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What is the IndieWeb?

The IndieWeb is a people-focused alternative to the “corporate web”.

It is a community of independent and personal websites connected by open standards and based on the principles of: owning your domain and using it as your primary online identity, publishing on your own site first (optionally elsewhere), and owning your content.

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Your content is yours

When you post something on the web, it should belong to you, not a corporation. Too many companies have gone out of business and lost all of their users’ data. By joining the IndieWeb, your content stays yours and in your control.

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You are better connected

Your articles and status messages can be distributed to any platform, not just one, allowing you to engage with everyone. Replies and likes on other services can come back to your site so they’re all in one place.

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You are in control

You can post anything you want, in any format you want, with no one monitoring you. In addition, you share simple readable links such as example.com/ideas. These links are permanent and will always work.

🌱 Join the IndieWeb

🗽 Beyond Blogging and Decentralization

The IndieWeb effort is different from previous efforts/communities:

Perhaps most importantly, we are people-focused instead of project-focused. We have regular meetups. All are welcome. You don't need to have a website to join, but you should be interested in personal websites!

🎡 Homebrew Website Club

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Homebrew Website Club 2018-11-14 SF

Homebrew Website Club is a regular meetup of creatives passionate about improving their own websites, sharing successes and challenges with a like-minded and supportive community.

Upcoming meetups

🎪 IndieWebCamp

IndieWeb Summit 2019 Day 1 attendees
IndieWeb Summit 2019

IndieWebCamp is a two day gathering of web creators collaboratively advancing the independent web. One day of breakout sessions, and one day of hacking, creating, & improving our personal sites to empower ourselves and inspire each other.

Upcoming IndieWebCamps

See more and help organize, suggest dates, locations, and volunteer:

⛺️ IndieWeb Pop-Ups

Pop-Ups are online events about a specific topic, similar to an extended discussion session at an in-person IndieWebCamp.

Upcoming Pop-Ups

More Pop-Ups are being planned. Jump on in and help facilitate, suggest dates or propose a topic.