Warpnet — Decentralized Social Network

Project overview

Warpnet is an open-source peer-to-peer social networking platform designed to operate without centralized platforms. It enables users to communicate and publish content through a decentralized network where identity, distribution and moderation are not controlled by a single authority.

The Warpnet core networking layer and protocol are already implemented. The next development stage focuses on improving usability, accessibility and privacy while enabling wider adoption through modern client applications.

The project will prioritize development of user-facing software and tools that make decentralized social networking accessible to a broader audience.

All project outputs will be released as open source (AGPL-v3).

Project goals

The project focuses on three major areas:

1. Usable client applications

2. Privacy-preserving decentralized infrastructure

3. Content discovery and interoperability with existing platforms

Milestones

Milestone 1 — Desktop client improvements

Duration: Months 1–4

Objectives: Improve usability and functionality of the Warpnet desktop interface.

Activities:

• redesign of the user interface

• improved performance and rendering

• support for multimedia posts (including video attachments)

• internationalization and localization support

• accessibility improvements

Deliverables:

• improved Warpnet desktop client

• multilingual interface

• multimedia support for posts

Milestone 2 — Android client development

Duration: Months 2–8

Objectives: Develop a fully functional open-source Android client for Warpnet.

Activities:

• Android application development

• integration with Warpnet peer-to-peer protocol

• mobile networking optimization

• user onboarding improvements

Deliverables:

• Warpnet Android client

• open source mobile application release

Milestone 3 — Decentralized content discovery

Duration: Months 4–8

Objectives: Enable content discovery within the Warpnet network without centralized servers.

Activities:

• research decentralized indexing architecture

• distributed content discovery

• full-text search across the P2P network

• search APIs for client applications

Deliverables

• decentralized search protocol

• full-text search capability

• search API documentation

Milestone 4 — Privacy improvements

Duration: Months 5–9

Objectives: Improve privacy protections for Warpnet users.

Activities

• optional peer IP obfuscation mechanisms

• research privacy-preserving network routing

• privacy documentation

Deliverables

• optional IP protection mechanism

• improved privacy architecture documentation

Milestone 5 — AI moderation infrastructure

Duration: Months 6–10

Objectives: Improve an existed decentralized AI moderation node to assist community moderation without centralized control.

Activities:

• moderation node software (upgrade isolation protocol, use multiple LLM's)

• deployment of moderation nodes in multiple regions

• transparent moderation configuration

Deliverables:

• open-source moderation node software

• distributed moderation infrastructure

Milestone 6 — Network infrastructure

Duration: Months 3–9

Objectives: Strengthen Warpnet peer discovery infrastructure.

Activities: Deployment of bootstrap node clusters across regions:

• Europe

• North America

• South America

• Asia

• Oceania

Each region will host a cluster of three bootstrap nodes to ensure redundancy.

Deliverables:

• globally distributed bootstrap node network

• improved network reliability

Milestone 7 — Security and privacy audit

Duration: Months 9–12

Objectives: Ensure security and responsible handling of personal data.

Activities:

• independent security audit

• privacy review

• improvements based on audit results

Deliverables:

• security audit report

• privacy compliance improvements

Milestone 8 — Network sustainability and interoperability

Duration: Months 10–12

Objectives: Improve long-term sustainability and interoperability.

Activities:

• resource consumption profiling

• tools for importing data from other social networks

• research distribution options for Apple devices without mandatory App Store registration

• network health metrics that do not collect personal user data

Deliverables

• resource profiling report

• social network data import tools

• network health monitoring framework
  

Budget Estimate (12 months)

Development:

• Frontend developer - desktop client improvements, internationalization, usability. €1,500 / month × 12 months. Total - €18,000.

• Android developer - native Android client. €1,500 / month × 10 months. Total - €15,000

• Infrastructure - Bootstrap nodes - 5 regions × 3 nodes = 15 servers. Estimated €40 / month / server. Total - €7,200

• Website and documentation hosting. €50 / month. Total - €600

• Security audit - independent security and privacy review. Estimated - €3,000

Total Budget: €43,800

Open Source Commitment

All project outputs will be published as open source (AGPL-v3):

• Warpnet node software

• decentralized search implementation

• Android client

• Web client

• moderation node

• documentation