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The Offical User's Guide to OrbitDB

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1. Is it true that OrbitDB is still in Alpha? 2. If not, what progress has it made over other P2P or blockchain databases? 3. Are there any code tests...

Introduction

I've created an app using OrbitDB and I'd like to give my users the ability to migrate an identity they started on one device to another. After reading the brief...

Architecture

In the OrbitDB docs, I read: "In order to have the same data, ie. a query returns the same result for all peers, an OrbitDB database must be replicated between...

Architecture

*Copy-pasting from Gitter:* > "...or, is it done more like scuttlebutt, where each peer has their own feed" All databases (feeds) are shared between peers, so nobody "owns them" like...

Thinking P2P

This is probably the most frequently asked question and it needs canonical answer as well as detailed "troubleshooting" steps as the reasons seem to vary. However, there are two major...

Tutorial

Answered in https://github.com/orbitdb/orbit-db/issues/342 and specifically comment on GC in https://github.com/orbitdb/orbit-db/issues/342#issuecomment-379982614.

Architecture

> Is every 'put' to OrbitDB immediately sent to the IPFS network and when 'await orbitdb.put(key, value)' returns, can I assume that the data has been persisted to atleast one...

Architecture

> If I have my orbitDB address, can I recreate the entire database on another machine? A database can't be "recreated" without downloading the database from other peers. Knowing an...

Architecture

I have prepared a cluster of 2 nodes in IPFS with IPFS Daemon and swarm key. I am running orbitdb and connecting to the IPFS node with "ipfs-api" in HTTP...

Architecture