# Solid: The Basics **URL:** https://forum.solidproject.org/c/use-solid/solid-the-basics/12.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.solidproject.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.solidproject.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.solidproject.org/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Solid for non-geek users: why, how and what’s next?](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/solid-for-non-geek-users-why-how-and-what-s-next/392)
**Author:** [@TheodoraPetkova](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/TheodoraPetkova)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/solid-for-non-geek-users-why-how-and-what-s-next/392 "2019-01-24T15:13:55Z")
What is Solid? Beyond code, applications, servers, software and protocols there lie You and Your data. Solid takes care of both. It is an ecosystem enabling personal data ownership and working on behalf of the user. Yo… --- ## [Solid Resources](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/solid-resources/575)
**Author:** [@MitziLaszlo](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/MitziLaszlo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/solid-resources/575 "2018-11-15T02:26:53Z")
A place to share resources about Solid. Solid Chat Forums Discourse Reddit Gitter Documentation Awesome-Solid links this one and an other one Non official wiki for beginners --- ## [KRAKOW Solid meetup - Wednesday December 12](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/krakow-solid-meetup-wednesday-december-12/805)
**Author:** [@Sea](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/Sea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2018, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/krakow-solid-meetup-wednesday-december-12/805 "2018-12-12T08:43:00Z")
We invite everybody in/near Krakow to attend next Wednesday’s meet up at Les Couleurs, Kazimierz. We feature a Solid intro session, and mingle with other remote working professionals and digital nomads. A few in the bloc… --- ## [Pod Provider Listing Site](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pod-provider-listing-site/810)
**Author:** [@MitziLaszlo](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/MitziLaszlo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pod-provider-listing-site/810 "2018-12-11T13:30:45Z")
Feel free to add to the list of POD providers: https://solidtest.space/ https://inrupt.net/ https://solid.community/ https://solid.authing.cn/ --- ## [Preferred Communication Channel](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/preferred-communication-channel/573)
**Author:** [@MitziLaszlo](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/MitziLaszlo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/preferred-communication-channel/573 "2018-12-08T17:52:20Z")
There are several existing Solid community communications channels including: Discourse Reddit Gitter What would you prefer the main communication channel of the Solid community to be? --- ## [Plan to win users?](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/plan-to-win-users/254)
**Author:** [@Chiarac](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/Chiarac)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/plan-to-win-users/254 "2018-12-05T07:16:38Z")
Hi all! I just listened to a talk by Ruben Verborgh and it totally blew me away, so now I’m 100% into Solid. However I’m not a developer, I work in IT but aI have a humanistic background so my thought goes to users. Is… --- ## ["move it at any time, without interruption of service"?](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/move-it-at-any-time-without-interruption-of-service/565)
**Author:** [@JollyOrc](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/JollyOrc)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/move-it-at-any-time-without-interruption-of-service/565 "2018-12-03T07:25:48Z")
This might be a stupid question, but I didn’t find anything on it yet, so here we go. On the Solid How it Works page, we find this statement: Since you own your data, you’re free to move it at any time , without inter… --- ## [LDP Direct Containers](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/ldp-direct-containers/762)
**Author:** [@akuckartz](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/akuckartz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/ldp-direct-containers/762 "2018-12-02T22:22:34Z")
I am missing support for LDP Direct Containers. Are there intentions to add that? --- ## [Basic question about authentication](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/basic-question-about-authentication/642)
**Author:** [@hiraeth](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/hiraeth)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/basic-question-about-authentication/642 "2018-11-24T14:48:13Z")
I’ve been reading about Solid and if I’m not wrong, you use your Solid POD to say who you are. My question then is how do you make sure the person accessing the Solid POD itself is it’s true owner? Sorry if my question i… [Previous page](https://forum.solidproject.org/c/use-solid/solid-the-basics/12.md)