Embed Guestbook Concept

Bring the privacy-first guestbook to your own website

A federated communication network for when centralized platforms fail

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Communication That Outlasts Platforms

When centralized communication platforms (WhatsApp, Discord, Telegram) become unavailable due to censorship, outages, or shutdowns, what will you use to connect with your audience?

The Answer: Personal guestbooks - just like the 2000s, but with modern privacy protections and federation.

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How It Works

1. Configure CNAME

Point your domain's CNAME record to guestbook.obelix.top

guestbook.yourdomain.com
→ guestbook.obelix.top

2. Get Your Space

Our system automatically creates a separate guestbook space for your domain

/data/yourdomain.com/
→ entries.json

3. Start Connecting

Your audience can now leave messages on your personal guestbook

https://guestbook.
yourdomain.com

Features

Privacy-First

All IP addresses are hashed with SHA-256. No personal data collected. GDPR-compliant. Same privacy protections as our main guestbook.

Federated

Based on ActivityPub protocol. Your guestbook can communicate with other federated platforms. Decentralized and resilient.

Open Source

Full source code will be released. Self-hosting option available. Complete control over your data and infrastructure.

Free Forever

No subscriptions, no hidden fees. Free for everyone. Community-supported and maintained. No tracking, no ads.

Federation & ActivityPub

What is Federation?

Federation means your guestbook is not isolated. It can connect with other guestbooks and federated platforms (Mastodon, PeerTube, Lemmy, etc.) using the ActivityPub protocol.

Benefits:

  • No single point of failure
  • Messages sync across the network
  • Resistant to censorship
  • User-owned data
  • Community moderation

What is ActivityPub?

ActivityPub is an open, decentralized social networking protocol. It's the same technology powering Mastodon, Pixelfed, and other federated platforms.

How It Works:

1. User posts on your guestbook

2. ActivityPub message created

3. Message federates to network

4. Other instances receive and display

Roadmap

Phase 1: Core Guestbook

VPN-only guestbook with privacy protections, IP hashing, and basic federation

✅ Complete

Phase 2: Embed System

CNAME support, domain-based guestbooks, automatic space creation, admin panels

🚧 In Development (This Page)

Phase 3: ActivityPub Integration

Full ActivityPub support, federation with Mastodon/Pixelfed, message federation, cross-instance communication

📅 Planned

Phase 4: Open Source Release

Full source code release, self-hosting option, documentation, community tools, Docker support

📅 Planned

Ready to Build the Future of Communication?

Join us in creating a decentralized, privacy-first communication network that outlasts centralized platforms.

Back to Guestbook GitHub (Coming Soon)