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### What is Tent?
Tent is a protocol for distributed social networking. Tent users share data with
Tent is a protocol for decentralized social networking. Tent users can share data with
apps and each other. Anyone can host their own Tent server, or write a server or app
that uses the Tent protocol. Users can take their content and relationships with
them when they move servers. Tent supports extensible data types so developers can create new kinds of interaction.
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sites on the web.
### Why is Tent distributed?
### Why is Tent decentralized?
Distributed services are resilient. If one part breaks or is turned off the
other parts continue to operate normally. This is why the whole internet doesn't
shut down when one site or server is having problems. Important services should
be decentralized, offering users a choice of providers and developers the
Decentralized services are resilient. If one part breaks or is turned off the
other parts continue to operate normally. The Internet is decentralized. That's why the whole Internet doesn't
shut down when one site or server is having problems. Important systems should
be decentralized and offer users a choice of providers and developers the
opportunity to innovate. The Internet itself, and the most important services on
it, like the World Wide Web and Email, are all distributed systems based on open
it, like the World Wide Web and Email, are all decentralized systems based on open
protocols. So is Tent. Most existing social sites could be reimplemented
based on Tent.
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Tent can also be run on a wireless mesh network and/or as a Tor hidden service, unlike centralized social networks.
The social web is too important to leave in the hands of any one company or
government. The services on which the world depends need to be distributed. With
government. The services on which the world depends need to be decentralized. With
Tent, now the world can depend on social.
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### Does Tent have ads?
Tent is a protocol like email or the World Wide Web. Anyone can run their own
tent server (which would be ad-free) or host a tent server for others. Just like
email, some providers show ads to make money so they can host your tent server
tent server (which would be ad-free) or host a Tent server for others. Just like
email, some providers show ads to make money so they can host your Tent server
for free. Others charge users directly and don't need ads. It's your choice.