# Use Solid **URL:** https://forum.solidproject.org/c/use-solid/28.md [Latest](https://forum.solidproject.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.solidproject.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.solidproject.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Use Solid category](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/about-the-use-solid-category/1776)
**Author:** [@MitziLaszlo](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/MitziLaszlo)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [Activity Streams / Pub, SOLID, SHACL / SHEX](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/activity-streams-pub-solid-shacl-shex/3565)
**Author:** [@markjspivey](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/markjspivey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/activity-streams-pub-solid-shacl-shex/3565 "2026-07-17T12:12:26Z")
Has anyone seen a good example regarding the combination of: Activity Streams / Pub SOLID SHACL / SHeX One thing im also trying to understand is how SHACL / SheX might relate to Activity Streams / Pub extensions etc . … --- ## [How to store RDF data on the SAFE Network](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/how-to-store-rdf-data-on-the-safe-network/118)
**Author:** [@bochaco](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/bochaco)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/how-to-store-rdf-data-on-the-safe-network/118 "2026-05-05T13:04:37Z")
Even that the title suggests this is very specific to the SAFE Network, and how to implement an RDF store on it, this is in my belief a problem that many others could also face when trying to store RDF triples on any typ… --- ## [Encrypted POD? Is solid designed with this in mind? If not, would it be possible to add?](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/encrypted-pod-is-solid-designed-with-this-in-mind-if-not-would-it-be-possible-to-add/399)
**Author:** [@MitziLaszlo](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/MitziLaszlo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/encrypted-pod-is-solid-designed-with-this-in-mind-if-not-would-it-be-possible-to-add/399 "2026-04-30T04:57:47Z")
@taggart wrote: My organization has several applications that might be interesting candidates to move to solid. We currently store the application data on our own backends, but we could potentially become a POD provider… --- ## [Referencing json-ld @context](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/referencing-json-ld-context/10363)
**Author:** [@seva](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/seva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/referencing-json-ld-context/10363 "2026-03-11T10:44:54Z")
imagine i have a following markup(respec/bikeshed like): \ A Payload document serialized as application/ld+json MUST include "@context": "https://ujg.specs.openuji.org/ed/context.… --- ## [Collaborating with ID2020](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/collaborating-with-id2020/1498)
**Author:** [@AdamCooper](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/AdamCooper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/collaborating-with-id2020/1498 "2025-10-03T10:56:20Z")
The ID2020 Alliance is a global partnership maximising the potential of digital ID to improve lives. Identity is vital for political, economic and social opportunity. But systems of identification are archaic, insecure,… --- ## [Comparing Solid to ATProto PDS](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/comparing-solid-to-atproto-pds/9461)
**Author:** [@spenc](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/spenc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/comparing-solid-to-atproto-pds/9461 "2025-06-03T21:35:50Z")
Hi! Sorry if this is off topic, but I haven’t been able to find anything online directly comparing the two. Both technologies seem to be built around the idea of users having control of their data which applications con… --- ## [Upcoming software switch for solidcommunity.net](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/upcoming-software-switch-for-solidcommunity-net/8608)
**Author:** [@michielbdejong](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/michielbdejong)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/upcoming-software-switch-for-solidcommunity-net/8608 "2025-01-21T07:53:44Z")
Hi all, I remember in 2019 starting to work for Inrupt and in my first weeks as an employee, talking about the switch from JavaScript to TypeScript for our main open source Solid server. Next week, we will finally be s… --- ## [Change license of contributions on this forum?](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/change-license-of-contributions-on-this-forum/7535)
**Author:** [@michielbdejong](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/michielbdejong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/change-license-of-contributions-on-this-forum/7535 "2025-01-07T09:25:08Z")
Sarven proposed (IIUC) to change the license of contributions to this forum from CC NC-SA 3.0 to CC-BY 4.0. I think the version update from 3.0 to 4.0 should be OK, but I don’t think it’s possible to remove the ‘share-a… --- ## [How Solid and ActivityPub complement each other best](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/how-solid-and-activitypub-complement-each-other-best/3134)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/how-solid-and-activitypub-complement-each-other-best/3134 "2024-12-11T09:41:51Z")
