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I still use Keybase and KBFS daily. It sounds like those services are around to stay -- but I hope if Zoom ever decides they don't want to keep running them an

I still use Keybase and KBFS daily. It sounds like those services are around to stay -- but I hope if Zoom ever decides they don't want to keep running them anymore they spin it off to a non-profit to keep it running.

qbasic_forever 4y ago
I would make plans to migrate to an alternative service sooner rather than later. Zoom is shedding employees and clearly in a cost cutting mode. It's only a matter of time before someone does the math and realizes shutting down a few of these services will save some more money.
- drcongo 4y ago
  What alternative would you suggest? I really like Keybase and can't seem to find anything that covers the same functionality - been keeping an eye out since Zoom bought them.
  - qbasic_forever 4y ago
    Yeah it sucks there isn't anything 100% like it. For just simple file syncing with end to end encryption I like syncthing. For encrypted data in a git repo there are more DIY options like using sops or similar tools.
  - mperham 4y ago
    I use the free Resilio Sync tier to keep a shared fold in sync between several servers. It's worked incredibly well for the last decade, no issues at all. You configure a secret token and all servers which know the token automatically sync via BitTorrent. You don't need to manage lists of server IDs like with syncthing, it's completely peer-to-peer.
  - mwest 4y ago
    The only one I've seen that comes close is https://keys.pub/ https://keys.pub/ but it still misses a lot of what keybase gives (sigchains, etc.) Previous HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22995792 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22995792 Are there any others to consider? It's been quite sad to see Keybase so stifled after being acquired. :-(
  - notpushkin 4y ago
    Keybase Chat → Matrix I'll miss coin flipping [0] dearly, though. [0]: https://keybase.io/blog/cryptographic-coin-flipping https://keybase.io/blog/cryptographic-coin-flipping
rodolphoarruda 4y ago
Me too. File synchronization is a key feature for my work.
onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago
Keybase is too good to be true. They probably need to charge close to $10/m just to break even for what you get for free.
- kej 4y ago
  I'd happily pay twice that if they would let me.
drexlspivey 4y ago
The coolest use of KBFS I found is a zero code real time chat app. One person types echo Hello >> /keybase/private/Alice,Bob/chat.txt while the recipient types tail -f /keybase/private/Alice,Bob/chat.txt and it just works! edit: end-to-end encrypted too!
- kseistrup 4y ago
  Before keybase chat proper, I used tmux + bash to emulate a chat app that used kbfs as storage and transport medium: https://codeberg.org/kas/kbmsgr https://codeberg.org/kas/kbmsgr It only ever was a proof-of-concept and I haven't touched it for years. It may not be working anymore.

qbasic_forever 4y ago

I would make plans to migrate to an alternative service sooner rather than later. Zoom is shedding employees and clearly in a cost cutting mode. It's only a matter of time before someone does the math and realizes shutting down a few of these services will save some more money.

drcongo 4y ago
What alternative would you suggest? I really like Keybase and can't seem to find anything that covers the same functionality - been keeping an eye out since Zoom bought them.
- qbasic_forever 4y ago
  Yeah it sucks there isn't anything 100% like it. For just simple file syncing with end to end encryption I like syncthing. For encrypted data in a git repo there are more DIY options like using sops or similar tools.
- mperham 4y ago
  I use the free Resilio Sync tier to keep a shared fold in sync between several servers. It's worked incredibly well for the last decade, no issues at all. You configure a secret token and all servers which know the token automatically sync via BitTorrent. You don't need to manage lists of server IDs like with syncthing, it's completely peer-to-peer.
- mwest 4y ago
  The only one I've seen that comes close is https://keys.pub/ https://keys.pub/ but it still misses a lot of what keybase gives (sigchains, etc.) Previous HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22995792 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22995792 Are there any others to consider? It's been quite sad to see Keybase so stifled after being acquired. :-(
- notpushkin 4y ago
  Keybase Chat → Matrix I'll miss coin flipping [0] dearly, though. [0]: https://keybase.io/blog/cryptographic-coin-flipping https://keybase.io/blog/cryptographic-coin-flipping

rodolphoarruda 4y ago

Me too. File synchronization is a key feature for my work.

onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago

Keybase is too good to be true. They probably need to charge close to $10/m just to break even for what you get for free.

kej 4y ago
I'd happily pay twice that if they would let me.

drexlspivey 4y ago

The coolest use of KBFS I found is a zero code real time chat app. One person types echo Hello >> /keybase/private/Alice,Bob/chat.txt while the recipient types tail -f /keybase/private/Alice,Bob/chat.txt and it just works! edit: end-to-end encrypted too!

kseistrup 4y ago
Before keybase chat proper, I used tmux + bash to emulate a chat app that used kbfs as storage and transport medium: https://codeberg.org/kas/kbmsgr https://codeberg.org/kas/kbmsgr It only ever was a proof-of-concept and I haven't touched it for years. It may not be working anymore.