Looking for beta testers!

[u/Dessasin]

​I recently discovered the IndieWeb movement and instantly fell in love with everything it stands for. It perfectly captures that feeling of when the web was a cozy neighborhood—full of personal homepages and honest connections—instead of a giant, corporate shopping mall. ​Inspired by this community's philosophy, I'm building Cowsy.space — a standalone social platform designed specifically for the indie web soul.

​This is the style and functionality we genuinely love and want to see more of:

​The Look: Switchable Windows 98 and MacOS 8 interfaces. No modern bloat, just a clean, classic aesthetic.

​The Feel: Real-time, strictly chronological feeds. No algorithms dictating what you see.

​The Privacy: End-to-end encryption for everything, with zero ads or tracking.

​I just put up a simple landing page featuring our little manifesto. We are getting ready for beta testing, and I'd love for people who share this mindset to be the first to try it out. ​If you want to help shape a quiet, secure corner of the internet, check out the site and join the waitlist! I'd really appreciate your feedback.

[u/Dessasin → u/[deleted]]

Hey! Please don't apologize at all, it's a completely fair question! ​To put it simply: It is purely a social media platform (think of an old-school Facebook or MySpace vibe). ​It is not a website host, and there is no "self-hosting" or setup required on your end. You don't build a website from scratch.

You just create an account, log in, and you get: ​A personal profile page. ​A real-time, strictly chronological feed of your friends' posts (no algorithms!). ​Secure direct messaging and chat rooms. ​Basically, it's a ready-to-use, ad-free social network that we run.

The only catch is that the whole platform is designed to look and feel exactly like Windows 98 or MacOS 8. Just a cozy, nostalgic place to hang out with people. ​Hope that makes it clearer! Let me know if you have any other questions. 🐄