This is what I appreciated so much about #ZeroNet compared to the #Fediverse : I had my own site from day 1. No hosting sorcery, no domains, no instance issues, no coding even: see a site you like? Just hit the clone button & now you've got your own version.
ZeroNet: il Web senza server, una rete peer-to-peer in cui i siti web non possono essere censurati e non esistono server
#ZeroNet è una piattaforma web peer-to-peer che esiste dal 2015 ma che sembra ancora un assaggio di ciò che Internet potrebbe essere. Non è mainstream e non ci prova. Ma per chiunque abbia a cuore la decentralizzazione e la resistenza alla censura, vale la pena comprenderla.
« #ZeroNet is a #LowTech, #OpenSource media format for time-based audiovisual storytelling on the web. It uses choreographed HTML elements synchronized with audio and subtitles to offer a lightweight, sustainable, and accessible alternative to conventional video […]
Estimated data transfers:
ZERO NET uses around 0 to 3 MB per minute.
A 4K YouTube video uses around 95 to 385 MB per minute.
This is roughly ~1% of a 4K YouTube stream » 🗜️🎞️
Great article. I noted FB a while back but at least in #Fediverse #SelfHosting chatter, Yunohost gets way more attention. Any idea why that is?
Re #ZeroNet, IIRC blockchain just for a user to have a unique ID not dependent on a 3rd party & rest is Bittorrent-based #P2P. Re complication, I installed & had my own ZN site in no time with no special knowledge, OS or hardware (I found Cheapskates thru ZN). I still haven't been brave enough to try selfhosting. Reverse proxy?😱
1st time free-libre online presence: #ZeroNet #P2P ~2019. Technically everything I wanted: one sign-up, no instances, no self-hosting complexities, just join or run any kind of site you wanted with a couple of clicks. But so few people, & later lead developer ghosted.
2nd time: "Liberation Day" 🤪 2025. I knew I had to liberate myself from anything US-controlled as much as possible. Joined #Lemmy before I even knew Reddit boss spez was MAGA.
Opera tried it with Unite (your browser was also a web server, serving your own pages, photos, music etc)
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/opera-unite.html
I admit, despite being a loyal Opera user then, I never really used Unite
#ZeroNet was my easiest experience at self-hosting, sharing etc &, being distributed, avoided Unite's & self-hosting's biggest flaw: your content was still up even when your own server down/off
I used #ZeroNet #P2P ~2019, & it was great from the point of view of enabling users to do pretty much anything (social media, blogging, forums, chat, filesharing etc) without need for self-hosting or special tech skills. Just install & run, & you can do it all in your browser. A site you like? Click "Clone" & instantly have your own version of it!
(But there were so few people & so little content on it, & lead developer has since ghosted.)
We need something like that.
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