Project Verity

Verity is a decentralised and censorship-resistant data storage and distribution platform on top of which fully georedundant, peer-to-peer-enabled applications can be built. It leverages unique cube structures, each containing 1kB of data, which are then synchronized across participating nodes. Different Cube types offer predefined cryptographic schemes to ensure data integrity and authenticity. Although light nodes are supported, nodes are encouraged to be operated as full nodes, replicating all cubes.

This project also creates a decentralized and censorship-resistant social networking application using the Verity platform, which will be akin to Twitter, Threads or Reddit. The platform supports 1:1 and 1:n encrypted messaging, protecting user privacy by minimizing metadata leakage and allowing secure, private communication between users. By offering a high degree of privacy, security, and resistance to censorship, this project offers a compelling alternative to traditional, centralized social networks.

For more information, see the technical documentation.

Installing Dependencies

npm install

Building the demo Microblogging Web App

npm run webpack

Then open distweb/index.html in a browser. Or alternatively directly spawn a web server with:

npm run webpack serve

Building the Support Node

Note that this runs a command line node intended to support the Verity network. An end-user will typically not need this.

npm run build
npm run start

Tests

Node.js Tests

Run the main Node.js test suite:

npm test

Run a subset of tests (CI command):

npm test -- --run test/core/ test/cci/ test/web/controller/ test/app/zw/model/

Browser Tests

Run Playwright browser tests:

# Run all Playwright browser tests
npm run test:playwright

# Interactive test runner with UI
npm run test:playwright:ui