The IndieWeb is a community of individual websites connected by simple standards, based on the principles of owning your content and connecting with others on your own terms.

Core Principles

The IndieWeb is built around the idea that you should own your own content. Instead of posting on social media platforms where you don't control your data, you publish on your own site first.

POSSE

POSSE stands for "Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere". This means you write content on your personal site first, then share copies to other platforms. This ensures you always have the original copy even if platforms shut down.

Webmentions

Webmentions are a simple way to receive notifications when other sites link to yours. When someone replies to, likes, or mentions your content on their site, you get a notification on your site.

Getting Started

1. Set up your own website with a domain
2. Add Microformats to your HTML
3. Configure Webmention support
4. Set up POSSE to syndicate to social platforms

The goal is to have a decentralized web where everyone controls their own digital presence.