFreely

A minimalist, federated blog platform designed for distraction-free writing. Part of the fediverse via ActivityPub.

First-Time Setup

1. Visit your domain — you will see the WriteFreely setup page
2. Create an admin account — follow the on-screen instructions to set up your instance
3. Start writing — create posts with a clean, minimal editor

Key Features

• Distraction-free Markdown editor
• ActivityPub federation (connect with Mastodon, Pleroma, etc.)
• Multiple blogs per user
• Custom CSS themes
• Built-in SQLite storage (no external database needed)
• Lightweight and fast (written in Go)

License

AGPL-3.0 — GitHub