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It is entirely decentralized using Blockstack, which you may read about here: https://docs.blockstack.org/storage/overview.html https://docs.blockstack.org/stor
by dbrereton 7y ago
It is entirely decentralized using Blockstack, which you may read about here: https://docs.blockstack.org/storage/overview.html https://docs.blockstack.org/storage/overview.html.
The only part that isn't decentralized is the front end which is hosted on Netlify.
However, if you want to do everything without relying on me at all, you can also clone the repo and run it locally and everything should work the same: https://github.com/dkb868/socialvault https://github.com/dkb868/socialvault
- Canada 7y agoI'm aware of what blockstack is. I want to see decentralized apps succeed, but asking anyone to entrust their sensitive social media data to some random website is a stretch. However little the average person trusts Facebook, they trust your site even less. Nobody is going to clone the repo and run it locally. Anyone willing and able to do that has no need for this tool. You've gotta pack this thing up and make it like a regular application, or at least a browser plugin. No localhost web servers or anything like that. It has to look like a trustworthy and professional app like Slack, Dropbox, or Lastpass.
- blechinger 7y agoFor mass appeal? Sure. But you said "nobody" would clone the repo and host it locally. I intend to! I'm not sure mass appeal matters much here anyway. I could get behind the "sell yourself better" comment but this is such a niche application I'm not sure packaging it more neatly would net appreciably more users running it locally.