unamed-social

Unamed Distributed Opt-In Social Media Platform Using Open Standards and Tools

• DOISP - the Distributed Opt-In Social Platform (Not Available)
• JSON files
• inspired by rss/atom feeds
• uses open formats and protocols
• server is http(s) site the hosts an index.json and posts.json as well as media
• each post is named with publication date
• posts are removed one year (?) after publication - checked every time a post is made by client
• server must also have a file server (samba, ssh, SFTP?) to allow authenticated clients to add/remove files and update the index
• server is entirely passive - all work is done by the clients
• write the clients in bash and a setup script for the server using (Apache/caddy and samba?)
• use gnupg and sha256 to hash, encrypt and sign uploads/downloads (if the server has an active rule) or not (use secure file sharing only)
• look at PUT/POST/GET commands - only http?
• use base64 “password” to hide URL or root directory for https(s) server or for each user and only allow them access to their directory to create “privacy”
• each post should be a json file with date, title, poster, server, media, text (include special characters for location of media like \img0 \vid1 \aud1)
• client application in bash using curl to pull most recent posts and list dates and titles to choose which to display (add media insertion later)
• make Android, windows, Linux, iOS apps after website
• test first on LAN then host with ip on wan then buy domain name
• figure out if possible to securely upload files after authenticating through https? with curl?
• Use Apache HTTPD and Basic HTTP Authentication to limit PUT, POST, DELETE while allowing GET for all - add encryption for HTTPS later