s@: decentralized social networking over static sites
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HN · launched Mar 12, 2026 · 414 upvotes (top 1%) · 0 views
Niche: niche social networking platforms · 322 launches, 34 in the last 7 days ▲ +26% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Communication
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 322 launches in niche social networking platforms →
Could you build this?
Yes The system is an entirely static client-side web application leveraging web crypto (X25519) and fetching raw JSON files over standard HTTPS/GitHub Pages.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: IPFS, Matrix/Commet, Discord self-hosted alternatives, Craigslist, Google Sites
Concerns raised: Losing 2FA device means losing all account access without recovery, Private key backups too complex for average users, Self-hosting creates barriers vs. ease of centralized services, High switching costs and vendor lock-in prevent adoption, Lack of transparency and accountability from service providers
Feature requests: Build archiving/mirroring into protocol, Implement account recovery mechanism like Google/PayPal/Github, Simplify backup workflow (email key instead of download), Add /.well-known standard index for service discovery, Decentralized cloud option (not just self-host or centralized)
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 1522 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #14 of 1523 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 134 days after the earliest competitor.
- ember-p2p · github · 2026-10-10 · 22 upvotes · similarity 0.70
- Textcaster · hn · 2026-07-19 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.69
- GET Together · hn · 2026-09-07 · 107 upvotes · similarity 0.64
- Open-Source MCP Servers · hn · 2026-04-10 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.63
- LightPost · github · 2026-10-28 · 328 upvotes · similarity 0.60
- TryPost · hn · 2026-05-25 · 15 upvotes · similarity 0.60
- PACR · hn · 2025-11-04 · 16 upvotes · similarity 0.60
- Freenet Lives · hn · 2026-02-08 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.57
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