Haijo7 on Nostr: I'm probably not the first to have this idea, but what if there was a network similar ...
I'm probably not the first to have this idea, but what if there was a network similar to the fediverse, but decentralized?
Instead of using dedicated servers, every client can be a server (peer to peer). Users would be differentiated using cryptographic signatures. If a node is offline, their recent messages can be forwarded by other instances to their recipients.
Everything could run on TOR or I2P so people don't need to rent a domain and their IP address doesn't get exposed.
Just an idea. There are probably some things I've overlooked.
Like how messages are going to get forwarded by other nodes. Perhaps a users' followers' nodes forward the message? But then the user would need followers for their message to be able to be forwarded.
Instead of using dedicated servers, every client can be a server (peer to peer). Users would be differentiated using cryptographic signatures. If a node is offline, their recent messages can be forwarded by other instances to their recipients.
Everything could run on TOR or I2P so people don't need to rent a domain and their IP address doesn't get exposed.
Just an idea. There are probably some things I've overlooked.
Like how messages are going to get forwarded by other nodes. Perhaps a users' followers' nodes forward the message? But then the user would need followers for their message to be able to be forwarded.