# ssb-server

The gossip and replication server for Secure Scuttlebutt - a distributed social network

Repository: https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ssb-server
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: scuttlebot, javascript, scuttlebutt, gossip
Last push: 2022-06-17T15:11:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4327, "days_push": 1538, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- 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 1702, forks 165 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:24.373455+00:00)

## What it is
ssb-server is the gossip and replication server for Secure Scuttlebutt, a peer-to-peer append-only log store that acts as a database, identity provider, and messaging system for a distributed social network. It syncs logs and files with peers over a global gossip mesh with end-to-end encryption, requiring no trusted hosts.

## Use cases
- run a peer-to-peer social network server
- replicate append-only message logs between peers
- sync files across a gossip mesh without central servers
- host a Secure Scuttlebutt pub for friends
- store messages with end-to-end encryption
- build decentralized apps on top of an unforgeable log feed

## When to choose
- you want a serverless, peer-to-peer social log store with e2e encryption
- you need offline-first replication that works without trusted hosts
- you are building on the Secure Scuttlebutt ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you need a conventional client-server database with strong consistency
- you want an actively developed project with recent releases
- you need a managed or hosted solution

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: database, p2p, networking, cryptography, cli, http-server
- domain: microservices, social-media, networking, privacy, self-hosted, databases
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: secure-scuttlebutt, gossip-protocol, peer-to-peer, append-only-log, decentralized-social-network, replication, e2e-encryption, nodejs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ssbc/ssb-server (main) score 23
- ssbc/ssb-db (plugin) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.373455+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 2026-08-30T03:37:39.170786+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.373455+00:00, sha 87d96e2f54b1)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/ssb-server (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:07.020025+00:00, sha bc5fc6e494fe)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/ssb-db (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:07.021877+00:00, sha 1f90eea97bce)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.