# Data Kitchen - pod in a box

**URL:** <https://forum.solidproject.org/t/data-kitchen-pod-in-a-box/10729>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [July 15, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/data-kitchen-pod-in-a-box/10729 "2026-07-15T20:41:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jeffz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/jeffz/32/600_2.png) [@jeffz](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/jeffz)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/data-kitchen-pod-in-a-box/10729/1 "2026-07-15T20:41:11Z")

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![](https://github.com/SolidOS/data-kitchen/blob/main/assets/icons/dk-64.png)

# ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/solidproject/original/2X/4/47d104b44100aec9bd4e87a6fa374dc373456217.png) Solid Data Kitchen

This native app for Linux, Windows, Mac, and Android turns your computer, phone, or tablet into a Solid pod only you can access. It mounts a local version of Pivot/CSS, a proxy server and the Data-Kitchen frontend. Data Kitchen comes pre-loaded with dozens of Solid apps and widgets including SolidOS and a variety of open source resources - players for the Internet Archive and Wikimedia, access to Mastodon, Peertube, and more.

No setup or install needed, just download and run. Downloads for all platforms are on the [releases page](https://github.com/SolidOS/data-kitchen/releases/latest).

## Features

- A plugin system : mount apps and widgets by drag and drop
- A dual-panel pod browser
  - simultaneous logins to multiple WebIDs
  - drag & drop to copy & move between pods
  - login auth saved in your OS’s keychain - login once, then nevermore
  - live visual graphs for RDF, Markdown, and Mermaid

- Entire UI is saved as RDF and is editable through forms
  - All menus, buttons, and interactions in the UI shell are user customizable
  - No RDF or coding knowledge is required of the end user
  - Forms can be auto-generated from SHACL using solid-ui forms
  - Form submissions are self-validating against the SHACL

- App checks for new releases at startup and offers to update itself
- Showcase of dozens of Solid apps that work on local and remote pods without download
- Access to over a quarter of million open culture items

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**Author:** ![steven-tomlinson](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/steven-tomlinson/32/4999_2.png) [@steven-tomlinson](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/steven-tomlinson)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/data-kitchen-pod-in-a-box/10729/2 "2026-07-17T16:49:04Z")

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This looks cool! I am working on a similar thing, I may borrow some of your work!  
[Node Zero](https://github.com/lockb0x-llc/nodezero-social/tree/testnet)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![jeffz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/jeffz/32/600_2.png) [@jeffz](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/jeffz)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/data-kitchen-pod-in-a-box/10729/3 "2026-07-17T23:30:15Z")

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I’m always happy to collaborate. Please contact me on matrix as @jeff-zucker for any questions or suggestions.