Movim by movim
Movim - Decentralized social platform
About Movim
From the project's README at github.com/movim/movim. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Movim is a federated blogging and chat platform that acts as a web frontend for the XMPP protocol.
Please refer to the installation instructions in the INSTALL.md file, or check out the Movim Wiki for more information.
You can try out Movim on your local machine in a container using Podman (main website). Podman is a FOSS alternative to Docker that is available on all the main distributions.
This setup is only for tests purpose, the containers are not optimized and most of the caches are disabled. To deploy your own Movim instance use the INSTALL.md tutorial.
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 2.0k | github.com/movim/movim |
| GitHub forks | 278 | github.com/movim/movim |
| Docker Hub pulls | 111k | hub.docker.com / movim |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 10.9 years | since Jun 2015 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 39 | last: 12 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2023-2848. What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Movim?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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