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Zinkly - Laravel Social Network with Reels, Live, Marketplace & Communities
Zinkly - a complete social network you can run on your own domain
Zinkly is a modern, self-hosted social network built with Laravel. Your members get a feed, Reels, Stories, chat with voice and video calls, Pages, Communities, Events, a Marketplace and a Wallet, all in one fast, responsive website that works on phones, tablets and desktops in light and dark mode. You get a full Admin Panel to run it, brand it and earn from it.
Install it in minutes with the built-in web installer: upload, open your domain, enter your database details, done. A fresh install starts empty and is ready for your own community.
Social features
News feed with text, photos, videos, GIFs, polls and link previews; filter by Everything, Friends, Pages or Communities
Photo layouts for posts with 2 or more photos: Classic, Columns or Frame, with reordering and a featured photo
Edit history on posts, including privacy changes
Likes with themed animations, comments and replies, reposts, Recommend, Save and Share, Send to chat
Stories with a Story Studio (text, stickers and music), story replies and reactions
Reels: full-screen short videos with For You and Following tabs
Watch: long videos with playlists, trending and who-can-watch settings
Live streaming with chat, reactions, donations, moderation tools and saved recordings (LiveKit)
Profiles with followers, friends, photos, videos, albums and achievements
Privacy controls for profile, posts, stories and highlights; follow requests; block and report
Messaging and calls
Real-time private and group chat with photos, videos, voice notes and reactions
Voice and video calls, group calls and screen sharing
Online, idle and do-not-disturb status
Pages, Communities and Events
Pages for brands and creators: verified badge, admins with roles, post as your Page
Communities: public or private groups with rules, post approval, moderators, files and events
Events: free or paid, online or on location, with RSVPs and invitations
Earn with your network
Marketplace for physical and digital products: licence keys, versioned downloads, reviews, free products, support plans
Services listings for freelancers and businesses
Wallet: add money, send money, withdrawals
VIP subscription packages and an ad-free pass
Creator monetization: membership tiers, members-only content, earnings and payouts
Courses and a Jobs board
Payments with Stripe, PayPal, Flutterwave, CinetPay, bank transfer and custom methods; boosted and promoted posts; Google Ads slots
AI features (optional, your own API keys)
ZinklyAI assistant: write, reply, analyse images, create and edit images, search
AI translation of posts and messages
AI security checks for content
Works with OpenAI-compatible providers such as OpenAI and DeepSeek; every feature can be switched off
Admin Panel
Dashboard with live stats and a system health check
Users, roles, verification, bans and reports
Feature switches: turn any part of the site on or off
Branding, landing page editor, page introductions, email design, SEO settings
Payment systems with a "Save and test connection" check for Stripe and PayPal
Built-in documentation and a one-click updater for future update packages
Built for performance and developers
Laravel 13, PHP 8.3+, Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js
Real-time events with Laravel Reverb
Web push notifications (Firebase)
Full REST API (OAuth2 with PKCE) that powers the companion mobile apps
Google, Facebook and Discord sign-in, two-factor authentication, login alerts
Languages: English and Greek included; add more from the language files
What you get
Full source code, with the PHP dependencies already included
Web installer that creates your database tables, a unique app key and your admin account
Admin documentation built into the Admin Panel
Future updates, installed with the built-in updater
Companion apps: the native Android and iOS apps ZinklyApp (social app) and ZinklyChat (messenger) connect to this script through its API and are sold separately.
All names, people, products and images in the screenshots are demo content.
Requirements
- PHP 8.3 or newer with the usual Laravel extensions
- MySQL 5.7+ / 8.x or MariaDB 10.3+
- A VPS or hosting with SSH is recommended (queue worker and scheduler for background jobs)
- Optional: FFmpeg for video processing, LiveKit for calls and live streaming, Firebase for push notifications, your own AI and payment API keys
Installation
The guided web installer handles:
- Environment configuration
- Database setup
- Database migrations
- Administrator account creation
- Initial platform configuration
Version 1.3.1
Latest
Zinkly Social 1.3.1: livestreams on LiveKit only with a full setup guide, rich text in reposts, AdminCP Online users, Sign out of all devices, Newsletter preview, editable sidebar shortcuts, Android App Links and fixes. Clean 1.3.1 installation + Update 1.3 to 1.3.1 included.
