Private social network platform
Communio Social hosts a private social network for each community — your people, your web address, your rules.
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What a private social network platform is
A private social network platform hosts a social space that stays closed to the public. People join by invitation or approval. Posts, profiles, and groups stay inside that community instead of landing on a timeline strangers can search.
Communio Social is that kind of platform. Each community gets its own web address and its own isolated hosting. The product is a forum, groups, a calendar, and a blog. A marketplace is optional. This site is communiosocial.com. It is not the church marriage ministry at communio.org.
Who it is for
Families, clubs, and community hosts who want a home for their people without running servers. You invite members and set the tone. Communio Social handles hosting, sign-in, and infrastructure. The free step covers up to five members. When you approach that cap, the next step waits until you accept it. Seat details are on the growth path.
Most communities stay unlisted. A small public directory exists for hosts who choose to be found. That is normal for a hosted platform: private circles are the point. More on how we work is on the about page.
What you get
- Your web address — the community lives on its own subdomain, not inside someone else’s public feed.
- Isolated hosting — member profiles, forum posts, and groups stay in that community’s space.
- Forum, groups, calendar, and blog — the social product, whether or not you ever sell anything.
- Optional marketplace — a storefront people can shop without joining. Guest buyers do not use member seats.
Common questions
What is a private social network platform?
A private social network platform hosts a social space that stays closed to the public. People join by invitation or approval, and posts, profiles, and groups stay inside that community. Communio Social is a hosted private social network platform: each community gets its own web address and its own isolated hosting, with a forum, groups, calendar, blog, and an optional marketplace.
How is a private social network different from a public social network?
A public social network places posts where strangers can find them. A private social network keeps the community among the people you invite. Communio Social does not publish member posts on a public feed, and most communities stay unlisted.
Who should use a private social network platform?
Families, clubs, and community hosts who want a home for their people without running servers. You invite members and set the tone. Communio Social handles hosting, sign-in, and infrastructure. The free step covers up to five members.
Do I have to add a marketplace?
No. Forum, profiles, and groups are the full product. You can add a marketplace later so people can shop without joining. Guest buyers do not use member seats.
How do I start a private social network on Communio Social?
Pick a short name for your web address, confirm it is available, and sign in. Communio Social provisions the community on the free step. You can walk the product tour before you start.
See it, then start
Walk a sample community, or provision your own on the free step.