Private retro-social network

Desktop social for FDEs

FDESocial is a private desktop-web network for Forward Deployed Engineers and adjacent operators — like a mid-late 2000s social site rebuilt for practitioners. Profiles, walls, groups, events, messages, and no algorithmic theater.

Profiles + friends Groups + events Messages + RSS Desktop web Privacy-first

Request access See how it works Private by design. No ads. No tracking.

What belongs on FDESocial

A real practitioner directory: profiles, friends, walls, groups, events, galleries, notifications, messages, and RSS.
Retro-social workflows for discovery and weak ties without turning the community into an outrage feed.
Privacy-aware coordination: todos, 1:1 conferencing, groups, and events for people deploying systems in the field.

Profiles stay useful Show what you deploy, what you know, what you want help with, and how others should find you.

Groups over feeds Organize around deployment domains, regions, stacks, customers, and recurring practitioner events.

Old web, on purpose Desktop-first social primitives without algorithmic ranking, ads, or dopamine-loop defaults.

Request social access

Ask for an account on the private retro-social network. We review for fit before sending an invite.

Account request

1) Use an email address where you can receive the account invite.

2) Share a profile or proof-of-personhood so the network stays high-trust.

3) Once inside, set your username, fill your profile, and choose your privacy settings.

Name real name preferred

Email used for account invite

We’ll send the account invite here. You can change it later in your profile.

Profile or proof-of-personhood LinkedIn, personal site, GitHub, etc.

A public profile helps keep this high-trust.

Why you’d like to join

What you can give

What you want to receive

I am 18 or over and will keep it useful: no spam, no scraping, no pitch decks, no engagement theater. I will do my best to keep it professional and nice even when we disagree.

This page is wired as a front-end prototype. Replace FORM_ENDPOINT in the script with your real intake endpoint.