Added
- AdminCP Online users - who is online now, today or this week, and what they are doing (privacy-safe)
- Newsletters - live email preview while writing and a new audience picker
- Edit your sidebar shortcuts - automatic, pinned or hidden for each item
- Notifications quote the comment, reply or mention they are about
- Zinkly Panel > Extensions shows each extension’s changelog
- Android App Links - links to your site open in your Android app (set ANDROID_APP_PACKAGE and ANDROID_APP_SHA256 in .env)
- App API - Subscribers only and Paid live on the app’s Go Live page
- Complete LiveKit setup guide in AdminCP > Documentation > Livestreams (LiveKit Cloud or your own server with Docker, nginx proxy, ports, .env keys)
Improved
- Reposts show bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, spoilers, links, #hashtags and @mentions, also in Page and Community moderation queues
- The Live menu item appears as soon as LiveKit is set up
- AdminCP > Updates confirms “Update installed successfully!” after every update (from the next update on)
- .env.example now lists the LiveKit keys (LIVEKIT_URL, LIVEKIT_API_KEY, LIVEKIT_API_SECRET)
- Translations and small design fixes (story studio, online friends bar, settings tabs)
Changed
- Livestreams run on LiveKit only - the old OBS / RTMP option (Owncast) and its AdminCP settings are removed. Camera, voice-only and screen lives work as before; OBS users can stream with its Virtual Camera
Fixed
- A feature that isn’t set up yet (for example Go Live before LiveKit) shows the real reason instead of “installing an update”
- Marketplace - hidden listings no longer count as a seller’s listings (product page and app Selling stats)
Security
- Admins can sign a member out of every device (website and app sessions)
- Old OBS streaming keys are deleted from the database by the update
Version 1.3
Zinkly Social 1.3 - released 21 October 2026 - is our biggest update so far: Business Pages, Channels, a revamped Messages area, end-to-end encrypted private chats, a new sidebar and feed, and a brand-new clean installation package. The download "Zinkly - Social Network.zip" contains: - Zinkly/ : the complete website for a new installation (version 1.3). Upload it, point your domain to the public folder and the web installer sets up your database, security key, site name, logo and admin account. - Update/ : for existing sites - 1.0 to 1.1, 1.1 to 1.2 and 1.2 to 1.3. Install them in order from AdminCP > System > Updates. - README.txt : requirements and step-by-step installation.
Added
- Business Pages - shop, bookings, CRM, inbox, broadcasts, analytics, team roles, API and webhooks
- Page message automations, an AI assistant for Pages and Human Assistance Detection
- Live Page Inbox - one reply per chat, waiting alerts and reply speed
- AI privacy layer - personal data is masked in every AI request
- Manage Page and Manage Group areas with a manager sidebar; site admins can manage any Page or Group
- Community Discussion and Community Forums with categories and advanced settings
- Channels - public forums with category covers, topic pages, reactions, warnings and an AI Moderator
- AI translation for Channels topics and replies
- Page Shop syncs to the Marketplace, with a Digital Only mode
- Live search (type to search), a new search page and AdminCP live search
- 6 new languages and the whole site translated, with Language settings
- Rich-text forum and post editors with HTML and icon buttons
- 120 ready profile pictures, 21 ready covers and 28 Page and Community templates, managed in AdminCP
- Gallery Reels with up to 20 photos and videos, monetized and scheduled Reels
- Stories phases 1 and 2 - phone editing, subtitles with styles and .srt files
- Blogs with cover upload and topics; subscription limits for Blogs and Marketplace
- One comment bar everywhere, with photo, GIF, video, voice and emoji comments
- Post privacy: Public, Followers, Anonymous, Private and Custom ("don't show to...")
