Skynet, a decentralized CDN and file sharing platform

by beedrillzzzzz • 6 years ago

18 4 6 years ago

I love the simplicity of adding the files. It is neat. I dislike that landing page does not work without Javascript.

My real question is, however, who owns the servers? Landing page stattes it uses blockchain, which wakes up my internal BS detector. Could the author elaborate? added missing verb

beedrillzzzzz• 6 years ago

Good question! The full announcement should answer your question: https://blog.sia.tech/skynet-bdf0209d6d34

zherbert• 6 years ago

Skynet is built on top of the Sia decentralized cloud storage platform (https://sia.tech). Sia uses a blockchain to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions and store file contracts (which are like cryptographic SLAs between users), and is very similar to Bitcoin in architecture.

Anyone can operate a Skynet Webportal (the server), and Webportals can choose how they'd like to monetize – for example, they can run ads.

You can also run your own Skynet Portal by downloading Sia v1.4.3, released today. It costs about $10/mo to run a Portal because you have to form file contracts with a few hundred storage providers on the network. But then you do not have to go through a Webportal middleman.

Disclaimer: I work on the Sia/Skynet team.

dillydobby• 6 years ago

The possibilities do seem rather endless. This could very well be the backbone storage layer for may popular sites such as youtube or netflix, imgur etc. Decentralization eliminates a single point of failure.

Skynet, a decentralized CDN and file sharing platform

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