Blog on web3
Papyrs is still available for use, but new user sign-ups have been disabled. The platform is no longer being actively developed or maintained.
Papyrs is an open-source, privacy-first, decentralized blogging platform that lives 100% on chain. Papyrs runs on the Internet Computer, the world's first blockchain that runs at web speed and serves content on the web.
Here are some useful links:
This repo is the web editor of Papyrs. It can be used as a standalone app but uses other projects we are developing to be fully deployed:
Other handy tools:
All programs on the Internet Computer are Wasm modules, or canisters (canister smart contracts). The Papyrs web editor is deployed on the IC through Fleek.
The web editor persists blog post data in the browser in indexedDB. This means that Papyrs can be used by anyone without any authentication. Blog posts can be loaded from and exported to the file system.
However, if users are interested in storing their data "in the cloud" automatically and sharing their blog posts online, authentication with Internet Identity will be required. Once authenticated each user gets two canisters: