Solid Articles

A practical guide to the JavaScript Solid Server
Part 1

Your Data, Your Server

Install JSS, create a pod, write resources, and control who can read them with Web Access Control — in five minutes.

April 2026
Part 2

Your Nostr Key Is Your Login

Over a million Nostr users have cryptographic keys. Those keys authenticate to Solid pods via did:nostr and NIP-98 — no signup needed.

April 2026
Part 3

HTTP 402: The Missing Status Code

The web has had a payment status code since 1997. One field in an ACL activates it. Deposit testnet sats, pass the membership gate. No Stripe, no PayPal, just HTTP.

April 2026
Part 4

Pay Per Read

Change one number in an ACL and the server charges sats per request. Micropayments for content, APIs, and data — no middleman.

April 2026
Part 5

Your Pod Is Your Bank

Check your balance. Read the webledger. Understand TXO URIs. Your sats live in a JSON file on your server — no custodian, no intermediary.

April 2026
Part 6

Anchored to Bitcoin

Your balance is a JSON file. Blocktrails anchor state to Bitcoin using key chaining — provable, verifiable, no sidechain needed.

April 2026
Part 7

Your Pod, Your Token

Your pod can mint its own token. Buy with sats, withdraw as portable MRC20 proofs anchored to Bitcoin.

April 2026
Part 8

Multi-Currency

One pod, many chains. Deposit testnet3, testnet4, or mainnet sats. Trade between them peer-to-peer.

April 2026
Part 9

Your Pod Is an Exchange

Automated market making with constant-product. Add liquidity, swap currencies, earn fees — Uniswap for your pod.

April 2026
Part 10

Beyond Tokens

Blocktrails anchor any state to Bitcoin. NFTs, smart contracts, git commits. The payment series was the beginning.

April 2026