Barrel: A Decentralized Data Platform for Data Control

Discover a modern decentralized data platform that empowers users to regain control of their data in this 30-minute conference talk from Code BEAM America 2022. Explore Barrel, a peer-to-peer network built over HTTP and web technologies like WASM, which enables easy data transfer, filtering, and control between on-premise or cloud sites. Learn about subscribing to various data streams using protocols such as AMQP, MQTT, WebSockets, and Server-Sent Events. Understand how Barrel ensures data remains under user control, even when utilizing hosted services across different datacenters. Gain insights into the open-source libraries and projects maintained by the Barrel team, including RocksDB binding, Hackney, Erlang NAT, and Certifi. Delve into the reasons behind choosing Erlang for Barrel's development and explore how to integrate Barrel and its core open-source foundations into your own projects. Discover the team's approach to maintaining this open-source product and the various libraries developed over the years.

Barrel, a decentralized data platform to take back the control of your data | Benoit Chesneau