https://github.com/Giszmo/nostroid

> As a web app, it also works on all platforms - Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

didn't read too much into i, but if I understand him right then this is mean to be web hosted

also, under the "High level design goals" section:

> This client is meant to feel like Twitter. If you are used to Twitter, you should feel at home with Nostroid.

and under "Storage" section:

> For optimal performance, Nostroid needs about 200MB of local storage. It will work with less but that will degrade the performance a bit.