BitTorrent
hybridP2P file sharing protocol for large bundle distribution.
Network
Five transports move the Sovereign Living Node's data, voice, and money without depending on any single platform. Peer counts below are demonstration data — live probes are out of scope for a static site.
Transport matrix
Each transport is sourced from the SLN directory; click out to the canonical project page.
IPFS
hybridInterPlanetary File System — distributed storage & versioning.
Mastodon
hybridDecentralized federated social network (ActivityPub protocol).
Meshtastic
hybridOpen-source LoRa mesh radio firmware for off-grid comms.
Nostr
hybridCensorship-resistant global P2P information network.
Peer health
Demonstration data — live probes are out of scope for this static site.
| Transport | Peers | Endpoint hint | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nostr | — | wss://relay.example | simulated |
| IPFS | — | https://ipfs.io | simulated |
| Mastodon (ActivityPub) | — | mastodon.social | simulated |
| BitTorrent (WebTorrent) | — | tracker.example | simulated |
| LoRa / Meshtastic | — | off-grid local | simulated |
Reserves a clean interface for a future live probe (Nostr wss, IPFS gateway HEAD, Mastodon `/api/v1/instance`); the static deploy doesn't make those outgoing requests today.
Global alliances
16 regional and topic networks grouped by role.
Biochar & Soil
American Biochar Institute (ABI)
Advancing biochar research, production, and utilization across North America.
hybrid
California Biochar Coalition
Grassroots network focused on hands-on local workshops and climate-resilient soil management.
hybrid
GEO / Biochar India
Active network developing custom biochar-compost formulations and kilns for smallholder farmers.
hybrid
Dark Earth Carbon
Tanzanian biochar venture scaling dryland agricultural restoration and community carbon credit systems.
hybrid
International Biochar Initiative (IBI)
Fosters global stakeholder collaboration, good industry practices, and environmental standards.
hybrid
Embrapa (Brazil)
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation leading institutional efforts to recreate Terra Preta soils.
hybrid
Sachamama Center for Biocultural Regeneration
High Amazon research center in Peru producing synthetic terra preta and restoring indigenous practices.
hybrid
Mutual aid networks
Cooperate WNC
Regional mutual aid network in Western North Carolina organizing neighborhood support Pods and resource sharing.
hybrid
Permaculture Mutual Aid Network (PMAN)
Connects communities to facilitate permaculture practices, physical resource sharing, and direct disaster relief.
hybrid
Permaculture Institute of North America (PINA)
Professional organization featuring active Regional Hubs and Economics of Resilience working groups.
hybrid
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief (MADR)
Decentralized US network of eco-activists and permaculturalists providing autonomous community crisis response.
hybrid
Seed bombs & mycorrhizal restoration
University of Arizona Seed Pellet Research
Academic field trials evaluating carbon, mycorrhizal fungi, and mineral matrices for dryland direct seeding.
hybrid
BESTLIFE2030
EU-funded overseas initiative utilizing mycorrhizal seed-bomb techniques to restore ultramafic mining sites.
hybrid
The Seed Bomb Project
Youth-led grassroots initiative restoring suburban ecosystems and post-wildfire zones in Los Angeles.
hybrid
Other climate & community restoration
Inter-federation notes
Mastodon and Nostr share the same anti-capture logic — neither requires a hosting platform to publish — but use different transport protocols (ActivityPub over HTTP vs. Nostr's NIP-1 event store). IPFS and BitTorrent handle immutable bundles side by side: IPFS for content-addressed notes and proofs, BitTorrent for larger installer bundles (the CRK live sync queue uses both). LoRa / Meshtastic is the offline complement: every transport above fails before the local mesh does.