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Open source alternatives to Hootsuite

Hootsuite starts at $99 (pricing). Here are 2 self-hostable options – free to run on your own server.

postiz-app

★ 37.2kAGPL-3.0
self-host: medium

gitroomhq/postiz-app

mixpost

★ 3.8kMIT
self-host: medium

inovector/mixpost

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You are a senior full-stack engineer. Build a minimal, self-hosted clone of Hootsuite (social media scheduling) that I can run on my own VPS. Keep it small, production-sane, and easy to maintain.

## Goal
Replace my paid Hootsuite subscription for a single person or small team. MVP only — no billing, no enterprise features.

## Core features (build exactly these)
1. connect social accounts (X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon via OAuth)
2. compose and schedule posts with media
3. content calendar view
4. queue worker publishing at scheduled time
5. basic engagement stats

## Stack
- Next.js (App Router, TypeScript) + Tailwind + shadcn/ui
- PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM (migrations checked in)
- Auth: Better Auth (email + password, optional GitHub OAuth); every query scoped to the signed-in user/workspace
- Background jobs (if needed): pg-boss on the same Postgres
- File storage (if needed): S3-compatible (MinIO container)

## Data model (start here, extend only if required)
User, SocialAccount, Post, MediaAsset, PublishJob
Use UUID primary keys, createdAt/updatedAt on every table, and foreign keys with sensible ON DELETE behavior.

## Deliverables
1. Working app with the features above and a clean, minimal UI
2. docker-compose.yml with app, postgres and Caddy (automatic HTTPS) — `docker compose up -d` must be all I run
3. .env.example documenting every variable; no secrets in code
4. Seed script with demo data
5. README: local dev, deploy on a fresh Ubuntu VPS (install Docker, set DNS A record, compose up), backups (pg_dump cron), and updating

## Rules
- Build in small steps; after each feature, run typecheck and the app, and fix errors before moving on
- Validate all input with zod; rate-limit public endpoints
- Write a few Playwright smoke tests for the main flow
- Ask me before adding any dependency beyond the stack above

For reference (study the approach, don't copy code): https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app, https://github.com/inovector/mixpost

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