# Self-Hosted Social Network Platform — Deploy in 10 Minutes | BellamyBook

> Run your own social network on your own servers. Feed, chat, video calls, search and admin — deployed with Docker in about ten minutes.

Canonical URL: https://bellamybook.com/  
LLM index: https://bellamybook.com/llms.txt

## Summary

BellamyBook is a complete social stack — feed, chat, calls, search, admin — that you deploy with Docker and govern end to end. One deployment equals one community; it is not multi-tenant SaaS. You keep the database, the domain, the moderation rules and the upgrade schedule. The marketing homepage is served at `/` (legacy `/landing` redirects here).

## Why run a self-hosted social network?

| On big platforms | On BellamyBook |
|---|---|
| Their servers hold your members | Accounts, relationships and media sit in your database, exportable any time |
| An algorithm decides who sees you | You configure feed ranking and reach rules — or switch to plain chronological |
| One policy change can end your community | Nothing can suspend a network running on your own domain |

### Compared with the alternatives

| Capability | BellamyBook | Facebook Group | Discord | Mastodon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on your domain | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| You own the database | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Full custom branding | Yes | No | Limited | Limited |
| Feed you control | Yes | No | No feed | Chronological only |
| Built-in video calls | Yes | Limited | Yes | No |
| Admin analytics + moderation | Yes | Limited | Limited | Basic |

## What you get

- **Feed & posts** — Text, photos, video and stories with reactions, comments, hashtags and mentions. Ranked or chronological.
- **Chat & calls** — One-to-one and group messaging with live presence, plus audio and video rooms powered by LiveKit.
- **Search** — Elasticsearch across people, posts, blogs and hashtags, scoped to your domain only.
- **Notifications** — In-app, Web Push, and mobile push through the companion app shell.
- **Blogs & SEO** — Long-form articles with sitemaps and structured data on your own domain.
- **Admin & moderation** — Dashboard analytics, roles, content alerts, backup and restore, email campaigns.

## Deploy it

```bash
git clone https://github.com/nmtri3108/BellamyBook-Official.git
cp .env.example .env      # domain, secrets, storage
docker compose up -d
```

Compose brings up the API, background workers, databases and both web apps. Point DNS at your server, enable HTTPS, invite members.

Stack: .NET 8 · React 19 · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Redis · Elasticsearch · Neo4j · Kafka · RabbitMQ · MinIO · LiveKit · Traefik

Repository: https://github.com/nmtri3108/BellamyBook-Official  
Docs: https://docs.bellamybook.com

## FAQ

**What is a self-hosted social network?**  
It's a social platform that runs on hardware or cloud accounts you control, instead of a company's servers. You hold the database, the domain, the moderation rules and the upgrade schedule.

**How is this different from a Facebook group or Discord server?**  
Those are rooms inside someone else's product. BellamyBook is the product — your branding, your feed logic, your member data, on your URL. Nobody can rate-limit your reach or close the space.

**What do I need to run it?**  
A Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose, a domain name, and roughly 8 GB of RAM to start. The docs cover TLS, object storage and optional mail, OAuth and video services.

**Can I host several separate communities on one install?**  
No, and that's deliberate. One deployment equals one network, which keeps data boundaries clean and the architecture simple. Run a second deployment for a second community.

**What does it cost?**  
There is a free tier to get a community running. Professional and Enterprise licenses unlock higher member limits and operator features like the AI blog agent and email campaigns.

**Can I customize the branding and features?**  
Yes. Colors, logo, domain and policies are configuration. Beyond that the full source is available, so your team can extend the API or the web apps directly.

## Related pages

- [About](https://bellamybook.com/about.md)
- [Pricing](https://bellamybook.com/pricing.md)
- [Contact](https://bellamybook.com/contact.md)
- [Download](https://bellamybook.com/download.md)
- [Documentation](https://bellamybook.com/documentation.md)
- [Blogs](https://bellamybook.com/blogs.md)