smallweb

a manually curated collection of neat indie websites :)

Weird netizens — Open Indie

It's been a year since I wrote about Weird web pages as a prospective catalyst for the reclamation of my digital identity. There's been s...

The IndieWeb Doesn't Need to 'Take Off' - Susam Pal

There's a corner of the Internet where people have been reclaiming their digital independence by hosting their own websites and promoting the idea of owning your own content. It's called the IndieWeb. The community has its own website, IRC channels, social media presence, etc. as well

The IndieWeb Is Punk Manifesto

Three chords and a domain name. A manifesto for the DIY web.

Stacktracer's Dev Shrine

Surfing the IndieWeb is fun! Like many people my age (old millenial here, to be specific), I miss the Internet of the 90's and early 2000's. Until a couple of years age I thought it was gone for good. Luckily, I was wrong. The small web is all about non-corporate homepages and websites made by individuals. I won't go into details on why this is cool. For now, let me just point you in the right direction so you can see for yourself.

Weird web pages — Open Indie

The Great Untangling: Part 3 – Materializing the web from first principles. Right now I use GitHub as my go-to profile page: github.com/...

Litter Layer

Indie search engine for discovering personal and small-web sites — built largely by visitors like you.

Website Builder for Indie Game Developers

ManaKeep makes it easy to create a great website for your indie game

Five Interesting Indie Platforms You Might Not Have Heard Of

After deleting my corporate social media accounts, I've discovered five interesting indie platforms and online communities you might not have heard of: Special Fish, Ctrl + Shift + 3, web1.0 Hosting, Pillowfort, and Blue Dwarf. A look at what makes each unique, from brutalist design to old-device accessibility, and a call to support the independent web financially.

Good Internet

A magazine for the non-corporate and independent web, use of code as an art medium, and web development enthusiasm of hobbyists and professionals alike.

Good, Standard Work: Creating the Commons

A defence of digital stewardship, IndieWeb principles, Blackfoot models of collective flourishing, and what it means to plant seeds in a garden you'll neve…

Indiekit

The little server that connects your website to the independent web.

The IndieWeb Movement: Owning Your Data and Being the Change You Want to See in the Web · Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer

A look at what the IndieWeb is, why you should care, and how to get started with it.