Homecoming
An archival tool that continuously mirrors your Twitter, Threads, Mastodon, and LinkedIn posts back to a personal site you own, so your writing survives even if the platform does — with scheduled exports that can be replayed anywhere.
established creators and journalists with years of posts on platforms they no longer trust
- Automatic monthly archives of all posts and replies from connected social accounts, stored on your own domain
- Searchable personal archive with original timestamps, hashtags, and engagement metrics preserved
- Dead-man switch that publishes a public farewell archive if you go silent for 90+ days
- Export bundles in standard formats (Markdown, JSON, HTML) for permanent portability
The IndieWeb explainer specifically cited GeoCities, MySpace, Google+, Posterous, Vine, and Cohost as graveyards of creator work — readers are primed for tools that prevent the next loss.
IndieWeb community and POSSE concept are active (12 years old, ongoing IndieWebCamp sessions), but Twitter's own free archive download, Xarchive.net, and Tweet Binder cover the basic need; HN's 85-point thread shows niche interest rather than mass demand.POSSE - IndieWeb ↗How to download Twitter archive directly from Twitter / X ↗
Crowded space: native Twitter/X archive, Xarchive.net, Brid.gy, Buffer, IFTTT, plus DIY scripts (Sorsa API etc.) already mirror/sync social to personal sites; Homecoming's continuous cross-platform angle is incremental, not white-space.POSSE - IndieWeb ↗Download All Tweets From a User: 4 Methods (2026) ↗
Most archival tools are free or one-off (Twitter's built-in export, Xarchive free tier, open-source Brid.gy); willingness-to-pay evidence is thin for a passive mirror tool — likely $5-10/mo ceiling against many free alternatives.Free Public Twitter Archive Research Tool | Xarchive ↗POSSE: The IndieWeb Approach to Reclaiming Your Content ↗
Strong tailwind: repeated platform shutdowns (Cohost 2024, Google+, Vine, Posterous) keep the 'own your content' anxiety salient; IndieWeb Atlas (2025) and Own Your Web newsletter signal a sustained, growing movement.Cohost (2022 - 2025) :: rip.so ↗The IndieWeb Atlas ↗
Each platform has its own API (Threads/Mastodon/Bluesky easy; X paid API since 2023; LinkedIn restrictive), plus needs a static-site generator or DB backend and replay logic — multi-platform API friction and LinkedIn ToS make this a multi-month build, not trivial.The IndieWeb — POSSE and Microformats in Anglesite ↗