FAQ
Common questions about scuttlebutt, ssb, all the patches, and the scuttleverse in general. If you don't know what any of that previous sentence meant, this is the place to learn!
See also: P2P FAQ
- Basics
- What is the difference between Patchwork and Scuttlebutt?
- How do new users join the system?
- How do I reserve my user name?
- What is a pub?
- Should I follow multiple pubs?
- Why do you have pub servers? isn't that a point of centralization?
- What do you mean when you say SSB works with Gossip?
- How does user identity work?
- Where does all my data live?
- Is it possible to delete or edit messages?
- How do we prevent harassment and spam?
- What ports does Scuttlebutt use?
- How much space will scuttlebutt take up on my computer?
- What happens if I unfollowed all my friends and deleted my .ssb folder? Would all my messages disappear from the scuttleverse?
- Applications
- How do posts work across apps?
- If I decide to move from one Scuttlebutt app to another, can I keep my feed and history?
- Can I use scuttlebutt on different devices, but maintain the same identity? (For example: updating myPatchwork feed from my home or work computer?)
- Is there a markdown guide for Patchwork?
- How do I upgrade Patchwork to the newest version?
- How do posts work across apps?
- Can I deploy applications over SSB?
- Could games be built on top of SSB?
- Channels
- Protocol
- Miscellaneous