Indieweb Websites

David Wolfpaw is an artist, web developer, and a "troublemaker for good." They handle WordPress maintenance and support via FixUpFox and speak, write, and consult about WordPress, business processes, and productivity. David builds websites, often using WordPress since 2008. They are a proponent of the IndieWeb movement and teach workshops on building things for the web. David was the lead organizer of the WordPress Orlando Meetup from 2012-2020 and an organizer of WordCamp Orlando. They are queer, latine, and neurodivergent and live near Orlando, FL.

Max Dietrich is a geospatial developer and cyclist from Wasserburg am Inn, Germany. He shares his learnings about web-development and creating web-maps on his website. He is a member of the IndieWeb community and has been tracking his location since 2021. Currently, he works at Bayernwerk Netz GmbH. When not working on his website, he enjoys cycling in the Bavarian Alps or hiking.

Maurice Renck is a blogger, podcaster, and web developer based in Hamburg. He explores the intersection of technology, the IndieWeb, media, and online publishing. Since around 2002, he has been active in these fields, running various blogs and podcasts, including Server Side Stories, Erzählen, Hack Your Business, elbrauschen, and RadioTux. He co-founded Tauschwohnung.com and FREIHAFEN Magazin. Maurice also develops open-source tools and works for konzentrik, focusing on web development with TypeScript, NodeJs, and PHP. He is also a musician.

Elizabeth Tai is an essayist, sci-fi writer, and digital gardener. She writes about the Indieweb, knowledge management, and topics she finds interesting. Her website serves as a digital garden, featuring long-form writing, works-in-progress, guides, journal entries, and notes. She also maintains a Chinese drama blog and a Substack called Tai Tales, which focuses on Chinese culture and learning Mandarin with Chinese dramas.

Xan Surnamehere is a designer, student, and sysadmin webmaster. Based in the U.S., Xan enjoys software, technology, and making people laugh. They spend time chatting with friends on Discord, browsing YouTube and other social platforms, and exploring the IndieWeb. Offline, Xan enjoys public transit, card games, reading, and using hardware. They take photos with their Google Pixel 6 and listen to music downloaded on their phone. Xan follows a plant-based diet and was named after a character from the Time Quintet series.

Ana Rodrigues is a web developer with over 10 years of experience, starting as a hobbyist creating fan sites. She holds a bachelor's degree in multimedia, with studies in design, photography, and video. Since 2012, she has worked as a front end developer. Ana is interested in a variety of topics including ethics, IndieWeb, sustainability, plants, cooking, privacy, cats, memes, DIY, films, travel, dreams, and skin care. She currently lives in London with her husband and cat.

Meadowhawk is a software engineer, maker, tiny house builder, artist, hiker, and gamer. They are interested in decentralization and moving away from corporate social media. Meadowhawk enjoys hacking, making, and cultivating small communities. They self-host Gitea and Immich, and have moved to Proton for calendar and other services. Meadowhawk is working on rehosting their old Instagram content to their blog. They use Pelican as a static site generator, along with REST services for dynamic content.

Mike Sass is a Security Researcher, Apple Fanboy, Student-For-Life, Gamer, World Traveler, Craft Beer Enthusiast, Writer & Podcaster based in the VA/DC metro area. He maintains Shellsharks as a blog, IndieWeb site, and community. He writes about all things Infosec, Technology and Life in general, publishing content as a reference for himself, available to be consumed by all.

Jo is a person with a passion for websites and technology. They are a poet, artist, scientifictionist, singer, hedonist, optimist, trained media designer, and computer science student in Germany. Jo enjoys expressing themself through their website, dead.garden, and playing around with technology. They blog about once a month and are interested in self-hosting their online activities.

Dominik Hofer is a curious, creative coder from Switzerland. He is a 24-year-old student at the University of Bern studying computer science with minors in maths and social sciences. By day, he works as the Lead Engineer at Trueform, building Billow. At night, he creates his own things, designing and coding, running, and writing on his blog. He is interested in the IndieWeb, the AT Protocol, blogging, running, photography, and living a simpler life. Dominik considers himself a very curious person with many interests.

Juni is an individual who shares their musings, spirals, and mental wanderings online. They describe themselves as "drowning in a sea of existentialism & .exe's." Juni publishes articles, or "inklings," on their website and also maintains a piclog of their bookshelf. They are exploring alternatives to Goodreads for tracking their reading and are part of the indieWeb webring.

Ebuka Ezeh is a self-taught software engineer based in Nigeria with over 12 years of experience building accessible and performant software at scale. His work primarily focuses on frontend development, building interactive elements for users. He has contributed to solutions across various domains, including data infrastructure, fintech, healthcare, and developer tools. Ebuka values simplicity and supports the IndieWeb movement, emphasizing content ownership and a human-centered web. He enjoys tennis, chess, and appreciating craftsmanship.

