It is a minimalistic social network that is very easy to install and to use. You and your buddies can post text and images, which can be commented and liked.
Because you want to use a social network without selling your soul to the big proprietary social networks.
You.
That's the whole point and that's why you need to setup a database. We do keep an example database up and running but this is only for demonstration purposes.
You only need some free web space to put the web pages on and a provider for your couchdb - Cloudant, for example, has a free plan. Just follow the simple setup instructions.
Btw - there are free developer ressources listed here.
We've got you covered - here is how you install it. Here is a script that sets everything up on Amazon EC2 in one take.
Yes, on both desktop as mobile - as long as it is a somewhat recent version.
Yes.
You can still read old status updates. You can even post. Both posts and status updates will be synchronized once your phone re-connects.
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Yes.
Sure. If you need help, just create an issue or shoot us an email. Additionally, we are able to provide professional services.
In any case - if you have PPnet up and running we'd like to hear from you!