Verida is the private data storage layer for the self-sovereign data economy. The first self-sovereign database network for storing private data.
We believe it’s a fundamental human right that individuals have ownership and control over their personal data. We believe everyone has a right to control their identity through decentralization, giving netizens control and self-sovereignty over how they interact with the digital world.
Storage Nodes are where this data is stored.
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Currently we are taking applications for storage node operators. Read about storage node operation and apply to be a Verida Storage Node operator.
Safety and stability of the Verida mainnet is paramount importance so we are currently progressively on-boarding node operators to our testnet to verify the stability.
To learn more join the node operator community in the #storage-nodes channel on the Verida Discord.
- Apply to be a Storage Node Operator.
- Join the Verida Discord.
- Quickstart for Storage Node Operators
- Storage Node Operator Documentation
The Verida protocol provides an open-source Storage Node server that provides encrypted database storage for one or more Verida accounts.
The server provides a middleware that connects decentralized identities on the Verida network with authenticated users in a CouchDB database cluster.
Use cases
- Application developers can provide their own default storage nodes for their users
- End users can have increased privacy and control by hosting storage nodes for their own personal data
- Enterprise users can provide highly secure, private storage for all it's employees
Key features
- Ensuring all API requests come from verified Verida network users (via user-signed messages)
- Managing database users, linking them to valid DID's
- Managing permissions for individual databases
- Adding a second layer of security by managing per-database ACL validation rules
- Providing applications with user's database connection strings
Learn more
Learn more at the Storage Node GitHub repo.