DatDot

DatDot hosting network consists of two main building blocks:

• A service logic, managing storing and retreiving of the data (written in Javascript, using Hypercore protocol)

• A blockchain logic, managing incentivized relationship between hosting requests and offers (written in Rust, using Substrate framework)

DatDot chain is responsible for keeping track of user accounts, active hosting plans and the selection of peers for new hosting setup.

When peer requests new hosting, DatDot chain selects 3 peers for encoding, 3 peers for hosting and one peer for attesting the new hosting setup. Peers are selected based on:

• Availability,

• Performance (bandwidth, storage, latency),

• Geographical location and

• Rating

DatDot is combining two extremely powerful technologies:

• Hypercore - a world of distributed data structures and

• Substrate - a rust based custom blockhain builder

Dat’s strengths are that data is hosted and distributed by many computers on the network, that it can work offline or with poor connectivity, that the original uploader can add or modify data while keeping a full history and that it can handle large amounts of data.

Dat is compelling because the people working on it have a dedication to user experience and ease-of-use. The software around Dat brings publishing within reach for people with a wide range of skills, not just technical. Although first designed with scientific data in mind, the Dat community is testing the waters and has begun to use it for websites, art, music releases, peer-to-peer chat programs and many other experiments.

Dat’s strengths are that data is hosted and distributed by many computers on the network, that it can work offline or with poor connectivity, that the original uploader can add or modify data while keeping a full history and that it can handle large amounts of data.

Dat is compelling because the people working on it have a dedication to user experience and ease-of-use. The software around Dat brings publishing within reach for people with a wide range of skills, not just technical. Although first designed with scientific data in mind, the Dat community is testing the waters and has begun to use it for websites, art, music releases, peer-to-peer chat programs and many other experiments.