- Phone bottom bar with Reels, a Create menu tile grid and Sidebar & menus settings for admins
- VIP packages - info tips, yearly plans, discount codes, gift a package and a visible animated avatar ring
- Zinkly Extensions - install add-ons from AdminCP
- Sidebar "Your shortcuts" (your Pages and Communities) and unread badges
- Home feed tabs - Everything, Recent Updates, Followers Only, Popular Posts, Discover Posts
- Friends panel - opens on hover, People you may know, your status with Blocked, Privacy and Close friends buttons
- Settings > Blocked people page
- End-to-end encrypted private chats (opt-in, AdminCP > Encryption) - text, photos, videos, files, voice messages, replies, edits and reactions
- Chat sync - a chat password and a recovery key unlock your encrypted history on new devices, with "Forgot your chat password?" options
- Device verification (numbers or QR code), contact security codes and a warning when a code changes
- App API for the website features - notifications, Close Friends, stories, ready pictures, Reels options, Boost, Blogs and Channels
Improved
- Messages revamp - faster conversations, chat pop-up and side panel; chat reactions show in the chat list instead of the bell
- Weather with tomorrow, a custom location and animations
- Create Reel redesign with settings on the left and a large preview
- Boost and Promote as two clear features, with AdminCP controls
- Upload name prefix and upload limits in AdminCP
- New photos are resized automatically on upload and turned upright (faster pages)
- Notification panel - delete, clear all and mark all as read, plus a new notifications pop-up
- Incoming calls ring properly; desktop app (PWA) system notifications and call pop-up
- "What are you doing?" picker revamp and an emoji button in every comment box
- Payment Systems - Stripe keys save reliably, plus "Save & test connection"
- Create Post window redesign, Ctrl+Enter to post and a slim "Share a story" row
- Clean installation - your site name replaces "Zinkly" in the texts, the installer adds the default pages, categories and achievements, and records the version
Changed
- New post design and action bar; the "Liked by" list is removed
- Settings navigation redesign and a new Scheduled page
- Sidebar - a cleaner active item, coloured icons, and "See More" opens downward inside the sidebar
- Coloured media icons everywhere; the Page and Community "More" menu stays on screen
Fixed
- Light mode, video playback, photo viewer zoom, chat message editing and Page appearance
- Pages and Communities lists on a brand-new site with no Pages or Communities yet
- The installer opens on a fresh upload (it creates its own settings file first)
Security
- No default admin account: the installer creates only the admin you choose
- Every new site gets its own security key and login keys
- Encrypted chats: the chat password never leaves the device, and resetting the account password never unlocks chats
Version 1.2.0
Zinkly Social 1.2 is our biggest step yet. Stories get a full-screen Studio with music, Live becomes a real studio with donations and saved lives, and ZinklyAI now creates and edits images, understands photos and searches the web. Creators can earn with paid Memberships, everyone gets Watch, Courses, Jobs and a public Requests board, and AdminCP was rebuilt from the ground up with Feature Switches for everything. Photo posts come to life with Classic, Columns and Frame layouts, the apps are fully native, and light mode is finally easy on the eyes everywhere. And much more! Most new features ship switched off — turn them on in AdminCP > System > Feature Switches. The apps follow the same switches. How to update: • Existing sites (1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1): upload zinkly-social-update-1.2.zip in AdminCP > Updates, then Review and Install. Replace the two updater files in "Step 1" first (needed once). • New installs: use zinkly-social.zip and follow the installer.
Added
- Story Studio — a full-screen editor with text styles, 50 animated stickers, GIFs, mentions, polls, location and links
- Music on Stories — search millions of songs and add one to your story, with Mute / Sound on
- Video story covers — pick the frame shown as the cover
- Scheduled Stories — post a story later, at the time you choose
- Hide Story — choose people who never see your Stories or Highlights
- Story links — open anyone's story with /?story=username
- Repost Stories — people you mention can repost your story
- Photo Layouts — Classic, Columns or Frame for posts with 2+ photos, with reorder and a featured photo
- Change layout anytime — switch a post's photo layout by editing it
- Recommend — star posts for your followers ("Recommended by")
- Send to chat — share a post into a chat as a card
- Themed like animations — the like effect matches the post (pets, love, music, party, food, sport and more)
- Post titles, spoilers and scheduling
- Turn off comments — authors and moderators can close comments on a post
- Post polls — vote right in the feed, on the website and in the apps
- YouTube previews — rich preview cards for YouTube links
- Go Live Studio — camera, title and settings before you start, plus a host view while live
- Live donations — viewers support the host from the chat (via Creator Memberships)
- Supporters — top and latest supporters and total raised, during and after the stream
- Saved Lives — keep your live to watch later, or let it disappear when it ends
- Live Recordings page — watch, download or delete saved lives, and keep lives by default
- Live storage limits — per site and per VIP package, with automatic clean-up of old lives
- External recording storage — keep saved lives on the server or on S3-compatible storage
- Threaded live comments — replies, reactions, photo and voice comments
- Live moderation — chat on/off, slow mode, blocked words, clear chat, ban, time out, delete and pin
- Live hub — a Live page and an "is live now" card in the feed
- ZinklyAI 2 — creates and edits images, understands photos, searches the web with sources and drafts replies
- ZinklyAI limits — hourly, daily and monthly limits, VIP bonus and a "left today" counter
- Creator Memberships — paid tiers, members-only posts, goals, discount codes, gifts, payouts and a dashboard
- Watch — a video section with playlists and members-only videos
- Courses — free and paid courses, with an editor on the website and in the app
- Jobs — a board to post and find jobs
- Requests & Roadmap — members share ideas and vote, admins reply and keep a public roadmap
- AI Translation — posts, comments, chats, reel captions and even text inside images
- Google Ads & AdBlock Pass — ads with AdBlock detection and a paid ad-free pass
- Themes — switch site themes, including an optional Halloween theme
- Email Design — one branded layout (logo, colours, footer) for every email
- Page Insights — followers by country, new followers, inbox activity and shared files
- Free Marketplace products — give products away for free, with a "Free only" filter
- Seller Downloads — who downloaded what and when, with a 30-day chart and CSV export
- Real view counts — Marketplace views count real people once, not bots or the seller
- Voice messages on the website — hold to record, plus drag & drop uploads
- Pinned chats — keep up to 3 chats on top
- Live in ZinklyApp — Go Live, donations, supporters and saved lives in the app
- Feature Switches — turn any feature on or off for the website and both apps
- Admin Search — find any AdminCP setting or page from one search box
- API Settings — API address, Ping, app on/off, per-app permissions and statistics
- App Release Notes — write the "What's new" shown inside the apps
- Built-in Documentation — setup guides in AdminCP, including Livestreams, cron and queues
- New 404 page — a friendly page for links that no longer exist
- Story Viewer — Instagram-style, full screen on phones, with a new reply bar and reactions
- Stories Bar — bigger circles that use the story itself as the cover
Changed
- Live Streaming — a brand-new design for going live, watching and chatting, built for phones
- Post Action Bar — Like, Comment, Share on the left; Recommend, Repost and Views on the right
- Reels — TikTok-style For You and Following, endless scroll, follow "+" and folding captions
- AdminCP — new menu with collapsible groups, phone layout with full-screen search and many new pages
- Monetization admin — creators, plans, transactions, payouts, refunds, disputes, taxes, fraud checks and audit log
- Sidebar — "See More" opens beside the menu; on phones extra sections show as tiles
- Mobile menu — swipe to close, account menu as a bottom sheet
