Your little living room on the web.

Stubli is a kinder social network. Share photos and stories with the people you’d invite in, on a website that’s yours. No ads, no algorithm, no counting.

Completely free. You just pay for web hosting.

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Lucatoday · Lugano · in Travel

Morning row before the boats wake up.

Amaraamara.ch

Hi, I'm Amara. Sunday markets, film photos and far too many plants. Come in!

PhotosJournalGuest book

Guest book

Come in, sign the guest book on your way out.

HansWhat a lovely room. The fondue photo made me hungry!

Your name
A few kind words…
Sign the guest book
Sofiayesterday · Bern · in Food

Friday fondue. Lost my bread twice.

That's everything for nowCome back tomorrow. We'll keep your seat warm.

Made in Zurich, now in betaCompletely free, just pay for web hosting

Instagram is a stage. Stubli is your living room.

Somewhere along the way, sharing with friends turned into performing for strangers. Stubli brings it back home.

On a stage

  • Likes and followers, counted in public
  • An algorithm decides who sees you
  • Ads between your friends
  • A feed that never ends
  • Your photos on someone else’s platform

In your Stubli

  • Nobody’s counting
  • Your friends’ posts, newest first
  • No ads, ever
  • The feed ends: “That’s everything for now”
  • Your photos on your own website

Your name, your Stubli.

Every Stubli is its own little website at its own address: your photos, a journal and a guest book. Type your name and step inside.

Try yours. Nothing is saved or sent.

Amaraamara.chFollow

Hi, I'm Amara. Sunday markets, film photos and far too many plants. Come in!

A perfect Sunday…

The market at Riponne, then coffee on the cathedral steps.

PhotosJournalGuest bookLinks

Your first photo goes here.No rush. The room is ready when you are.

Meitoday · Zurich · in Travel

Took the slow train on purpose.

Everyone can see this

Someone you don't followWhat a view! Where is this?Waiting for your OK. Only you can see it.

Your room, your house rules.

For the people you’d invite in.

Mark a post Friends only and it goes to the people you choose. It never appears on your public page.

Strangers wait at the door.

Comments from people you don’t follow wait for your OK. If someone isn’t welcome, block them quietly. Nobody is told.

What happens to the comment

Nobody’s in a hurry here.

No likes, no counts, no algorithm. Posts arrive newest first, and your feed ends when you’ve seen everyone.

Your colours, your address.

Pick the colour of your room. It lives at your own address, and you can pack everything up and take it with you.

Colour of your room

Build your Stubli in four steps.

About 15 minutes, easiest on a computer. Stubli is completely free; you only pay for web hosting.

  1. Get a WordPress.com siteSign up and choose the Personal plan, about $4 a month billed yearly.
  2. Add the Stubli pluginDownload Stubli, upload it under Plugins → Add New → Upload plugin, then tap Activate.
  3. Answer five quick questionsStubli’s setup opens by itself: your name, your interests, your colour and your people.
  4. Invite your peopleSend your invite link and you follow each other straight away. Then add the app to your phone’s home screen.

New to all this? See how Stubli works

Step 1 of 4Get a WordPress.com siteamara.wordpress.com
Personalabout $4 a month, billed yearly
Start on WordPress.com

Changed your mind? WordPress.com refunds yearly plans within 14 days, monthly plans within 7.

Step 2 of 4Add the Stubli plugin
stubli.zipPlugins → Add New → Upload plugin

Uploading…Installed. Tap Activate.

Download StubliShow me how
Step 3 of 4Answer five quick questions
HelloInterestsLookYour peopleReady

Stubli's setup opens by itself. Pick your colour:

Sunday markets, film photos and far too many plants.
Step 4 of 4Invite your peopleamara.wordpress.com/invite

Whoever opens your link follows you, and you follow them back.

See the whole guide

Good questions.

Something else on your mind? Ask us

Is Stubli really free?

Yes. Stubli costs nothing, now or later: no ads, no premium, nothing to unlock. You only pay for your web hosting.

What does hosting cost?

About $4 a month on WordPress.com’s Personal plan, billed yearly. Changed your mind? WordPress.com refunds yearly plans within 14 days and monthly plans within 7.

Do my friends need Stubli?

No. Anyone can visit your page and leave you a private note on one of your cards. With a Stubli of their own, they can also follow you, comment and sign your guest book.

Is it private?

Your page is public, like any website. Friends only posts go only to the people you choose. Sensible, not secret.

Is it finished?

It’s in beta. It works today, and we fix what our first guests tell us.

Can I leave?

Any time. Download everything, or move your Stubli to another host.

Ready to move in?

Stubli is in beta and open to everyone. Get a site, add Stubli, and your living room is ready in about 15 minutes.

Celestine makes Stubli and pays for it himself. If you like it, leave him a tip.

Start your Stubli

Do you have a WordPress site?

Next: get your own site on WordPress.com, then add Stubli. About 15 minutes, and Stubli itself is completely free.

Make your Stubli