orbitdb/orbitdb
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Peer-to-Peer Databases for the Decentralized Web observed · 2026-09-24
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 74
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3951
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 159
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
8810 stars · 594 forks observed · 2026-09-24
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
OrbitDB is a serverless, distributed peer-to-peer database library built on IPFS and Libp2p Pubsub, using Merkle-CRDTs for conflict-free replication. It provides events, documents, and key-value database types and runs in both browsers and Node.js.
Use cases
- build a peer-to-peer database synced between browsers
- store JSON documents in a decentralized app
- use an append-only log as a p2p message queue
- build a local-first web application with offline sync
- add distributed key-value storage to a blockchain app
- sync database state between peers over pubsub
When to choose
- you need eventually consistent, conflict-free data replication without a central server
- your app already uses IPFS or libp2p
- you want local-first or decentralized storage in browser and Node.js
When to avoid
- you need strong consistency or ACID transactions
- you need a traditional SQL database with complex queries
- you require high-throughput centralized storage with guaranteed availability
Facets
library · maturity active
database p2p caching message-queue serialization databases microservices web-development blockchain privacy browser cross-platform ipfs crdt libp2p decentralized-web local-first serverless-database merkle-crdt eventual-consistency nodejs javascript
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/orbitdb/orbitdb · fetched 2026-09-24 · 0d1377fae8c3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| orbitdb/orbitdb | main | 66 |
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