Urbit
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Urbit is a personal server stack built from scratch. It has an identity layer (Azimuth), virtual machine (Vere), and operating system (Arvo). A running Urbit "ship" is designed to operate with other ships peer-to-peer. Urbit is a general-purpose, peer-to-peer computer and network. For the Runtime, see [Vere][vere]. For more on the identity layer, see [Azimuth][azim]. To manage your Urbit identity, use [Bridge][brid]. Contributions of any form are more than welcome! Please take a look at our [contributing guidelines][cont] for details on our git practices, coding styles, and how we manage issues.
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Urbit is a decentralized personal server platform based on functional programming in a peer-to-peer network.
The Urbit platform was created by far-right blogger Curtis Yarvin. The first code release was in 2010. The Urbit network was launched in 2013. The first user version (called OS1) was launched in April 2020.
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