A simple, extensible federated protocol for building useful applications. Formerly known as Lysand.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Self-Hosted

Bastyon is described as 'Revolutionary anti-censorship decentralized publishing and social platform voted to freedom of speech. Based on the blockchain technology, it runs on a set of computers around the world, not controlled by any single entity' and is a Social Network in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Bastyon for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Bastyon alternative is Mastodon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Bastyon are Bluesky, X, diaspora* and Facebook.
A simple, extensible federated protocol for building useful applications. Formerly known as Lysand.

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