Beaker Browser - an experimental peer-to-peer Web browser

guest · Dec 4, 2020

Beaker uses a new peer-to-peer network called Hypercore Protocol. Other Beaker users can visit these Websites with no servers required.
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Beaker Browser v1.0 (December 2, 2020)
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Beaker Browser 1.0

The experimental browser is finally 1.0!

Beaker hosts websites from your device using peer-to-peer technology. It is a great tool for webdev without touching the command-line or setting up a server.

Beaker uses a replacement for HTTP called the Hypercore Protocol which has its own hyper:// URL. That means you can’t load the sites on any browser (which is why Beaker still earns its title as an “experimental” browser). That makes Beaker a bit niche for now, but we’re pretty excited to expand that niche moving forward.
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Use-cases include:

Educators. A Web dev classroom can skip teaching the command-line, git, or server setup. Students create their sites in-browser (or copy a template from the teacher) and do their development with the builtin tools.

Dev Teams. If you’re looking for a fast way to share site prototypes in the office, Beaker is a great fit. You can quickly fork a site to make changes, then share the new URL with the team.

Decentralizers. We may not have an out-of-the-box replacement for the big platforms yet, but if you’re the kind of person that’s into blockchains or greater access to open-source, you should check this out.

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Hypercore Protocol
The Hypercore Protocol (formerly the “Dat protocol”) works a bit like BitTorrent: visitors to a site will download its files and rehost them to share bandwidth. Unlike BitTorrent, Hypercore is able to change the files without creating a new URL!
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