Research & Development
We’re building the Small Web.
In a digital network, public space is not a place; it is the interconnections between individually-owned and controlled places.
The Small Web is a public space comprised of places you own and control.
(No, it’s not web3, it’s web0.)
Big Web vs Small Web
The Small Web is the opposite of the Big Web (even though it is built using some of the same underlying technologies).
| Big Web | Small Web |
|---|---|
| Trust the server | Don’t trust the server |
| Don’t trust the client | Trust the client |
| Owned by corporations | Owned by individuals |
| Call people “users” | Call people “people” |
| Servers have many users (multi-tenant) |
A server has one owner (single-tenant) |
The projects
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Kitten
Kitten is a web development kit that’s small, purrs, and loves you.
Create your site using plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript then enhance it with htmx and hyperscript, if you like.
Kitten brings the original ease of buildless web development to a modern stack using the Node.js runtime, with JSDB, automatic TLS support, WebSockets, and more.
Status: alpha
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Domain
A tool to enable people and organisations to run Small Web domains where people can have their Small Web places. Currently being rewritten using Kitten.
View the Kitten source code and watch a video demonstration of Domain.
Status: pre-alpha
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Place
The goal of Place is to be a reference personal Small Web place where people can express themselves and communicate both privately and publicly.
Status: conceptual