Block Server

Block Server or BlockServer is a term that I am using for an HTTP server which interacts with the Blockchain and / or decentralised protocols such as IPFS.

We also take a look at how we can use OpenResty with Livecode servers and Nginx to create a fast lightweight solution.

It also is intended to capture the idea of an essentially Federated Architecture in which a local community gathers and serves content in a hyperlocal context, without necessarily sharing this information on the public internet.

Just as with a traditional server, the Block Server can serve content over the public internet (WAN), however this full public sharing is an option, not a default.

This type of sharing I'm calling semi-private or an Open Secret and creates a new form of internet space which is designed to be a relaxed space for semi-private conversations. Anyone can join if they know where it is (Capability URLs serve this function), this is akin to meeting people in a public bar no one is excluded, but you feel more free to speak your mind than you may do in a more formal public setting.