Download and install Ning on other servers

Question

Is it possible to download and install Ning on one's own server? Also does anyone ning's license.

My sense is that you cannot install Ning locally or on a test server. If that is the case does anyone know a good open source social networking platform?

Thanks,

Answer 1

Ning is a hosted application, you can't download it. I would try Elgg: www.elgg.org - it's open source and pretty mature at this point.

There are also various modules/plugins for various CMSs (Drupal, Plone, Joomla, WordPress, etc.) that you can use to add socnet functionality to a site.

Answer 2

Sitefinity from Telerik has a Social Network starter pack if you into ASP.NET programming.

Answer 3

Hey please check this out

yahaluwo dot com

How did this site use ning's social networking platform to their own domain.

If anyone knows the answer please mail it to this as well as [email protected]

Thank you

Answer 4

that's not hard. if you pay the monthly fee to get rid of their google ads, you can redirect your ning address to any URL you wish (it will still be hosted on their servers though)