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Comment by taink | Hacker News Reader

They seem to have only one "node" so far, because the software is still in alpha? That's what their docs seem to say[1].

  All your data primarily syncs to the encrypted backup node in the current alpha. For alpha testers, the application is always connected to the backup node and cannot be disconnected.

Their homepage could tell this more clearly. It doesn't look like it's in alpha.

[1] https://doc.anytype.io/d/troubleshooting/self-host-your-back...

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We are in open beta now. We have a network of nodes not one node.

You should update your docs because this is not what they say. I seem to understand you just started the open beta -- congratulations. You should still mention your product is in beta on your homepage (or at the very least, your download page).

EDIT: How can I see which nodes are in the network? There's only one ID on https://networks.any.coop/ and I don't know what to do with it.

Thank you for the heads-up, we will review the relevance of all the docs.

Regarding the list of nodes: we don't show it in the interface now, but will add more network information in the coming releases with simplified self-hosting. For now, you can see the list of nodes in the code: https://github.com/anyproto/anytype-heart/blob/release/core/...

If you want to dive into the details, information about the underlying protocol and configuration formats can be found there: https://tech.anytype.io

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