How to build a website for the IndieWeb
summary
Argues that owning a domain and publishing first gives portable identity and content, shows a working IndieAuth flow where the client ID is the app URL (no provider registration), and demos rel=me links + GitHub as an OAuth provider; recommends buying a domain (~$10–$20/yr), marking HTML with microformats for consumption, using IndieAuth for login, Micropub for posting and Webmention/Brid.gy for syndication and pulling reactions back.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction to IndieWeb
- 1:06Golden age of the internet
- 2:08Problems with social media silos
- 3:10Reclaiming your content
- 4:13RealMe authentication
- 5:59IndieAuth vs OpenID Connect
- 7:49Portable identity with IndieAuth
- 9:11IndieAuth in action
- 10:56Own your content first
- 11:40Semantic HTML classes
- 12:44Micropub protocol
- 13:49Cross-posting and backfeed
- 14:52Getting started steps
