Interesting concept, a fediverse relay for mobile devices.

@HolosSocial from https://holos.social

#fediverse #holos

RE: https://mastodon.social/@HolosSocial/116286098619535273

The next step with #HolosSocial will be to let you use your root domain as your identity while still using a subdomain for the relay.
Yes, #Holos is kind of like #nostr but with #ActivityPub. The main difference: your data lives on your device, not on a server, and relays remain completely dumb.

Next step with #Holos and custom domains: being able to use your root domain as your identity. A subdomain would point to the relay via CNAME, but your identity would use your root domain.
I will write a small how-to to make the setup straightforward for everyone.

#HolosSocial

#Holos 1.1.0 has been released.

Account recovery is now available: optionally back up your account data with a passphrase and restore it after a reinstall (strongly recommended if you have no cloud backup configured).

The relay stores your backup but cannot read it, it is encrypted on your device before upload (zero-knowledge).

Recovery is managed in Settings > Data & Backup.

Release notes: https://codeberg.org/tom79/Holos-App/releases/tag/1.1.0

#HolosSocial

If you don't have a backup configured on #Holos, losing your device or reinstalling the app means losing your followers and control over your posts.

I'm working on an automatic encrypted recovery system. Your private key, followers, following, and posts will be backed up to the relay, encrypted with a passphrase only you know. The server never sees any of it. On a new device or a fresh install, just enter your passphrase and everything is restored.

#HolosSocial

@apps Hey, crazy question, but since Holos is up and running, would it be possible to make something more traditional?

I was rolling around the idea of running Wafrn server from a spare phone, and then it occurred to me how useful that'd be, I mean lots of people have a spare phone, and older phones, even older premium phones can be had cheaply, right? So what if we could install a front end-less server on one? Leave it at home on WiFi, and connect to it via FediLab or another Mastodon compatible client.

You prolly don't need another project, but I figured I'd toss that out there as it seems like its got some similarities to #holos

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