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Peergos — combine encrypted P2P storage, sharing, and private social features

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Stars
2,524
Primary language
Java
License
AGPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 20, 2026

Overview

Peergos is a privacy-focused platform layering client-side encryption and capability-based access control over a peer-to-peer data layer to provide file storage, sharing, messaging, social features, and web-application hosting with self-hosting support.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Manage file content and access through client-side cryptography

Per-file and directory capabilities control sharing while the design avoids exposing plaintext and direct metadata links to storage servers.

Sources: [2][3]

Build storage, messaging, social, and web apps on one identity layer

The encrypted filesystem supports messaging, social relationships, secret links, and sandboxed web applications.

Sources: [2][3]

For privacy-focused users who want control over cloud storage and social data

It fits self-hosted or managed deployments where data ownership and cryptographic sharing are primary goals.

Sources: [2]

Review the stated limits around anonymity, post-quantum security, and complex cryptography

The README says anonymity is not yet provided and documents post-quantum limitations for some sharing flows. Review audits and the threat model for sensitive deployments.

Sources: [2][4]

Official sources

  1. [1]Peergos/Peergos repository(2026-09-21)
  2. [2]Peergos README(2026-09-21)
  3. [3]Peergos technical book(2026-09-21)
  4. [4]Peergos security audits(2026-09-21)
  5. [5]Peergos AGPL-3.0 license(2026-09-21)
Supplemental curator note

Peergos is designed so storage servers and backends need not be trusted with plaintext content, using client-side cryptography and capability-based access. Its README also explicitly says it does not yet provide anonymity and documents limits in post-quantum protection for some shared data flows. Evaluate privacy/security goals separately from guarantees.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Peergos/Peergos.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd Peergos
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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Commits (last 30 days)
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Open PRs
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GitHub Topics

  • java
  • peer-to-peer
  • encryption
  • social-network
  • ipfs
  • storage
  • privacy
  • security
  • p2p
  • ipld
  • post-quantum
  • decentralized
Stars
2,524
Forks
199
Watchers
69
Open issues
94
Contributors
16
Primary language
Java
License
AGPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 20, 2026
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