Hubzilla Support ForumMar 4
Kristian wrote the following post Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:57:05 +0100

Hubzilla as weblog platform on shared webhoster?

Folks, unsure whether this has been an answered question: I'm currently running several web/microblogs based on Bludit which is lightweight and fast but suffers from some limitations and is not that actively developed anymore. But it works with my environment which is essentially shared web space, database and PHP included but no shell access.
I've tried running Friendica as my communication hub on that earlier and quickly failed, especially given load caused by ActivityPub federation, and I'm living on several Mastodon accounts for that right now. Wonder, so, whether it would be possible in a shared-hosting setup to use Hubzilla merely as a weblog and maybe photo management application and talking to Diaspora* that provides an RSS feed to be pushed across to Mastodon and elsewhere? Is that a good idea, or should I better stay away from that and use things the way I do now (keep stuff in that blog and import a channel source here)?
Kristian

Grumpy greybeard. Est'd 1977. Collecting moments in words and images. Sometimes clips, sometimes odd humor, sometimes arousal, sometimes desparation. Mostly quiet. And in between networks bubbles connections most of the time, much more than it should be. You're welcome.

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@Hubzilla Support Forum Using HZ as a blog work on shared hosts, but does not make much sense, as it's database size will be about 100 times bigger, than just using a proper CMS. I recommend #textpattern for this.
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@*_jߍyrope @Kristian
I'm running Yellow on several websites, maybe thats another option. Flatfile CMS, customizable, small and simple. The blog plugin is activated on my homepage and is functioning as intended.
#^https://datenstrom.se/yellow/
I love flatfile CMS :-)
Kristian

Grumpy greybeard. Est'd 1977. Collecting moments in words and images. Sometimes clips, sometimes odd humor, sometimes arousal, sometimes desparation. Mostly quiet. And in between networks bubbles connections most of the time, much more than it should be. You're welcome.