Local-First and Ejectable

Local-First & Ejectable An important requirement to ensure you can fully access your data in cloud apps forever is making the backend sync server available for local self-hosting. That's what EJECTABLE apps are about. Local-first allows users to enjoy all the benefits cloud apps bring (like seamless real-time collaboration, syncing, auto backups) while keeping the data ownership aspect from traditional desktop software. The problem is that's just the data part. What about the longevity of the service, the app itself, to use the data with? With traditional desktop software the full set of features remains available when a company shuts down. When a cloud app shuts down, or enshittifies, or you simply want to leave, you're left with the data (hopefully) but no good way to use it. All the functionality that's part of the cloud part of the app, features like syncing or collaboration are gone. An ejectable app allows users to "eject" at any time and switch to self-hosting (or vice versa ... Read full article.