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bluelinklabs/ctzn

[DEPRECATED] An open social network built on the Hypercore Protocol data mesh.
Source code at GitHub https://ctzn.network
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CTZN (pronounced “Citizen”)

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A decentralized social network with a strong focus on building communities.

Features

  • Status feeds with 256 character limits but the ability to post “extended text” with no limit (shows on expand).
  • Social following and moderated communities.
  • Threaded comments.
  • Decentralized hosting (anybody can create a server, and data syncs using the Hypercore Protocol).

Read the [initial design document]!(./docs/design.md) to learn more about the architecture.

⚠️ Alpha Software

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CTZN is still in development! If you decide to run a server or build against the protocol, beware that breaking changes may occur and won’t always be communicated ahead of time. We will create a stability process once CTZN reaches beta.

📚 Docs

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  • Setup
    • [How to set up a CTZN server]!(./docs/setting-up-a-server.md)
    • [How to work on the CTZN codebase]!(./docs/developer-setup.md)
  • Architecture
    • [Design overview]!(./docs/design.md)
    • [Roadmap]!(./docs/roadmap.md)
    • [APIs]!(./docs/apis.md)
    • [Database schemas overview]!(./docs/schemas.md)
    • [Database methods]!(./docs/dbmethods.md)
    • [Community roles system]!(./docs/community-roles.md)
    • [Community permissions system]!(./docs/permissions.md)

📺 Videos

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CTZN’s development has been live-streamed from day 1. You can watch the archives on YouTube.

Attributions

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✨ Patreon support

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CTZN is generously supported on Patreon by many people. You can see the full list of names here.

We’ve also received gracious donations outside of patreon from:

  • cryptokoh.eth