TryPost

The open-source social media scheduling platform

Schedule, manage, and publish content to all your social media accounts from one place.
Self-hosted. Privacy-focused. No limits.

Features • Platforms • Quick Start • Self-Hosting • Contributing

---

Why TryPost?

Tired of paying expensive monthly fees for social media scheduling tools? Want full control over your data? TryPost is the solution.

• 100% Open Source - Inspect the code, contribute, make it yours
• Self-Hosted - Your data stays on your servers
• No Limits - Schedule unlimited posts, connect unlimited accounts
• Privacy First - No tracking, no analytics, no data selling

Features

• Visual Calendar - Drag and drop posts across your content calendar
• Post Composer - Create and preview posts for multiple platforms at once
• Media Library - Upload images and videos with automatic optimization
• Team Collaboration - Invite team members with role-based permissions
• Workspaces - Manage multiple brands or clients separately
• Smart Scheduling - Schedule posts for optimal engagement times
• Multi-Platform Preview - See exactly how your post will look on each platform

Supported Platforms

X (Twitter)	LinkedIn	Facebook	Instagram	TikTok
YouTube	Pinterest	Threads	Bluesky	Mastodon

Quick Start

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Node.js 18+
• MySQL 8.0+ or PostgreSQL 14+
• Redis
• Composer

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/trypost-it/trypost.git
cd trypost

# Install dependencies
composer install
npm install

# Setup environment
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

# Configure your database in .env, then run migrations
php artisan migrate --seed

# Build assets
npm run build

# Start the server
php artisan serve

Visit http://localhost:8000 and create your account!

Self-Hosting

TryPost is designed to be self-hosted. Enable self-hosted mode in your .env:

SELF_HOSTED=true

This skips payment/subscription requirements and gives you full access.

Running in Production

# Start the queue worker
php artisan horizon

# Or use the watcher for development
php artisan horizon:watch

Docker (Coming Soon)

docker-compose up -d

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Backend	Laravel 12, PHP 8.4
Frontend	Vue 3, Inertia.js, TypeScript
Styling	Tailwind CSS 4
Database	MySQL / PostgreSQL
Queue	Redis + Laravel Horizon
Real-time	Laravel Reverb

Roadmap

Check out our public roadmap to see what's coming next and vote on features!

Contributing

We love contributions! Whether it's:

• Bug reports
• Feature requests
• Documentation improvements
• Code contributions

Development Setup

# Install dependencies
composer install
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

# Run tests
php artisan test

Community

• GitHub Discussions - Ask questions, share ideas
• GitHub Issues - Report bugs, request features

License

TryPost is licensed under the Functional Source License (FSL).

You can:

• Use TryPost for personal or internal business use
• Self-host for your own social media management
• Modify and contribute to the codebase

You cannot:

• Offer TryPost as a competing SaaS product
• White-label and resell TryPost

---

If TryPost helps you, please give us a star!