Crystal Touchton (CuppaRex) is a writer and blogger who shares her life experiences and interests online. She considers herself a lifelong learner and enjoys exploring a variety of topics. Crystal is a Christian, a wife of 21 years, a mother to two sons, and a homeschooler. She enjoys spending time with loved ones, having conversations, and early mornings with a cup of coffee. Her interests include writing, reading, playing Minecraft, swimming, and thrifting. She embraces the mundane and finds joy in daily routines.

Chris Aldrich is a Johns Hopkins trained biomedical and electrical engineer. He has a variety of interests including the entertainment industry, information theory, evolution, big history, genetics, signal processing, transgenetics, translational medicine, and theoretical mathematics. Chris is a strong advocate of the IndieWeb movement and publishes content to his own website, syndicating it to other platforms. He is also a talent manager and producer in the entertainment industry, representing writers/authors and actors. He consults in finance and distribution and teaches entertainment-related courses at Johns Hopkins University. Chris is currently working on a textbook covering the representation business.

Khürt Williams is an information security architect, photographer, and nature enthusiast. He is the author of Island in the Net, a blog he started in 2006 where he shares his thoughts and photos on tech, photography, hiking, craft beer, and life's curiosities. He is an F1 fan, IndieWeb supporter, and occasional speaker. Khürt lives in Montgomery Township, New Jersey, with his wife, Bhavna.

Michael is a PHP developer with a focus on WordPress. He works a day job offering support and maintenance for WordPress site owners. In his free time, he focuses on his physical and mental health, listens to podcasts, and works on improving his writing and reading. He is a fan of pirates and the culture that fostered them. He also enjoys collecting and organizing digital music files.

Matthias Pfefferle is a blogger, podcaster, and columnist focused on the open, independent, and federated social web. He currently works as an Open Web Lead for Automattic. He wrote the "Pfefferles Open Web" column in SCREENGUIDE magazine, summarizing developments in the Open Web, until July 2018. He also wrote a chapter on IndieWeb and Fediverse for the book "WordPress 6 – Das umfassende Handbuch". He co-hosts the KrautPress Website Club and hosts a show on dothewoo.io called Open Web Conversations.

Owen is a web developer who enjoys reading and exploring the internet. He uses his blog as a digital garden to store notes and short thoughts. He collects interesting articles and resources, and also records his reading notes. Owen values attention freedom over financial freedom and advocates for a minimalist lifestyle. He can be found on Telegram, Twitter, and Github.

Christopheducamp is a 63-year-old retiree and student in transition. He is interested in becoming a good lover, father, grandfather, and a professional skipper. He is currently planning trips to Colombia and Argentina. He is also interested in the IndieWeb movement, microblogging, and decentralized web technologies like IndieAuth and Mastodon. He has organized a barcamp on the theme of "Aging Well" and translates articles related to web technologies.

This person is interested in making the indie web easier to join, particularly for non-developers. They believe existing tools are too developer-focused and are interested in exploring simpler tools and collective hosting solutions. They have been blogging for over 10 years, starting with Blogger and Tumblr, and currently use a static site generator. They are also interested in homelab networking and engaging with other blogs.

Tim Marinin is a software engineer interested in understanding the world. He thinks about software and privacy and enjoys coffee. He publishes articles, notes, podcasts, book reviews, and slides from talks on his website. He can be found on Github and Bluesky as @timmarinin, and on Telegram at @timmarinin_blog. He also has an itch.io page, timmarinin.itch.io.

Isaac is a programmer working at a non-profit creating orthopedic healthcare tech. He enjoys collecting and writing about his many interests, including rivers, boats, old pictures, maps, poetry, gardening, computers, music, and anarchy. He shares these interests on his website, ike.io, where he publishes poems, tech how-tos, and essays. His writing has appeared in Tumbleweird, Rejected Lit, Hawk & Handsaw, and Nature Writing. He has been writing on the internet since 2010 and is an Indieweb homesteader. Isaac is a dad of three and has been married to Sarah for ten years. Together, they used to run a monthly music series.

Ruben Verweij is a scientist from the Netherlands focusing on air quality. He maintains a personal website, Kedara, which he describes as a wiki, digital garden, and blog. His writing focuses on topics such as personal web development, books, Long Covid, nature, and open source. He is interested in Yoga, Sanskrit, homegrown food & Permaculture, music, photography and all things nature and weather. Kedara is a bilingual website with content in both English and Dutch.

Eric Winchester is a 46-year-old creative professional who has worked in the digital creative industry. He enjoys learning, sharing, and chasing down whatever sparks joy. His website, ericslog.com, is his own corner of the internet, a place to share what he's working on, thinking about, or learning. He tinkers with ideas and projects, shares thoughts on tech, creativity, life and nostalgia, and explores random rabbit holes. He messes with homelab gear, retro tech, and floppy disks.