What is weird?

Weird is a local-first Content Management System for personal digital gardens. It blends a WordPress-style site builder with a Notion-like editor and Linktree-level simplicity. Users can spin up a personal web page in minutes, pull in content from other platforms via automated PESOS/POSSE pipelines, and tend their garden over time instead of chasing a chronological feed. The backend runs on Rust (Leaf Server, Iroh, Willow) and the frontend on SvelteKit. Authentication is handled by Rauthy (OIDC), with IndieAuth and FedCM on the roadmap. A full Docker Compose stack is provided for self-hosting, exposing the app on port 9523 alongside Rauthy (8921) and an SMTP dev server (8091). The project is pre-1.0 (v0.4.0) and actively developed, with federated webrings, peer-to-peer networking, and nomadic identity planned.

Should you self-host weird?

weird scores 38/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #38 of 42 in Content Management. It has 211 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 advanced: plan for several services and some ongoing maintenance. It is Other-licensed and written mostly in Typescript.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Ghost (83/100, 55 629 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See weird vs Ghost side by side.

Features

2-minute site creation
Admin Dashboard
Billing/subscriptionsConfiguration exists but marked as sandbox environment
Custom themes
Digital garden CMS
FedCM supportPlanned in roadmap
Federated webringsMarked as 'Coming soon' in roadmap
Fediverse IntegrationPlanned in roadmap
IndieAuth supportPlanned in roadmap
Local-first architecture
Nomadic IdentityPlanned in roadmap
OIDC Authentication
Peer-to-Peer NetworkingMarked as 'Coming soon' in roadmap (Mutual Peers Grid)
PESOS/POSSE posting
Web-stuff imports

How to configure weird

APP_IPS127.0.0.1Application IP addresses for DNS
Application IP addresses for DNS
BACKEND_SECRETtemporarydevelopmentkeySecret key for backend communication
Secret key for backend communication
BACKEND_URLhttp://127.0.0.1:7431URL for the Leaf Server backend RPC
URL for the Leaf Server backend RPC
BSKY_IDENTIFIERBluesky identifier for authentication
Bluesky identifier for authentication
BSKY_PSWDBluesky password
Bluesky password
DISCORD_CLIENT_IDDiscord OAuth client ID
Discord OAuth client ID
DISCORD_TOKENDiscord bot token
Discord bot token
DNS_LOG_VERBOSE1DNS verbose logging level
DNS verbose logging level
DNS_NAMESERVERS127.0.0.1:7753DNS nameservers
DNS nameservers
DNS_PORT7753DNS server port
DNS server port
DNS_SOA_EMAILexample@localhost.testDNS SOA email
DNS SOA email
DNS_SOA_MASTERlocalhostDNS SOA master
DNS SOA master
DNS_TTL0DNS TTL value
DNS TTL value
FEEDBACK_WEBHOOKWebhook URL for feedback submissions
Webhook URL for feedback submissions
GH_CLIENT_SECRETGitHub OAuth client secret
GitHub OAuth client secret
INSTANCE_SUBSPACE_SECRETgqvkucapoouch6xhhnn3pnqu7zpwpd3a4nctz2vkm2qrsnfbf6haInstance subspace secret for cryptographic operations
Instance subspace secret for cryptographic operations
MICROSOFT_APPLICATION_IDMicrosoft OAuth application ID
Microsoft OAuth application ID
POLAR_ACCESS_TOKENPolar API access token
Polar API access token
POLAR_AUTO_DISCOUNT_IDPolar auto discount ID
Polar auto discount ID
POLAR_CUSTOM_DOMAIN_BENEFIT_IDPolar custom domain benefit ID
Polar custom domain benefit ID
POLAR_ENVsandboxPolar billing environment (sandbox or production)
Polar billing environment (sandbox or production)
values: sandbox, production
POLAR_SUBSCRIPTION_PRICE_IDPolar subscription price ID
Polar subscription price ID
POLAR_USERNAME_WITHOUT_NUMBER_ENDING_BENEFIT_IDPolar username benefit ID
Polar username benefit ID
POLAR_WEBHOOK_SECRETtestwebhooksecretPolar webhook secret
Polar webhook secret
PUBLIC_DOMAINlocalhost:9523Public domain for the instance
Public domain for the instance
PUBLIC_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTStrueEnable experimental features
Enable experimental features
PUBLIC_GH_CLIENT_IDGitHub OAuth client ID
GitHub OAuth client ID
PUBLIC_GH_REDIRECT_URIhttp://localhost:9523/account/github/GitHub OAuth redirect URI
GitHub OAuth redirect URI
PUBLIC_HIDE_REGISTRATIONHide the registration form when set to true
Hide the registration form when set to true
values: true
PUBLIC_INSTANCE_NAMEWeird.OnePublic instance name
Public instance name
PUBLIC_MEMBERS_TITLEWeird OnesTitle for members
Title for members
PUBLIC_POLAR_WEBHOOK_DOMAINPolar webhook domain
Polar webhook domain
PUBLIC_SUFFIXESuser.localhost:9523,user2.localhost:9523,awesome.localhost:9523Public suffixes for user subdomains
Public suffixes for user subdomains
PUBLIC_TRAEFIK_CONFIG_HOST127.0.0.1:9523Public Traefik config host
Public Traefik config host
PUBLIC_URLhttp://localhost:9523Public URL for the Weird instance
Public URL for the Weird instance
RAUTHY_URLhttp://localhost:8921URL for the Rauthy OIDC server
URL for the Rauthy OIDC server
REDIS_URLredis://localhost:7634Redis connection URL
Redis connection URL
SMTP_FROMWeird One <noreply@localhost.de>From address for outgoing emails
From address for outgoing emails
SMTP_HOSTlocalhostSMTP server hostname
SMTP server hostname
SMTP_PASSdummySMTP password
SMTP password
SMTP_PORT2525SMTP server port
SMTP server port
SMTP_SECUREfalseWhether to use secure SMTP connection
Whether to use secure SMTP connection
SMTP_URLsmtp://dummy:dummy@localhost:2525/?pool=trueFull SMTP connection URL for Weird
Full SMTP connection URL for Weird
SMTP_USERdummySMTP username
SMTP username
TRAEFIK_CONFIG_NAMESPACEweird-one-dynamic-configTraefik config namespace
Traefik config namespace
TRAEFIK_CONFIG_SERVICE_NAMEsrv-weird@dockerTraefik service name for dynamic config
Traefik service name for dynamic config