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Gancio is an open-source, federated shared agenda platform for local communities to organize and share events without centralized control.

🚀 Overview

Gancio is a lightweight, decentralized event calendar tailored for small-scale local or thematic communities, emphasizing content over user engagement and identities.

It solves the problem of proprietary, attention-grabbing event platforms by offering a simple shared agenda where events are the focus—anonymous by default—and data is exportable in multiple formats to prevent lock-in.

Built for collectives, hackerspaces, neighborhoods, and affinity groups who need a straightforward tool for coordination. Why build it? To prioritize community-specific needs, federation via ActivityPub, and freedom from walled gardens, gamification, and big tech dependencies.

✨ Key Features

Shared event calendar displaying events prominently on the homepage, with anonymous posting (moderated approval for non-logged-in users)
ActivityPub federation to connect with the Fediverse, enabling cross-instance event sharing
Rich export options: RSS/Atom feeds, ICS calendars (global or per-event), embed via iframe/webcomponent, microdata/microformats for SEO
Multi-language support, responsive design, and plugins/web components for integration
Optional: v2.0 alpha (full rewrite for modernization, testable via Docker)

🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend: Nuxt.js, Vue.js
Backend: Node.js, Express.js
Database: PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQLite (via Sequelize ORM)
Auth: Custom
Hosting: Self-hosted (Docker, YunoHost)

👥 Who Is This For?

This project is useful for:

Local communities who want to ___ share agendas without accounts or personal data
Collectives and hackerspaces looking for ___ federated, privacy-focused event tools
Indie groups building ___ decentralized coordination systems