In a local first world where each device holds local copies of your nostr nodes, and each device transparently syncs with each other on the local network, each node becomes a backup. Your data becomes antifragile automatically. When a node goes down it can resync and recover from other nodes. Even if not all nodes have a complete collection, negentropy can pull down only what is needed from each device. All this can be done without internet.

The future we about to enter is hard to imagine, but it’s amazing. nostr:note1es560g9t4nzfa6csmsz540kqddlnutrcu529xu3p7rjhmsq6yjqq234873

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I recently unpacked an old phone and tablet, and my first thought was: can I set these up as nodes with my new home server network?

It’s a sad world where small businesses who need bare minimum are forced into SaaS and corporate packages and constantly face updates and patches as security measures, then require new OS because they are discontinuing the last. Where cloud computing becomes critical when all you really want is to do the same damn thing you’ve been doing for 40 years.

Some devices might specialize in holding on subsets of the data. Negentropy supports this too. If the data is too big to store on all devices, individual nodes can include a filter in the sync and only pull stuff it cares about.

Absolutely makes sense, multi-device homes are the norm for quite some time