Flightstead

INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING FOR iPhone

Your own place to publish.

Share words, photographs, links, books, and music from your iPhone to a site on your domain, running on your server.

ServerSelf-hosted, free & open source
iPhone appFree to use, donations appreciated

Fediverse-ready

A sunny yellow aeroplane beside an open green hangar and a windsock

What it does

Publish simply. Keep control.

The convenience of a share extension, with the permanence and ownership of your own website.

01

Publish from your iPhone

Send a thought, link, photograph, book, song, quote, or article from the standard share sheet.

02

Own the whole thing

Your domain, SQLite database, media, and backups stay on infrastructure you control.

03

Part of the open web

Every post gets a durable URL, with RSS, search, and optional Fediverse delivery built in.

Make it yours

6 themes built in.

Change the whole character of your site without changing your content.

Basic
Cards
Washi
Prism
Ledger
Cabinet

Setup

Set up once. Publish from your phone.

Flightstead is one Node process backed by SQLite. Run it on shared hosting, a Linux server, or a machine you already manage.

Install the server

Bring a domain and an always-on host, then add your email settings.

Pair your iPhone

Scan a short-lived QR code to connect the app securely.

Start publishing

Share from another app or create a post directly in Flightstead.