Decentralized communication. Owned by you. Trusted by no one else.
Almena Network is a decentralized communication platform. Messages are end-to-end encrypted and routed through onion paths over a permissionless network of operator-run nodes. No central server stores user content or metadata.
Design priorities: peer-to-peer and federated architectures, user sovereignty over data, open protocols, and privacy as a first-class concern.
| Repository | Role | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| client | End-user P2P messenger — identity, contacts, messaging UI, calls, and group conversations. Targets desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux) and mobile (iOS, Android). | Tauri v2 · Rust · React · TypeScript |
| node | Network node software — bundles a service-node daemon (onion routing relay, message storage, swarm replication) and a blockchain-node daemon (proof-of-work chain, on-chain staking, service-node registry). Ships as a desktop operator app. | Tauri v2 · Rust (Cargo workspace) · React · TypeScript |
| docs | Official documentation site. Sections for users, integrators, and developers. Bilingual English / Spanish. | Docusaurus 3 · pnpm |
| web | Public marketing and landing site at almena.network. Covers the messenger product and network infrastructure. Bilingual English / Spanish. | Astro 6 · pnpm |
Each repository's README is the source of truth for setup, tasks, and contribution guidelines.
- The client sends and receives messages through service nodes using layered onion encryption. No service node sees both sender and recipient.
- Service nodes and blockchain nodes are run by independent operators using the node desktop app. The blockchain tracks which service nodes are active and enforces staking.
- Wire format and cryptographic primitives (Ed25519, X25519, ChaCha20-Poly1305, BLAKE2b) are defined in the
almena-protocolcrate inside thenoderepository. Theclientdepends on it directly so both ends stay byte-compatible. - Docs and web are static sites; they describe and promote the components above.
