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The data for WEBSITE_ADMIN is set inside the Ethereum network. I think the term 'website' is tripping people up here. It's actually better defined as 'site with
by kordless 11y ago
The data for WEBSITE_ADMIN is set inside the Ethereum network. I think the term 'website' is tripping people up here. It's actually better defined as 'site with data' which can be accessed via the Ethereum APIs. If you are interested in playing around with the API calls, there is a Docker image for it. I put together a hosted version of this as well, so you don't have install anything to play with it: https://github.com/giantswarm/swarm-ethereum https://github.com/giantswarm/swarm-ethereum
- joosters 11y agoAre you saying that Ethereum is a web hosting platform?
- natrius 11y agoEthereum is not a web hosting platform. It is not similar to Amazon's EC2 or anything like that. Conceptually, it is a single global computer that anyone can access. It's not the same kind of computer you're familiar with, though. Programs on this computer can't be changed, and nothing can write to the program's storage except for the program itself. You don't have to trust a service provider to maintain their guarantees: it is impossible to break a guarantee. These characteristics are useful for writing programs that coordinate interactions between humans. They're also useful for letting devices publish and access information about the world long after their manufacturers go out of business. Entirely new kinds of software can be built to coordinate social and financial systems.
- kordless 11y agoNo, it's not a web hosting platform. It's a new compute/storage/network platform though. Primary feature is a consensus mechanism and built in identity management.
- jsprogrammer 11y agoI think Ethereum is trying to replace the web (though it may [or may not; not sure] still run HTML/CSS/JS on top).