Introduction

Veilid is the networking platform and protocol created, implemented, and maintained by the Veilid Foundation.

We exist to develop, distribute, and maintain a privacy focused communication platform and protocol for the purposes of defending human and civil rights.

"Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." -Ruth Bader Ginsburg

This developer book gives application owners insight into the philosophy, design, and implementation details of Veilid. It is paired with a forthcoming internals book. This book is broken into four principal sections:

• Why Veilid, an overview of why using Veilid will bring privacy and security into your peer to peer application.
• Concepts provides key details about the core ideas that make Veilid work.
• The Admin section has an overview of getting Veilid running to best suit your environment, and keeping it running.
• Finally, Apps shows samples of using the Veilid API in various platforms like Python and Dart.