# miguelfreitas/twister-core

twister core / daemon

Repository: https://github.com/miguelfreitas/twister-core
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/twister-core
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-01-18T22:45:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4629, "days_push": 958, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1405, forks 253 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:38.135340+00:00)

## What it is
Twister is an experimental peer-to-peer microblogging application with a core daemon (twisterd). It uses a Bitcoin-like blockchain for decentralized user registration and authentication, and libtorrent's DHT and swarm mechanisms for post distribution.

## Use cases
- run a decentralized microblogging network
- post short messages without a central server
- register usernames on a blockchain-based identity system
- self-host a censorship-resistant social network daemon
- experiment with p2p social media protocols

## When to choose
- you want a fully decentralized, serverless microblogging platform
- you need censorship-resistant social publishing
- you want to experiment with blockchain-identity plus DHT content distribution

## When to avoid
- you need a mainstream, actively developed social network with a large user base
- you want a simple hosted service with no daemon setup
- you need mobile-first or polished web UI out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: p2p, networking, auth, http-server, cli
- domain: social-media, privacy, censorship-circumvention, microservices, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: microblogging, decentralized, bittorrent, dht, blockchain, social-network, daemon, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- miguelfreitas/twister-core (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.135340+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 2026-08-30T04:38:47.576135+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/miguelfreitas/twister-core (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.135340+00:00, sha d9b02f9f1731)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.