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Open Post: a free, self-hosted Post Bridge alternative for every social account

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From @brainstormity on X (@brainstormity) · Oct 2026 · Share

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The Short Version

How brainstormity (@brainstormity) did it with Open Post and Post Bridge: He says it costs him under $1 a month to run, versus $99 a month before (his own claim).

  • What: Tired of paying $99 a month for a posting tool, brainstormity built Open Post, an open source dashboard that posts to 11 channels from one place: X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business and Mastodon.
  • Result: He says it costs him under $1 a month to run, versus $99 a month before (his own claim).
  • Made with: Open Post, Post Bridge
Key Facts
Whobrainstormity (@brainstormity)
ToolOpen Post, Post Bridge
RevenueMonetization status unknown
SourceX (@brainstormity)

Try It Yourself

PromptWorks in Open Post
(Our starter template, not the creator's prompt; none was shared.) Help me self-host an open source social media scheduler on a small server. List what I need (server, domain, database), walk me through installing it, then show me how to create API keys for [X, Instagram, LinkedIn] and connect them. Flag any platform that charges for API access.

Starter tools

OPOpen PostOpen Open PostPost BridgeOpen Post Bridge

Your first step

Open Open Post, paste the prompt above and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.

The workflow

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OPPostOpen PostPostPost Bridge
<$1/moResultrunning cost, his claim

Made With

OPOpen PostPost · Free, self-hosted dashboard to post to all your social accountsTry Open PostMore Cases
Post BridgePost · Post to all your social accounts from one dashboardTry Post BridgeMore Cases

Where & With What

XOPOpen PostPost Bridge

What They Did

  1. 1The moveTired of paying $99 a month for a posting tool, brainstormity built Open Post, an open source dashboard that posts to 11 channels from one place: X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business and Mastodon.
  2. 2Step 2Pick a small server or free tier
  3. 3Step 3Install the open source app
  4. 4ResultHe says it costs him under $1 a month to run, versus $99 a month before (his own claim).

Quick Answers

What tools do you need?

Open Post (free, self-hosted dashboard to post to all your social accounts); Post Bridge (post to all your social accounts from one dashboard).

How much does it cost?

You can start for $0: Open Post has a free plan. Post Bridge is paid or trial-based. Check each tool's site for current prices.

Is it allowed?

X allows original content; deceptive synthetic media likely to cause harm can be labeled or removed, and paid posts must be disclosed. Source.

Watch out: Self-hosting means you set up each platform's API access and keep it running yourself. Some platforms charge for API use. Wait for the public code before relying on it.

Full write-up & sources

More detail: It runs on your own server and connects with your own API tokens. He says he wrote it from scratch, inspired by Post Bridge.

Results: Posted Oct 25, 2026: 4.7K views and 142 bookmarks. The code is not public yet; he plans to put it on GitHub the week of Oct 26 after testing each channel.

Worth knowing: If you can run a small server, a self-hosted one cuts that to hosting costs.

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