Show HN: fmsg – An open distributed messaging protocol

Category: infrastructure

Tags: messaging-protocol, distributed-systems, self-hosted

Score: 5.5/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 6, Documentation: 5, Utility: 4)

fmsg is an open, binary, distributed messaging protocol designed as a decentralized alternative to email and proprietary instant messaging, featuring cryptographically linked messages in a DAG structure and user@domain addressing. It's interesting as a technically ambitious attempt to reclaim data sovereignty and combat platform centralization by enabling self-hosted communication servers.

Target audience: devops, backend devs

Repository: https://markmnl.github.io/fmsg/show-hn.html · Python · MIT · 3 stars

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