Let’s assume I have a software application with millions of files. The files receive frequent updates.

Is there a way to distribute those updates across all those devices?

I’m thinking something like Torrents/IPFS/Resilio. . . But they all seem like overkill.

I’ve been looking at my Search Engine, and thought it would be cool to allow people to download the database themselves, and run a local UI, for maximum privacy.

I would just be creating records within the main database. I could offer searches through the main site and allow people to explore it on their desktops.

  • cosmicrose@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 days ago

    There are a couple of features in the BitTorrent specs for updating torrents, like embedding a signed RSS URL in the torrent file itself, or using mutable DHT entries, but I’ve never tried them out and I couldn’t tell you which clients support those features, and you’d have to manage signing keys since those features are completely decentralized and use public and private keys to ensure authenticity. Definitely worth looking into, but I apologize I don’t have anything concrete to link for you, I’m just aware of the features in the spec.

    I think most clients also support pulling torrents from plain RSS feeds containing links to torrent files. Some sites like showrss do that.