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Antville

Open-source site hosting system with advanced features

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Antville is an open source weblog hosting software project that provides a simple site hosting system with advanced features. It allows users to create their own website with a few clicks, and the platform hosts a mix of public and non-public sites with posts and comments.

The homepage displays a live feed of recent posts and comments across hosted sites, along with totals for all websites and public websites. The project also maintains an API and development resources, and its about page includes transparency posts covering finances and content moderation decisions.

Antville is aimed at individuals and organizations looking to host weblogs or simple websites. The pages do not specify a free plan, trial, editions, or seat-based or usage-based packaging.

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