Getting Started with Beaker
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Welcome! Beaker is a peer-to-peer browser for Web hackers. It includes a bunch of tools:
and more.
In this guide, we're going to familiarize you with Beaker's ideas and tools, but if you want to jump straight into the action, start here:
Beaker uses a peer-to-peer protocol called Hyperdrive. "Hyperdrives" are like websites. They store webpages, pictures, media, user data, and so on. Hyperdrives power a lot of Beaker's best features.
Peer-to-peer means that you host data directly from your device.
One fun attribute of peer-to-peer is "co-hosting." This is where you help keep a hyperdrive online by storing the data and contributing bandwidth to other users. It happens temporarily when you visit a hyperdrive, but you can turn it on permanently for sites you like.
A lot of Beaker's experience is the social network of personal websites. If I were you, I'd see .
If you want to start hacking on some websites, read up on and . If you love the idea of remixing other people's work, you should . If you're a fan of command lines, .
The has a directory of useful resources for getting into code:
. Pre-made hyperdrives you can copy.
. More developer-focused guides to teach you about building on Beaker.
You can also .
If you're interested in learning technical details, .