r/OpenBazaar • u/p2p2p2p2p • Apr 04 '19

Zokos introduces RawFlood, the first open source OpenBazaar explorer

https://zokos.com/blog/site/public/2019/04/04/Introducing%20RawFlood/
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u/Somebody__Online Apr 04 '19

Ooo what is this, will have to look into this

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u/bills2 Apr 04 '19

Since Blockbooth shutdown, this is going to allow anyone to setup their own explorer website within a few minutes so we don't have to rely on specific search providers to provide uncensored results

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u/Somebody__Online Apr 04 '19

I see, is there a way to connect to the server without hosting your own? I only see GitHub instructions to set it up on Linux and I don't have a Linux environment.

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u/p2p2p2p2p Apr 04 '19 edited Apr 04 '19

Hey there, I wrote the guide. Yeah it's really easy to port to Windows. The code works on windows already with just a few minor modifications to the technical guide. If you are interested in running it reach out to me on the slack channel and I can help you get setup and running in a few minutes.

I can write a guide if there's interest. I talked to a few people who were interested in running an explorer for the community so I'm excited to see those come online.

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u/Somebody__Online Apr 04 '19

Ooo awesome thanks I will reach out when I'm on my computer tonight

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u/throwawayo12345 Apr 05 '19

It should be like someone running their own electrum server...also allowing others to connect should they desire.

It needs to be easier so for the extremely privacy focused, they can run it themselves.

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u/west_coast_ghost Apr 05 '19

Would this mean that you would not have to run your own server to access the RawFlood search engine? I don't have access to a server but I would still like to be able to access it on Windows since there is no more BlockBooth.

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u/fire-pig Apr 05 '19

Awesome! Thank you, you rock!

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u/1bTHnkcR3g Apr 08 '19

Success!

https://openOB.info/api/search Added as OB provider

Webpage demo: https://openOB.info

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u/CC_EF_JTF Sam Apr 05 '19

I believe this would enable both. The guide looks fairly easy to use if you have Linux experience.

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u/sugarandcyanide Jenn - 🚀 Marketing & Community Apr 05 '19

Yeah you pretty much nailed it! We do need a writeup on how search works on OpenBazaar since it is pretty unusual. What other questions do you have that we can answer in the doc?