a decent(ralised) secure gossip platform.
Ready to get started?
We have a detailed Getting Started Guide which is
recommended if you've got a few minutes.
If you just need to get up and running ASAP here's what you need to know:
Quick Start
- Install Patchwork.
- Boot it up and set up your profile.
- Go to the list of pub servers and get an invite code from one.
- Click "+ Join Pub" in the top left corner of Patchwork and paste in the invite code.
- Explore by browsing public posts and channels, expand into your extended network (Click on More > Extended Network).
- Introduce yourself on the #new-people channel.
- Follow people you find interesting. You will download content authored by everyone you follow, and everyone who they follow.
- Have fun, and be respectful of others. The scuttleverse is a nice place.
项目地址:https://github.com/ssbc/patchwork
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A decentralized messaging and sharing app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB). https://www.scuttlebutt.nz
Features
It's better than email because:- Private messages are end-to-end encrypted, always.
- You have to follow somebody to get messages from them, so you won't get spammed.
- Your mail can be public broadcasts or private, and you'll only see replies by people you follow.
- The datastructure is a global mesh of append-only logs, which can support new types of data (not just "mail").
- Users are not bound to one server/host (what we call "Pubs") and do not have to trust the servers.
- It's very easy to setup and maintain your own Pub.
- Private messages are end-to-end encrypted, always.
- The software runs on your device, so there's nobody tracking your browsing.
- The application code is FOSS, so you're free to fork or write new applications without a gatekeeper setting terms.
- Data is saved to your disk, and so the application works offline.
- You can sync directly with friends over Wi-Fi.
Pubs
In order to gossip outside your local network, you'll need to connect to a Pub.You can find an invite to an available pub at the Pub servers registry.
Get an invite, then in
patchwork
: click "+ Join Pub" and paste the invite code.This will cause you to follow the Pub and vice versa. If you haven't synchronized to this social network yet, prepare to wait a few minutes while your local server synchronizes.
Install
Download installers for Windows, macOS and Linux
See patchwork/releasesOr build from source
With node (>= 4) and npm (>= 3) installed:$ git clone https://github.com/ssbc/patchwork
$ cd patchwork
$ npm install
$ npm start
On Debian Linux:
sudo apt-get install g++ m4 libtool automake libgconf-2-4 # build tools
sudo apt-get install libxext-dev libxtst-dev libxkbfile-dev # spellchecker headers
sudo dnf install libXext-devel libXtst-devel libxkbfile-devel gcc-c++ m4 automake libtool
brew install libtool automake # build tools