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Local-first software (2019)

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dtkav ◴[] No.44474504[source]
We need a term for a viable business model to pair with local-first tech.

I've been working on Relay [0] (realtime multiplayer for Obsidian) and we're trying to follow tailscale's approach by separating out the compute/document sync from our auth control plane.

This means thats users still subscribe to our service (and help fund development) and do authn/authz through our service, but we can keep their data entirely private (we can't access it).

[0] https://relay.md

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jessmartin ◴[] No.44475534[source]
Relay user here! It’s great. Quite reliable for an early product.
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1. dtkav ◴[] No.44475602[source]
Thanks for the kind words