Humdel

Startup

Humans-only social platform gated by World ID - every account is one verified person, no bots. Public feed, shorts and stories, creators you can follow and support, plus 1:1 DMs and group chats with real-time notifications.

humdel.com

Started 2025-03Philipp Schmid

Problem

Every social platform is overrun by bots - engagement is fake, DMs are spam, and you never know if you are talking to a real person.

Solution

World ID proof-of-personhood at signup: one nullifier hash equals one human account. Real-time feed, shorts and stories, creator support, and DMs powered by Postgres NOTIFY - no email required.

Tech Stack

Next.jsTypeScriptWorld IDPostgreSQLpg_notifyStripeTailwind

Infrastructure

Self-hosted on Hetzner with the media volume mounted on the host; World ID for proof-of-personhood and Stripe for creator support.

Outlook

Opening federation to other proof-of-personhood providers and expanding video shorts.

Next.jsWorld IDSocialRealtime