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slug: intro
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title: introducing tangled
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subtitle: a git collaboration platform, built on atproto
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date: 2025-03-01
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---
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[Tangled](https://tangled.sh) is a new social-enabled Git collaboration
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platform, built on top of the [AT Protocol](https://atproto.com). We
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envision a place where developers have complete ownership of their code,
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open source communities can freely self-govern and most importantly,
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coding can be social and fun again.
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There are several models for decentralized code collaboration platforms,
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ranging from ActivityPub's (Forgejo) federated model, to Radicle's
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entirely P2P model. Our approach attempts to be the best of both worlds
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by adopting atproto -- a protocol for building decentralized social
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applications with a central identity.
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Our addition to this model is the idea of "knots". Knots are
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lightweight, headless servers that enable users to host git repositories
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with ease. Knots are designed for either single or multi-tenant use
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which is perfect for "community" servers. By default, Tangled provides
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managed knots where you can host your repositories for free.
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The [App View][appview] at [tangled.sh](https://tangled.sh) acts as a
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consolidated "view" into the whole network, allowing users to access,
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clone and contribute to repositories hosted across different knots --
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completely seamlessly.
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Tangled is still in its infancy, and we're building out several of its
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core features as we dogfood it ourselves. We developed these three core
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tenets to guide our decisions:
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1. Ownership of data
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2. Low barrier to entry
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3. No compromise on user-experience
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Collaborating on code isn't easy, and the tools and workflows we use
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should feel natural and stay out of the way. Tangled's architecture
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enables common workflows to work as you'd expect, all while remaining
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decentralized.
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We believe that atproto has greatly simplfied one of the hardest parts
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of social media: having your friends on it. We're rolling out
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invite-only access to Tangled -- join us on IRC and we'll get you set
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up.
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[pds]: https://atproto.com/guides/glossary#pds-personal-data-server
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[appview]: https://docs.bsky.app/docs/advanced-guides/federation-architecture#app-views
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