Haven
Private blogging system with markdown editing and built in RSS reader.
Activity has dropped noticeably. Check the repository before committing to it.
Commit activity more than 14% of tracked projects; popularity more than 31%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 804 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Ruby |
Is Haven actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 31 commits, of which 18 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 6 commits a month.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 200% more commits than the one before it.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
Haven ranks #9 of 14 tracked blogging platforms projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Haven actually does
Haven is a self-hosted blogging platform that allows you to write posts using markdown formatting. It also includes a built-in RSS reader so you can follow other feeds from the same interface. The project is licensed under the MIT licence and built with Ruby.
Best fit: It suits individuals who want a straightforward, private space for markdown blogging combined with an integrated feed reader on their own infrastructure.
Worth knowing: The repository currently has no tagged releases and development activity is slowing, which may introduce stability risks or require you to rely directly on the master branch.
Deployment notes
Because this application is built with Ruby, you will typically need to run it behind a reverse proxy for TLS termination, provision a persistent database, and manage a Ruby runtime environment on your server.
Haven as a replacement for
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