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So member.cash is an instance of Member - it's there to make it easy to see how it all works. Member is open source, so you can host a mirror on your own infra
by FreeTrade 6y ago
So member.cash is an instance of Member - it's there to make it easy to see how it all works.
Member is open source, so you can host a mirror on your own infrastructure. You might make that mirror available publicly, or you might use it privately. Shutting down all the public instances would likely be a game of whack-a-mole. Similarly, its not dependent on AWS, or a gmail address.
While a single website might be vulnerable to DDOS, the vision is many independent instances which will allow for great redundancy.
- mullingitover 6y agoSo is this a federated thing like Mastodon, or is everyone operating a mirror running a copy of the whole site?
- zaarn 6y agoYes, but how would one go about removing posts that violate human decency? If I were to host an instance, I would want to not host any content illegal in my country (Child Porn for example). How do you go about preventing that?
- onion2k 6y agoShutting down all the public instances would likely be a game of whack-a-mole. It is like playing whack-a-mole, but with a government mallet that's 5 miles in diameter.
- sneak 6y agoYou forgot the most important part: because it's pay to play, there will only ever be a half-dozen moles to whack if the project is successful, or one if it isn't. Source: I used to run steemit.com.
- 3np 6y agoI'd LOVE to hear some stories/experiences/lessons/rants :) Maybe I could tip some steem, if i can locate my ancient wallet