• Introduction
  • Applications
  • Concepts
    • Identity
    • Stream
    • Feed
    • Message
    • Private Message
    • Link
    • Gossip
    • Local
    • Consensus
    • Pub
    • Blob
    • Cap
  • Protocol
    • Scuttlebutt Protocol Guide
    • Scalable Secure Scuttlebutt paper
    • Secret Handshake paper
  • Guides
    • ssb-server, ssb-client & Core Functions
      • CLI First Steps
      • Install
      • Create a Javascript client
      • Get your address
      • Get your ID
      • Update your profile
      • Follow and unfollow
      • Use an invite
      • Publish a file
      • Publish a post
      • Publish encrypted messages
      • Tutorial
    • Pubs
      • Announce a Pub
      • Create an invite
  • Modules
  • Background
    • Design Challenge: Avoid Centralization and Singletons
    • Design Challenge: Sybil Attacks
    • Gossiping Securely is the new Email
    • Scuttlebutt Genesis
    • Using Trust in Open Networks
    • Secure private channels: the good, the bad, and the ugly
  • FAQ
    • Basics
      • What is the difference between Patchwork and Scuttlebutt?
      • Secure-scuttlebutt vs scuttlebutt vs scuttlebot vs sbot?
      • What is a pub?
      • Should I follow multiple pubs?
      • What do you mean SSB works through gossip?
      • Where does all my data live?
      • What ports does Scuttlebutt use?
      • How much space will scuttlebutt take up?
      • What happens if I delete everything?
    • 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 my Patchwork 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
      • What are channels?
      • Are Channels sorted in any order?
      • How do channel descriptions work?
      • How do I find a channel?
    • Protocol
      • Why is there a size limit on messages?
      • What does a message look like?
      • How do you ensure data consistency between users?
      • What are attachments?
    • Miscellaneous
      • This seems really cool?
      • What other dex projects exist?
      • How can I preserve my privacy?
      • Can I use Scuttlebutt with Tor?
      • Who wrote this FAQ?
      • How can I help?
      • What are some good resources?
  • Glossary
  • Contributing
  • Code of Conduct
  • Published with GitBook

Basics

Basics

Questions about scuttlebutt in general, and confusions that come up when folks first get started.


  • 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?

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