# nodeSolidServer/node-solid-server

Solid server on top of the file-system in NodeJS

Repository: https://github.com/nodeSolidServer/node-solid-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-solid-server
Homepage: https://solidproject.org/for-developers/pod-server
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: running-code
Last push: 2026-08-08T16:33:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 53, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4364, "days_push": 25, "days_rel": 238, "gap_med": 53.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1796, forks 308 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:37.496473+00:00)

## What it is
NodeSolidServer is an implementation of the Solid protocol that runs a Solid personal data server (pod server) on top of the local file system in Node.js. It supports the Linked Data Platform spec, Web Access Control, WebID+TLS authentication, and real-time updates via WebSockets, and can be used as a CLI tool or a library.

## Use cases
- self-host a Solid pod server for personal data storage
- run a WebID identity provider
- serve Linked Data Platform resources from a file system
- experiment with decentralized web apps that store data in Solid pods
- set up Web Access Control permissions for shared data
- develop and test Solid-compliant applications against a local server

## When to choose
- you want a spec-compliant Solid server that stores data as files on disk
- you need a self-hosted WebID identity provider and pod hosting
- you want a simple CLI or Docker setup for a personal Solid pod
- you are developing Solid apps and need a local test server

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose web server or REST API framework
- you require database-backed storage or horizontal scaling beyond a single node
- you need a production Solid server with active commercial support
- your project has no connection to Solid or Linked Data

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-server, auth, authorization, websocket, web-framework
- domain: web-development, self-hosted, privacy, apis, backend
- platform: self-hosted, cli, cross-platform
- tags: solid, linked-data, webid, pod-server, decentralized-web, ldp, wac, file-system-storage, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- nodeSolidServer/node-solid-server (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.496473+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:22:50.133096+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nodeSolidServer/node-solid-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.496473+00:00, sha 65aa3d5aebbe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.