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Peer-to-peer web hosting is using peer-to-peer networking to distribute access to webpages.[1] This is differentiated from the client–server model which involves the distribution of Web data between dedicated web servers and user-end client computers.
P2P web hosting may take the form of P2P web caches ( and content delivery networks like Dijjer and which allow users to hold copies of data from single web pages and distribute the caches with other users for faster access during peak traffic.[2]
Comparison[]
| Name | First release date | Anonymous | Fast | Per file edit rights | Per file read rights (P2P) | Offline compatible[3] | FOSS implementation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freenet | 2000 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Osiris | 2010 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |
| IPFS | 2014 | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Maelstrom | 2014 | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | Project seems suspended since 2015[4] |
| ZeroNet | 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | DHT |
| Dat | 2013 | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Sites can be viewed in Beaker Browser, or in Firefox using an experimental add-on.[5] |
| Blockstack[6] | 2015 | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Uses the Stacks blockchain v1. |
See also[]
- WebRTC - a web standard for peer-to-peer communication between web browsers
- Freesite – a site on Freenet
- Cloud computing
- Decentralized computing
References[]
- ^ "Peer-To-Peer File Sharing". Active Web Hosting. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Dijjer". dijjer.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011.
- ^ Can the hosted web site be used (browsed) by the users even if the owner has shut down his node (the computer that hosted it first).
- ^ "Maelstrom - The Official BitTorrent Blog". blog.bittorrent.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ Macbeth, Sam. "Dat P2P Protocol". Firefox Add-ons. Mozilla. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Blockstack". Blockstack.org. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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