OpenMeet: Distributed Open-Source Event Platform

In today's digital landscape, event organization and discovery are often controlled by centralized platforms, limiting user privacy, data ownership, and community autonomy. OpenMeet aims to change this paradigm by offering a distributed, open-source alternative that empowers users and communities.

OpenMeet is a self-hostable event platform that creates a network of interconnected instances, allowing users to organize and discover local events while maintaining control over their data. By leveraging technologies like Cassandra DB for data replication and a robust federation protocol, OpenMeet provides the benefits of a wide-reaching network without sacrificing individual privacy or community independence.

You can see development taking place at Github. Please drop in and give it a star to help build awareness.

Our platform addresses the growing demand for decentralized alternatives to big tech solutions, as evidenced by the success of platforms like Mastodon. With OpenMeet, users can run their own instances, customize their experience, and contribute to a resilient, community-driven ecosystem.

However, building a distributed social platform comes with unique challenges. This is where your expertise becomes invaluable. We need software developers, sure, but we also need event organizers, and community leaders, writers and graphic designers, and generally awesome people like you to help shape the development of OpenMeet.

We're seeking input from the public to help shape the development of OpenMeet. Your insights will be crucial in creating a user-friendly, robust, and feature-rich platform that truly serves the needs of diverse communities worldwide.

Join our mailing list to participate in the co-creation process, share your ideas, and help us build a distributed event platform that revolutionizes how we connect and gather in the digital age.