2026-07-09 –, P2P Portal
We've become overdependent on cloud and Saas - in other words centralized services and gatekeepers - for every single action in our apps. We are already seeing this unfold with upsells, blocked features, and broken apps when the connection drops. Local-first software is not a new concept; it is actually the original concept in PCs (personal computers). You used to own and run your software, not just rely on someone else to run it. Basecamp is the entrypoint to the Logos network and app ecosystem and it is local-first by design: no central servers to log into, no APIs. You run the network, you are the peer. Let me walk you through a "peer-to-peer based local-first application architecture" and highlight the benefits and pitfalls of this approach.
About Logos
Logos is a social movement and decentralised technology stack built to revitalise civil society.
We are a movement for builders, explorers, and dreamers who refuse to accept the world as it is, and we are taking power back into our own hands. Our mission is to restore agency, trust, and civic power by giving people tools to explore, innovate, and improve their lives using decentralised technology.
Read our manifesto to dive deeper into our ideals and technology.
I am just a chaos agent - anything I touch usually breaks, but I often help to fix it:) Logos contributor, spent 10 years at Red Hat building Open Source.
