Welcome to Dat Land

Dat's Hacker Community

Join us in creating technology for the public good. Our community strives to build inclusive & diverse spaces for sharing or collaboration.

Dat Project imagines a better future for public data access, a future of apps that put users in control while improving security and speed.

Help us build that future.

What is Dat?

Dat is a new peer to peer protocol for building apps of the future. Building on the design of Bittorrent, Git, and other technologies, Dat creates new possibilities for data-rich applications. Dat efficiently syncs & versions data across a distributed network.

Start Building

Dat's open source ecosystem makes it easy to build apps on top of Dat or contribute to the Dat core. Learn more:

Build Dat-Powered Apps - use Dat to create data-rich applications with painless file sync & distributed streams.
Build Dat Core - help us build Dat's core tools and applications!

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This community site is still in its infancy. We want to build it with you using a fair and open process.

How do we want to represent our community (mission, goals)?
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What actions do we take now to ensure our community remains inclusive and diverse?