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Decentralized Infrastructure

Replacing cloud providers with distributed, censorship-resistant systems. Your website, your data, your rules.

The Problem with Centralized Infrastructure

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AWS outage takes down half the internet

Content-addressed storage has no single point of failure

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Domain seizures and DNS censorship

Blockchain domains (ENS, Handshake) are uncensorable

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Cloud costs scale with traffic

P2P networks get faster as more people access content

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Data stored in jurisdictions you don't control

Run your own node, own your data

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Platform deplatforming and ToS changes

Content-addressed files can't be removed from the network

How Decentralized Hosting Works

1. Content Addressing

Files are identified by their cryptographic hash, not their location. The same content always has the same address, regardless of where it's stored.

2. P2P Distribution

Content is fetched from the nearest peer that has it. Popular content gets cached across more nodes, making it faster - the opposite of traditional hosting.

3. Blockchain Naming

ENS or Handshake domains map human-readable names to content hashes. No registrar can seize your domain - it's secured by cryptography.

Technology Stack

IPFS
Production Ready
InterPlanetary File System - content-addressed, peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol
ENS
Production Ready
Ethereum Name Service - decentralized domain names on Ethereum blockchain
Handshake
Production Ready
Decentralized root DNS zone, replacing ICANN with blockchain consensus
Filecoin
Production Ready
Incentivized storage network - pay providers to store and retrieve data
OrbitDB
Experimental
Serverless, distributed, peer-to-peer database built on IPFS
libp2p
Production Ready
Modular networking stack for building P2P applications
Coming Soon

The 1meg Home Node

A pre-configured Raspberry Pi that acts as your personal cloud server. Pin your own IPFS content, run your own DNS resolver, and access your data from anywhere via encrypted tunnel.

  • Raspberry Pi 5 with NVMe storage
  • Pre-installed IPFS node
  • Wireguard VPN for remote access
  • Automatic backup to Filecoin
  • Web dashboard for management

Your Data, Your Home

Move your data out of Amazon's data centers and into your living room. Physical ownership of your digital life.

Research Roadmap

Phase 1

Research & Documentation

In Progress
  • Document IPFS pinning architectures
  • Compare ENS vs Handshake trade-offs
  • Benchmark home node requirements
  • Publish technical tutorials
Phase 2

Prototype Development

  • Build drag-and-drop IPFS uploader
  • Integrate ENS domain linking
  • Deploy reference pinning infrastructure
  • Beta test with early adopters
Phase 3

Home Node Hardware

  • Design Raspberry Pi-based home server
  • Pre-configure IPFS node software
  • Encrypted tunnel for remote access
  • Offer as kit or pre-assembled
Phase 4

Full Platform

  • Production hosting service
  • Custom domain support
  • Serverless functions (WASM)
  • Database-on-IPFS (OrbitDB)

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