- Edit History — previous versions show right away, and privacy changes are recorded too
- Reposts — only public posts can be reposted; hidden ones show "no longer available"
- Voice notes — play as audio everywhere, any phone or browser format
Improved
- Marketplace reviews — reviewer name and photo, up to 2000 characters, Report and delete your own
- Light Mode — pop-ups, code boxes and translucent panels are easy to read
- Emoji — newer emoji display correctly on older devices
- Live video — smoother playback when a browser or VPN blocks fast connections
- Story music — songs keep playing on older stories
- App sign-in — secure OAuth2 + PKCE; the apps follow the Feature Switches
- AdminCP Updates — reliable Install and Rollback, with a "Be right back" page
- Clean installation — every site gets its own database, name, logo and branding from the installer
- Forums add-on — no longer part of Zinkly Social (smaller forums in Communities are planned)
- Blogs add-on and the AdminCP Plugins page
- The old public/installation.php installer file
- Installer lock — the web installer can't be re-run once a site is installed
Removed
- Security headers on every page
- Private posts can't be reposted, enforced on the server too
- Saved lives play in the apps through private links that expire after 3 hours
Security
- Post buttons no longer break after switching Everything / Recent Updates
- Edit history shows edits made without reloading the page
- No more "Video unavailable" right after posting a video
- Media no longer disappears when a shared story or old activity post is deleted
Fixed
- Popular feed shows the right posts again
- "Read more" no longer cuts links in half
- Marketplace Buy Now buttons work again
- Marketplace Transactions, Favorites and Disputes pages load correctly
- Typing indicator never gets stuck, and online status is always right
- Clearing your profile status really clears it
- Scheduled posts, memberships and online status update automatically
- ZinklyAI name shows correctly in AdminCP
- Update backups work on hosts that block shell commands
- ZinklyApp: reactions no longer hide the message time
- ZinklyApp: long chats load fully as you scroll up
Version 1.1
Zinkly Social 1.1: Moving forward to make our Community more… Community! This update brings a new security system to keep your account safe and ZinklyAI, your AI assistant, which now always gives full answers. A privacy policy that covers every country keeps you protected wherever you are, and your account information now stays fully private. You can pay by card with Stripe, buy Zinkly Coins packs, and enjoy a fresh new chat where you can see who reacted and jump to replied messages. We also fixed a critical issue with light mode (our eyes were still burning :( ), so colored posts, reposts and the chat popup are easy to read again. Notification popups no longer show up every time you log in. And more!
Added
- AI Security
- AI Replies to private messages and post tags (@ZinklyAI)
- 16+ new Privacy & Account Settings
- Email notifications for new account logins
- Relationship Status on profiles
- Work & Education on profiles
- Hometown & Current City on profiles
- Birthday on profiles + notifications + wall posts
- Share Stories
- Share Stories to Chats + Privacy Settings
- Story Reply management from Settings
- Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
- Profile Highlights with images, videos, or text
- Post Privacy Settings
- Digital Marketplace for scripts, templates, and more
- HTML Editor for Products
- Changelog on Products
- Automatic information for buyers when new releases are available
- Pre-login Landing Page with AdminCP on/off control
- System Tags in Chats
- GIFs in Comments
- Reply Icons in Comments
- Socia Login ( Google, Facebook, Discord )
- Flutterwave Payments
- Stripe Payments
- CinetPay Payments
- Custom Bank Transfer Payments
Fixed
- Markdown link issues
- Light Mode showing dark/gray space boxes
- Account menu opening during window resizing instead of only when clicked
- Broken and animated issues in the Report section
- Messages being sent to Notifications instead of Messages
- Friend Request system not properly handling Follow Requests
Version 1.0.1
🚀 A fresh mini-hotfix version of ZinklySocial has arrived! Welcome ZinklySocial HotFix 1.0.1! 🎉 This release includes several fixes and improvements to make your experience smoother and more stable.
Added
- Update System on AdminCP
Fixed
- Visual bugs with message buttons
- Message theme color bugs
- Mobile comment section bugs
- Messages incorrectly appearing in notifications
- Message notifications causing spam/flooding
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