====== Small Web =====

The small web refers to protocols, services, and communities that prioritize simplicity, minimalism, and user control over the modern commercial web's complexity and surveillance.

===== Philosophy =====

The small web rejects:
  * JavaScript bloat and tracking
  * Advertising and behavioral analytics
  * Corporate control of communication
  * Centralized platforms and walled gardens

The small web embraces:
  * Plain text and simple markup
  * User-owned content and infrastructure
  * Low hardware requirements
  * Direct peer-to-peer communication

===== Protocols =====

  * [[protocols:finger:start|Finger]] - Simple user information protocol (1971)
  * [[protocols:gopher:start|Gopher]] - Hierarchical menu system (1991)
  * [[protocols:gemini:start|Gemini]] - Modern encrypted protocol (2019)

===== Topics =====

  * [[protocols:smallweb:browser_monoculture|Browser Monoculture]] - Why browser diversity matters
  * [[protocols:smallweb:clients|Clients]] - Terminal browsers and small web tools
  * [[protocols:smallweb:old_hardware|Old Hardware]] - Running on minimal hardware
  * [[protocols:smallweb:solarpunk|Solarpunk]] - Sustainable computing philosophy
  * [[protocols:smallweb:twtxt|twtxt]] - Decentralized microblogging
  * [[protocols:smallweb:uri_schemes|URI Schemes]] - Beyond HTTPS

===== See Also =====

  * [[protocols:start|Return to protocols]]
  * [[indieweb:start|IndieWeb]]
  * [[tilde:start|Tilde Communities]]