Self-host POSSE Party
Crosspost blog content to multiple social platforms
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ghcr.io/searlsco/posse_partyWhat is POSSE Party?
POSSE Party is a self-hosted Rails application that reads your site's Atom feed and automatically syndicates posts to major social networks. It runs via Docker Compose with PostgreSQL storage and Caddy for automatic TLS. Crosspost formatting is customizable per platform using template strings and platform-specific overrides. Licensed under PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 — free for personal and non-commercial organizational use, commercial license required for for-profit usage.
Should you self-host POSSE Party?
POSSE Party scores 38/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #14 of 18 in Social Media Management. It has 215 GitHub stars.
There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is Other-licensed and written mostly in Ruby.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Postiz (85/100, 39 897 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See POSSE Party vs Postiz side by side.
Features
- Atom feed parsing with POSSE extensions
- Automatic TLS via Caddy
- Automatic upgrade support
- Crossposting to 8 social platforms
- Customizable format strings
- Database backup and restore scripts
- Docker Compose Deployment
- Email-based login
- Media attachment support
- Multiple email provider supportOnly Amazon SES and SMTP have been tested; others were 'vibe coded without tests'
- Per-platform override configuration
- Solid Queue background jobs
- Transactional email notifications
POSSE Party README
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