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⚠️ DEPRECATED: This project is no longer under active development. The repository will remain available for reference, but no new features or updates will be released.

🌸 Saku (咲く - "to bloom") is the open-source website builder powered by interactive Widgets. Its the place to express and monetize your creativity.

Your creativity. Your page. Your story.

• Living Widget Grid - A dynamic, customizable way to showcase your work - more flexible than a Link in Bio, more intuitive than a Website Builder.
• Drag, Drop, Create - Build your digital page as naturally as rearranging apps & widgets on your home screen.
• Structured Freedom - A grid system that keeps your page polished while letting your creativity shine.

Your content. Your audience. Your success.

• Fair & Transparent - You earn directly, we simply provide the tools.
• Multiple Revenue Streams - Sell products, offer memberships, and receive donations.
• Effortless & Powerful - Turn passion into profit and monetize on your terms without friction or compromise.

Your presence. Your community. Your opportunity.

• Directory, Not Feed - Be found for your creativity, not for gaming engagement metrics.
• Authentic Connections - Network with peers, clients, and collaborators who truly value your work.
• Opportunities That Find You - Let the right projects and partnerships come to you.

Express without limits. Monetize on your terms. Discover real connections.

• Next.js - Frontend
• Hono - API
• Lit - Widgets
• TypeScript - Language
• Tailwind CSS - Styling
• PostgreSQL - Database
• Redis - In-memory database
• Drizzle - ORM
• "Lucia" (Arctic & Oslo) - Auth
• Turborepo - Monorepo

• Vercel - Deployments
• Neon - Managed PostgreSQL
• Upstash - Managed Redis
• Resend - Email
• PostHog - Analytics

We welcome thoughtful contributions that add value to the community. Each contribution needs its own issue - we don't accept PRs without an issue.

Read CONTRIBUTING.md for how to contribute.

The majority of Saku is open-source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPLv3) or any later version. You can find the full license here.

AGPLv3 ensures that even hosted modifications stay open-source, preventing companies from using the code without giving back.

As a solo founder, I want the project to live beyond just me - but I also can't afford to give everything away for free, because, well, living ain't free. All my MIT-licensed open-source libraries live in the community repo.

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Most parts of the codebase are AGPLv3. But branding, marketing, and other non-code assets aren't - to protect the project's identity and keep future options open.