Peergos
Peer-to-peer encrypted storage with private social and app platform
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Last commit 26 Aug 2026.
Peergos is a peer-to-peer encrypted global filesystem designed to keep user data private by default, with cryptographic access control and minimal metadata leakage. It combines secure storage and sharing with a private social layer and a platform for running web apps against user-controlled data.
Key Features
- End-to-end encrypted storage with client-side keys and signed writes
- Fine-grained access control and secure sharing with users and capability links
- Metadata-resistant design intended to reduce visibility into file structure, sizes, and relationships
- Private social features designed to minimize exposure of friendship graphs
- Web interface plus alternative access options such as CLI and filesystem bindings
Use Cases
- Private personal or team file storage with cryptographic sharing controls
- Hosting a user-controlled “private web” workspace for documents and media
- Building or running web apps that operate on user-owned data with constrained permissions
Limitations and Considerations
- Does not provide anonymity by default; privacy goals differ from network-level anonymity
- Some advanced privacy goals (e.g., stronger friend-graph resistance) depend on additional routing approaches
Peergos is suited for users who want a secure-by-default storage and sharing system built on peer-to-peer principles. It emphasizes user-controlled identity, encrypted data, and minimizing server trust for private collaboration and communication.
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