Geyms
Geyms is a fictional, open-source software project that provides a decentralized data storage and sharing platform intended to improve privacy and resilience on the internet. It envisions a client experience without a central server, with files stored across a network of peers and addressed by cryptographic content hashes. Users run clients on devices that chunk files, distribute them among participating nodes, and retrieve data using verifiable pointers.
Key features include end-to-end encryption, content addressing, versioning, offline access, and cross-device synchronization. The system emphasizes
Architecture consists of client applications, a peer-to-peer storage layer, a lightweight metadata index, and optional gateway
History notes: the project was announced in 2021 by a volunteer community and released publicly in 2022,
Reception: Geyms has attracted interest among privacy-focused communities and researchers as an example of decentralized storage
See also: distributed file system; decentralized storage; peer-to-peer networks; content-addressed storage.