Blink
Self-hosted PHP and SQLite publishing with formatted posts, public links, comments, profiles and moderation.
The problem it solves
Blink Gold · v1.3.0 · released as-is. Future features and maintenance are discretionary.
Who Blink is for
- People handling browser, web, or document data who want a local and inspectable workflow.
- Users working with publishing, self-hosted, comments who want the documented v1.3.0 behavior.
- People who prefer an open-source release with visible limitations, source, and license terms.
Intended result
Self-hosted PHP and SQLite publishing with formatted posts, public links, comments, profiles and moderation.
This summary is reconciled from the current catalog and repository documentation.
Features in v1.3.0
Capabilities below come from the current project README and release documentation.
Gold · v1.3.0 · released as-is. Future features and maintenance are discretionary.
A self-hosted PHP/SQLite publishing app for useful text posts, formatting, public links, comments, profiles, category requests and approximate session view counts.
Verified examples
Screenshots are shown only when the current README references a local source image. Otherwise, repository example files are linked directly.
Verified release evidence
This project does not currently publish a screenshot or dedicated example folder. The current README, tests, changelog, tagged release, and source repository remain the verified examples of its behavior.
Platforms and implementation
The public release claims only the cataloged platforms and technologies.
Supported platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Built with
- PHP
- SQLite
- JavaScript
Changelog
Release notes from the canonical v1.3.0 source tag.
- Standalone open-source release with installation and deployment documentation.
- No production accounts, content, credentials, analytics or Forge integrations in distribution.
- Gold: released as-is; future maintenance and features are discretionary.
Quick start
The shortest documented path into the current release.
Requires PHP 8.3+ with PDO SQLite, mbstring and iconv. No database server or npm build is needed.
git clone https://github.com/loganpendragonmultiverse/blink.git
cd blink
php install.php
php -S localhost:8000 -t public router.phpOpen http://localhost:8000 and register your account. Grant moderation with php tools/make-admin.php YOUR_EMAIL. No default account is shipped. Shell and PowerShell installers are included.
Current limitations
These boundaries are part of the product and prevent the page from implying unverified capability.
The current v1.3.0 release is bounded by the behavior documented in its README and changelog. It does not claim unsupported platforms, automatic interpretation, or results beyond the evidence it produces.
Privacy and licensing
Review the actual data boundary before using a tool with sensitive inputs.
Privacy and safety
No privacy behavior beyond the current repository documentation is claimed. Review the source, security policy, and input/output behavior before using sensitive material.
License and release
Blink is published under MIT. The current cataloged release is v1.3.0, published 2026-10-17.
Related projects
Related projects are selected deterministically from shared catalog tags, category, and implementation technologies—not popularity or paid placement.
Blink v1.3.0
Use the tagged release for downloads and release notes. Use the repository for source, issues, contribution guidance, security reporting, and complete documentation.
Page source: current Forge catalog plus README and CHANGELOG from the canonical GitHub release tag. Fingerprint: ee9c7df147ded7a8.