New to solid, what makes sense to do and use solid for

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Hi Everyone,

I am planning a webapp and chrome extension to store securely my information for auto-fill forms on browsers instead of allowing browsers to do the work or do it manually every time. The system is intended to be, of course, secure…and paranoid :slight_smile: ! So plan on hosting my own server side storage to be accessible from anywhere. It makes sense also that other people use it too. In investigating possible tech uses I came across solid project. I have no knowledge of the system and I understand still young and not sure if it makes sense to use it ! I am looking here for advice.
1- Is the project mature enough beyond experimental application i.e real life application like the one described ?
2- Do you think solid can fulfil the requirement ?
3- Do you see risks and shortfalls using solid pods for user data storage ?

Thanks

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Hi Heithem, I too am investigating the Solid Project. One thing that helps me make choices here right now is the guarantee I can pack up and move at any time. So I am going to start small with a managed provider playground. My own server side storage will be the goal though. I thought there would be more of a discussion type forum for new users. There must be a surge of us after Tim Berners-Lee’s latest book??
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Alar

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I thought there would be more of a discussion type forum for new users.

In addition to this forum (in which you are welcome to ask any questions) a lot of discussion goes on in the matrix chat channels and in the community group virtual meetings. I invite you to the Practitioner Group which holds regular discussion meetings online and also coding session focusing on mentoring, skill sharing and networking. More info on the meetings and chatroom are available here - GitHub - solid-contrib/practitioners: A hub for Solid developers

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