This is a follow-up to http://forum.solidproject.org/t/discussion-solid-vs-activitypub/2685. Solid and the W3C ActivityPub-based Fediverse (discussed on SocialHub and Feneas) have a lot in common. For the future of the… --- ## [Discussion: Solid vs. ActivityPub](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/discussion-solid-vs-activitypub/2685)
**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/aschrijver)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/discussion-solid-vs-activitypub/2685 "2024-12-11T09:40:52Z")
I want to make you all aware of an interesting discussion taking place on SocialHub about the relationship between Solid and ActivityPub and opportunities to cooperate. Both AP and Solid are evolving separately at the mo… --- ## [Live shared Pod Data – making it happen](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/live-shared-pod-data-making-it-happen/4061)
**Author:** [@gsvarovsky](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/gsvarovsky)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/live-shared-pod-data-making-it-happen/4061 "2021-06-21T06:04:26Z")
I’ve been working on m-ld, a software component for live information sharing \[1\]. It uses RDF as its native data representation, and CRDTs for eventual consistency. So far I’ve been focused on making m-ld generally appli… --- ## [Data Management on SAFE Network](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/data-management-on-safe-network/2485)
**Author:** [@happybeing](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/happybeing)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/data-management-on-safe-network/2485 "2023-02-27T06:58:50Z")
I’ve been reading discussions around how Solid manages access to data in parallel with similar discussions over on SAFE Network. Generally I’m confused about how permissions operate and see it as quite difficult to supp… --- ## [Blockchain Hackathon Won with Solid](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/blockchain-hackathon-won-with-solid/1709)
**Author:** [@elliott](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/elliott)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/blockchain-hackathon-won-with-solid/1709 "2019-08-12T12:22:08Z")
Hi there, DISCLAIMER: I am new here, so I am not sure if this is the right place to share this with the community. Last weekend, we won an AI & blockchain hackathon using Solid as our base technology to build a digital… --- ## [A presentation of SOLID at Tech-X conference / Gaia-X](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/a-presentation-of-solid-at-tech-x-conference-gaia-x/7509)
**Author:** [@GuillaumeAV](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/GuillaumeAV)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/a-presentation-of-solid-at-tech-x-conference-gaia-x/7509 "2024-07-10T08:52:59Z")
Hi the SOLID community ! With Sylvain Le Bon and Frédéric Lé, as a PHD student working on data spaces and solid and as co-founder / contributor of Virtual Assembly (a french-based non profit organization working on soli… --- ## [Connecting Solid with iShare](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/connecting-solid-with-ishare/7123)
**Author:** [@michielbdejong](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/michielbdejong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/connecting-solid-with-ishare/7123 "2023-12-14T14:50:19Z")
Today I had a meeting with Gerard van de Hoeven from iSHARE Foundation and we agreed to do a proof of concept project combining Solid with iShare. Let me know if you read this and are also interested in it! --- ## [Encryption at Rest with CSS](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/encryption-at-rest-with-css/6839)
**Author:** [@timbot1789](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/timbot1789)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/encryption-at-rest-with-css/6839 "2023-08-20T22:09:42Z")
I’m working on a system that’s using CSS as a base solid server, and it seems that our app will probably need encryption at rest. CSS doesn’t provide this out of the box. Does anyone know of any CSS configurations that p… --- ## [Authentication with proxy and HTTP signature?](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/authentication-with-proxy-and-http-signature/5517)
**Author:** [@srosset81](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/srosset81)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/authentication-with-proxy-and-http-signature/5517 "2023-06-23T11:43:51Z")
The ActivityPub specs mentions the possibility to use a proxyUrl to make requests to remote servers: proxyUrl Endpoint URI so this actor’s clients may access remote ActivityStreams objects which require authentication… --- ## [Please, deactivate my account](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/please-deactivate-my-account/5437)
**Author:** [@anon73251800](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/anon73251800)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/please-deactivate-my-account/5437 "2023-04-26T02:55:42Z")
please, deactivate my account --- ## [Solid Basic Security Guidelines for applications](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/solid-basic-security-guidelines-for-applications/6517)
**Author:** [@A\_A](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/A_A)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/solid-basic-security-guidelines-for-applications/6517 "2023-04-25T18:32:23Z")
While writing with @Vincent about an security issue, I thought it’s maybe good to write down some security thoughts of me that could help others. It should give a basic overview, what potential threats exist for solid ap… --- ## [Generate Thing in Dataset with @inrupt/solid-client](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/generate-thing-in-dataset-with-inrupt-solid-client/5151)
