hyperrealMay 10

I'm currently trying to wrap my head around setting up Radicle. The decentralization is kind of confusing when I'm used to centralized git hosting.

I have a selective seed node on my public-facing server, along with the radicle-httpd service which is reverse-proxied via Caddy. As I understand, this means I can seed (replicate) selected public repos to keep them in sync with the network. And the radicle-httpd service makes them available in an HTTP JSON API(?).

I also have a regular node on my workstation, with my dotfiles repository added to it for testing purposes.

I'm not sure how a regular node differs from a seed node. Do regular nodes also seed repositories like a seed node does, while a seed node's purpose is solely for seeding? If regular nodes also seed, is there still any reason to run a seed node separately?

I'd also like to get the radicle-explorer web UI set up on my public-facing server via reverse proxy. I'm not sure how that fits in with the rest of this. Does the radicle-explorer have to point to my seed node's HTTP endpoint to display the repositories I'm seeding?

I might have to go bother people in the Zullip chat.

#radicle #git #selfhosting

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@hyperreal Welcome! Calling some nodes "seed nodes" is more of a convention, and also not very well-defined. It suggests that the node has a stable and public address and probably good uptime. But the code that a "seed node" runs, is the same as any other. This also answers your question: Yes, the node on your workstation also seeds repos.
May 10 at 8:38pmWeb
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@hyperreal The reason to run a "seed node" separately is mostly for better uptime and connectivity. How important that is depends quite a lot on your use-case. For public repositories that get seeded by many other nodes that are (in aggregate) up a lot, it is not very important. If you use private repositories, which you want to replicate on a very small set of nodes, then you might want to consider running a node you trust with good connectivity for replication.
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@hyperreal Regarding reverse proxying Radicle Explorer and Radicle HTTP Daemon via one Caddy, please refer to https://radicle.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/369873-Support/topic/Need.20help.20with.20seeder.20node/near/592293005
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