Patchwork

A decentralized messaging and sharing app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB).

![Patchwork screenshot](screenshot.jpg)

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## Features It's better than email because: - Private messages are end-to-end encrypted, always. - You have to follow somebody to get messages from them, so you won't get spammed. - Your mail can be public broadcasts or private, and you'll only see replies by people you follow. - The datastructure is a global mesh of append-only logs, which can support new types of data (not just "mail"). - Users are not bound to one server/host (what we call "pubs") and do not have to trust the servers. - It's very easy to setup and maintain your own pub. It's better than twitter and facebook because: - Private messages are end-to-end encrypted, always. - The software runs on your device, so there's nobody tracking your browsing. - The application-code is FOSS, so you're free to fork or write new applications without a gatekeeper setting terms. - Data is saved to your disk, and so the application works offline. - You can sync directly with friends over the wifi. ## Pubs In order to gossip outside your local network, you'll need to connect to a [Pub](https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/concepts/pub.html). You can find an invite to an available pub at the [Pub servers registry](https://github.com/ssbc/scuttlebot/wiki/Pub-Servers). Get an invite, then in `patchwork`: click "+ Join Pub" and paste the invite code. This will cause you to follow the Pub and vise versa. If you haven't synchronized to this social network yet, prepare to wait a few minutes while your local server synchronizes. ## Install **Recommended**: Download installers for Windows, macOS and Linux from [patchwork/releases](https://github.com/ssbc/patchwork/releases) Or you can build from source with node and npm installed: ```shell $ git clone https://github.com/ssbc/patchwork $ cd patchwork $ npm install $ npm start ``` On Linux you'll need some more dependencies. On Debian: ```shell sudo apt-get install libxext-dev libxtst-dev libxkbfile-dev g++ m4 automake libtool ``` ## Docs - [scuttlebutt.nz](https://www.scuttlebutt.nz) - [scuttlebot.io](https://scuttlebot.io)