p2p/mesh-based imageboard

I want to create a custom imageboard server software that will use https://github.com/markqvist/LXMF and https://github.com/markqvist/Reticulum Benefits: - multiple network mediums could be used, from direct twisted-wire network to bluetooth to RF modems. - all traffic is encrypted - initiator anonymity The way I see it, imageboard server will store and process posts/threads with custom tags - internally they will specify the board. All servers will just gather posts from users and serve them with filtering based on those tags - effectively, those servers will share the same content, grouped into boards depending on the board tag. This will prevent the fragmentation to multiple imageboards. Effectively, servers will get/send content group-wise, not site-wise. What I'm thinking about is this: 1. Should I make a custom client software? This will allow me to use highly optimized protocol for delivering content, plus all clients will benefit from LXMF/Reticulum. 2. How many users will use custom client software for using the imageboard? 3. Will server operators migrate to such network? Theoretically, they will use less bandwidth and will be a part of a big meta-imageboard with shared users. 4. How the moderation should work? The way I see it, users should get from server(s) optional ban/filterlists made by users. Post IDs that will be in the list won't be fetched and/or media will be ignored. This system works on trust - no authority will have the ultimate power to ban/remove posts. Individual users will be able to create their own filter lists, others will be free to choose users that they trust. What I want to create is meta-imageboard network that will unite users of various existing imageboards. Imageboard, that will use different network mediums and will be invulnerable to censorship. (I've posted on several imageboards for bigger exposure, sorry!)

>>86180 There are P2P imageboards on ZeroNet, Bitmessage, Plebbit and other network protocols. Most of them have one message a day per board and barely any users. Do you have any killer feature in mind which will actually make it popular?

>>86180 Web traffic is already encrypted by HTTPS TLS and you can already choose ethernet or wifi for transport. What's the problem?

Youll get nowhere fr too ambitious of an undertaking, your mind is right, value your work

>>86405 Killer feature for this type of apps would be them simply working.

>>86405 honestly the best thing to do might be to create a 4chan browser phone app that also supports the decentralized imageboard you want people to use. then you'll have plenty of users.

> build technology > realize people won't use it if it's not made into a product Are people just doomed to consoom?

Similar stuff >hashchan - hosted on ethereum blockchain >nttpchan - visited ages ago idk if it's still up There is also gnunet, decentralized network that doesn't depend on the internet.

>>88306 >>88333 Feels pretty janky but oddly enough hashchan works on mobile through a wallrt browser

>>86180 there is already messageboards / forum on nomadnet (which is built on reticulum). one called nomadforum which gets a few posts per day (https://codeberg.org/AutumnSpark1226/nomadForum). There's also Cicada forums which supports anonymous posting with no login (can't find a git link for it). Finally there's this messageboard which I've seen lots of instances already opperational (https://github.com/chengtripp/lxmf_messageboard), although it's extremely basic. None of these is exactly what you're talking about (modeled after forums or a chatroom rather than imageboards), but they're pretty close. My point is this is not an insane concept, and people are already doing this kind of thing on nomadnet.

>>88666 I couldn't make hashchan work. Rate my essay about the problems and solutions of P2P imageboards and moderation. o57lmfh3zwpu3324xrbicuayfuj26eoqzp6rrj4ivuewestn4loyqsqd.onion/info

>>88821 P2P is perfect for most Internet problems, it's just that goycattle won't use P2P because Google doesn't install P2P on their smartphones. You'd think there are at least a few thousand autists into alternative boards but there aren't, normal person platforms have devoured their attention. Hosting, self moderation? There are only a few dozen people in the world determined enough and they don't post enough to run an active board.

>>88829 it's lack of adequate communities. when you run a community you want it to pay off, but all you get for running a community these days is balls cancer and acquired mental illness due to the amount of utterly retarded people you have to deal with

Ok I'm getting visitors but no participation, and now I'm getting my endpoint scraped so if you're reading this, you missed your chance