ssb-server vs ssb-room

ssb-server

The gossip and replication server for Secure Scuttlebutt - a distributed social network (by ssbc)

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ssb-room

A server to find and connect to other SSB peers – a meeting place. AGPL-3.0 (by staltz)

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ssb-server		ssb-room
	Project
6	Mentions	4
1,682	Stars	109
0.2%	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	0.0
almost 2 years ago	Latest Commit	about 2 years ago
JavaScript	Language	JavaScript
-	License	GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

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ssb-server

Posts with mentions or reviews of ssb-server. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-02.

ssb-server VS ssb-bot-feed - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 2 Mar 2023
ssb-server alternatives - Reticulum, urbit, and earthstar
4 projects | 13 Oct 2022
Pub Servers · ssbc/ssb-server Wiki · GitHub
1 project | /r/cryptogeum | 18 Oct 2021
New to scuttlebutt and wanting to host a server. Room or Pub?
3 projects | /r/Rad_Decentralization | 7 Oct 2021

all these pub projects are just wrappers around this functionality in https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-server
Why hot new social app Clubhouse spells nothing but trouble. The startup’s invitation-only model gives it a sheen of exclusivity, but privacy horrors lurk behind the buzz.
1 project | /r/privacy | 20 Feb 2021

Secure Scuttlebutt isn't strictly speaking "invite-only", but to connect to a Pub (and therefore lots of people) you generally need an invite code. There's a list of public pubs here (which I updated earlier today)
Scuttlebutt – A decentralized secure gossip platform
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Jan 2021

[2] https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-server/wiki/Pub-Servers

ssb-room

Posts with mentions or reviews of ssb-room. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-01-10.

Any good Tor IRC networks?
1 project | /r/onions | 13 Jan 2021
Scuttlebutt – A decentralized secure gossip platform
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Jan 2021

Yes, the initial syncing and indexing can take a moment. I would recommend joining a single Pub or SSB room [1] to find people and grow your network organically. The large Pubs [2] have a lot of content to download and also follow bots (which you would have to block).
[1] https://github.com/staltz/ssb-room/blob/master/FAQ.md
SSB Room desktop support
1 project | /r/SecureScuttlebutt | 31 Dec 2020

LMK if you're able to set one up, and the procedure you followed. I haven't tried since I ran into this issue https://github.com/staltz/ssb-room/issues/19

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ssb-server and ssb-room you can also consider the following projects:

ssb-pub - easily host your own Secure ScuttleButt (SSB) pub in a docker container

oasis - Free, open-source, peer-to-peer social application that helps you follow friends and discover new ones on Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB).

easy-ssb-pub - An easy-to-host server that runs an SSB "Pub"

rooms2 - Design doc for the next edition of SSB Room servers

ssb-bot-feed - Scuttlebutt bot that read RSS feeds and post updates automatically

handbook.scuttlebutt.nz - ssb handbook: A guide to the Secure Scuttlebutt key concepts and influences (see also, new website: https://gitlab.com/ssbc/scuttlebutt.nz/)

urbit - An operating function

http-ssb

Patchwork - A decentralized messaging and sharing app built on top of Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB).

Reticulum - The cryptography-based networking stack for building unstoppable networks with LoRa, Packet Radio, WiFi and everything in between.