I made some research, and here’s what I found:
Seedit is an open-source, peer-to-peer,decentralized Reddit alternative abuilt on IPFS . • There are no central servers, no admins, and no way to shut down communities—meaning true censorship resistance. • Unlike federated platform, there are no instances or servers to rely on.
How it works:
• Plebbit is the backend protocol that powers everything. • There are different UIs for browsing: • Seedit (Reddit-style interface) • Plebchan (4chan-style interface) • Both UIs share the same communities and content—you just pick the experience you prefer.
Some things to note:
• Your profile picture can only be an NFT, which is kind of a red flag.
• There’s a token involved which is also a redflag but using the platform itself is free.
• No need for DNS or SSL—it runs purely on IPFS.
Links:
• Seedit official site: seedit.app (seems to load very slowly)
• Plebbit.works: plebbit.works (centralized but much faster version)
• GitHub repo: github.com/plebbit/seedit
What do you guys think? Anyone tried it yet?
NFT is a big red flag. Isn’t IPFS practically dead and only runs through one gateway so it very much can is and centralized
I don’t know how dead it is, but it’s pretty straightforward to set up your own gateway (public or private). Even if you don’t have a tech background, there’s the “IPFS Desktop” app that stands up the IPFS service locally.