Test Site: http://pool-net-site-app.s3-website.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/

What is it

Pool Net is a data distribution application where unlimited data can be distributed across a large pool of devices

Highlights

• Scalable without cost
• Removes cost of data transfer through third party servers
• End to End encrypted

Description

• Welcome to the first test of Pool Net!
• Pool Net uses a custom architecture which provides a strategy/algorithm to connect devices directly
  • The only server involved synchronizes devices within the "pool"
  • The only data being sent to that server is network information which is forwards to other devices
• Both desktop and mobile browsers are supported!
  • Chrome or Microsoft Edge are recommended
• Currently supported data types:
  • Text
  • Files (Max 512mb)
    • Arbitrary cap due to browser limitations (see below for more details)
    • Theoretically UNLIMITED
  • Image

NOTE

• Site is currently in HTTP due to expensive SSL certificates :D
  • No sensitive information is being sent to the server (which is the point)
  • All information exchanged within the app is encrypted
• Will work on 70%-90% of networks/routers
• This is a purely architectural test of the technology, so please take note of the following:
  • Current implementation is in browser:
    • Very convenient for testing and distribution, but...
    • CAPPED performance: Getting above 10mb/s will be difficult
    • NO direct disk access: No current ability to save messages
    • UNSUPPORTED unlimited files: Consequence of no disk access as all data has to be stored in memory
    • NOT indicative of actual product, which will be an actual application
  • Everything is STATELESS:
    • Every 'refresh' or 'connect' is equivalent to creating a new user
    • No authentication as of now
  • No support for other media options other than .jpg and .png
• TLDR: The idea behind the test is to test the actual logic of data being transferred across regular devices, so a lot of the UI/UX features will be missing along with many actual features including unlimited file transfers due to browser implementation/security.

Next Steps

• Complete rewrite to turn the product into a desktop application
  • All the above limitations will be gone!
• Open source synchronization servers (so you can host your own pool)
• Passwordless authentication