About Hostux Network
Hostux Network provides free, accessible web services designed to reduce dependence on large platforms. The project follows a simple idea: offer useful, self-hosted tools that are more respectful of privacy.
Overview
The Internet still relies heavily on centralized, closed services built around data collection. Hostux tries to provide a more sober alternative: independently hosted services, based on free software, and usable without an advertising-driven logic.
The goal is not to reinvent everything, but to make practical tools available again: communication, sharing, publishing, collaboration and network services, with a more transparent approach to technology and usage. The project is intentionally pragmatic: useful services first, fewer unnecessary layers, and clearer assumptions about how the tools work.
How the services work
Not all services have the same constraints. Some are open without an account, others require registration, and a few may have specific usage rules depending on their nature.
Common terms are grouped on the Terms of Use page. When a service has a specific operating mode, the information is provided directly on its dedicated page so people do not have to guess how access, registration or limitations are handled.
Free software and transparency
Hostux Network relies on free software for practical, technical and political reasons. This makes it possible to use auditable tools, contribute to their distribution and avoid building the project on opaque components.
The site also reuses part of the approach initiated by Libreops.cc, which published the source code of its platform. This base was then adapted to the context and needs of Hostux. The point is not to claim novelty for its own sake, but to build on existing free software work in a way that stays transparent and reusable.
A volunteer-run project
Hostux.network and the associated services are maintained voluntarily, using personally funded time and resources. The project remains deliberately independent, which also means keeping the infrastructure simple and sustainable.
Approximate annual costs:
- domains: 245 €/year
- infrastructure: 865 €/year
If these services are useful to you, you can support the project through Liberapay. Support helps keep the project independent and avoids pushing it toward advertising or data extraction models.
Useful pages
To go further, you can read the Contact page, the Terms of Use, or return to the services index.