====== Protocols ======

Beyond HTTPS. Terminal-native, decentralized, no JavaScript required.

===== Alternative Protocols =====

^ Protocol ^ Port ^ Year ^ Namespace ^
| [[protocols:finger:start|Finger]] | 79 | 1971 | '':protocols:finger:'' |
| [[protocols:gopher:start|Gopher]] | 70 | 1991 | '':protocols:gopher:'' |
| [[protocols:gemini:start|Gemini]] | 1965 | 2019 | '':protocols:gemini:'' |
| [[protocols:smallweb:twtxt|twtxt]] | any | 2016 | '':protocols:smallweb:'' |

===== Concepts =====

  * [[protocols:smallweb:uri_schemes|URI Schemes Beyond HTTPS]]
  * [[protocols:smallweb:browser_monoculture|Browser Monoculture]]
  * [[protocols:smallweb:old_hardware|Low Hardware Requirements of the Small Web]]
  * [[protocols:smallweb:solarpunk|Solarpunk and the Small Web]]
  * [[protocols:smallweb:clients|Clients — Bombadillo, Offpunk, Lagrange]]
  * [[protocols:smallweb:twtxt|twtxt — decentralised microblogging]]

===== Philosophy =====

The small web is decentralized, opt-in, and runs anywhere. No cookies, no tracking, no JavaScript, no third-party resources. You can participate on hardware from 2005.

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

  * [[tilde:start|tilde.town]]
  * [[terminal:start|Terminal Computing]]
  * [[start|Return to wiki home]]