**Author:** [@s1gr1d](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/s1gr1d)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/generate-thing-in-dataset-with-inrupt-solid-client/5151 "2023-04-24T09:17:03Z")
Hello, I am currently building an application for saving health-data entries (one entry is the data of one day). I am using the FHIR Observation vocabulary for an entry, and I create those entries with the help of @inru… --- ## [ActivityPods: adding intelligence to Solid PODs with ActivityPub](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/activitypods-adding-intelligence-to-solid-pods-with-activitypub/4962)
**Author:** [@srosset81](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/srosset81)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/activitypods-adding-intelligence-to-solid-pods-with-activitypub/4962 "2023-04-07T10:52:55Z")
I’m glad to announce the release of ActivityPods, a new kind of architecture for web applications which aims to reconcile the ActivityPub and Solid standards. You can see the initial proposal here: It can be summari… --- ## [Is it secure for pods to serve html files?](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/is-it-secure-for-pods-to-serve-html-files/6379)
**Author:** [@A\_A](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/A_A)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/is-it-secure-for-pods-to-serve-html-files/6379 "2023-03-18T16:23:47Z")
EDIT: created a solid specification issue here: Security issues because of serving html files · Issue #514 · solid/specification · GitHub TL;DR I think it’s a security issue that pods serve html files, as the web treats… --- ## [How does one learn Solid?](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/how-does-one-learn-solid/5988)
**Author:** [@rpb](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rpb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/how-does-one-learn-solid/5988 "2023-02-12T08:15:39Z")
I’ve been through solidproject.org and the learning materials for developers seem rather thin. There’s the equivalent of a Hello World tutorial, some explanation of vocabularies, and a list of various libraries and toy a… --- ## [Can I restrict where user's data can go?](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/can-i-restrict-where-users-data-can-go/5555)
**Author:** [@Lunuy](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/Lunuy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/can-i-restrict-where-users-data-can-go/5555 "2022-12-19T06:13:32Z")
It seems that SOLID protects user data from unpleasant access and modifying by service provider, not from data leaking. All SOLID Apps can send user data to everywhere, even if not user’s pod. Users can’t know where thei… --- ## [Solid API?](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/solid-api/5919)
**Author:** [@okilele](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/okilele)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/solid-api/5919 "2022-12-17T00:00:17Z")
Is there an API that hide all the Solid server and RDF things and could allow simple requests such as . login(user, pwd) . storeDocument(json stream, location) . getDocuments(criteria) etc… Then using this API it co… --- ## [Solid the Comic](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/solid-the-comic/4920)
**Author:** [@hochstenbach](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/hochstenbach)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2022, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/solid-the-comic/4920 "2022-11-26T08:48:37Z")
Hi, during the month of November I’ve been posting on Twitter a cartoon version of my own notes learning about Solid the last few months: “Solvember”. These cartoons could provide an introduction for people who are new t… --- ## [Discovering pods through the web](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/discovering-pods-through-the-web/5853)
**Author:** [@Giacomo-Papaluca](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/Giacomo-Papaluca)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/discovering-pods-through-the-web/5853 "2022-11-18T14:37:40Z")
Hello! Is there a way to discover existing pods? For example I’m trying to look up to public datasets, for example of some public authoritiy or any kind of “realistic” open data dataset. Does any pod of this kind exist y… --- ## [Trying to use alternative IdPs for solid pod](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/trying-to-use-alternative-idps-for-solid-pod/5759)
**Author:** [@rammkripa](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rammkripa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/trying-to-use-alternative-idps-for-solid-pod/5759 "2022-11-04T08:25:40Z")
Hi! I’m kind of a novice here, but I was wondering what makes it possible for certain identity providers to work with solid and others to not? For example, I’m trying to make a solid pod work with Polygon ID (https://0xp… --- ## [How to make Solid work with SignInWithEthereum OpenID provider?](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/how-to-make-solid-work-with-signinwithethereum-openid-provider/5760)
**Author:** [@rammkripa](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rammkripa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/how-to-make-solid-work-with-signinwithethereum-openid-provider/5760 "2022-10-28T03:48:04Z")
Following on from a previous question regarding connecting to solid using alternative ID providers, how would I be able to create a solid pod using SignInWithEthereum (https://oidc.signinwithethereum.org/) as my OpenID … [Next page](https://forum.solidproject.org/c/use-solid/28.md?page=1)