See the Real Thing.
Six key interactions — shown with the actual epress interface.
Live node: blog.epress.world →
Your Personal Corner of the Decentralized Web
Every user runs their own node — a personal server that stores content, manages identity, and connects to the network. No platform owns your data. No algorithm controls your reach.
Key insight: Your node is your identity. Move it, back it up, or run multiple — it's all under your control.
Connect With Any Ethereum Wallet
Click 'Connect Wallet' and choose your Ethereum wallet — MetaMask, Rainbow, WalletConnect, or any compatible wallet. This is the first step to proving your identity on epress.
Key insight: Don't have an Ethereum wallet yet? You'll need one to sign in. MetaMask is the most common — it's a free browser extension that takes about two minutes to set up.
Sign In With Your Wallet
Your wallet signs a one-time message — proving you own this Ethereum address. That's the entire login process. No username. No password. No account stored on this server. Nothing to forget, nothing to breach.
Key insight: Your private key never leaves your wallet. epress only receives a mathematical proof of ownership — not the key itself.
Two Steps: Publish, Then Go Live
Publishing saves your post to your node — visible to anyone who visits your URL, like a traditional blog. But it won't appear in your followers' timelines yet. Click the grey 'SIGNED' badge to sign it with your wallet. Once signed, every node that follows you receives a notification and pulls your post directly.
Key insight: Every signed post carries a cryptographic stamp: who wrote it, when, and proof it hasn't been changed. Anyone can verify it without contacting your node.
Go to Their Node to Follow
To follow someone on epress, visit their node directly. Connect your wallet there — the node sees you as a visitor with your own Ethereum address. Click Follow, enter your own node's URL, and sign the request with your wallet. Both nodes record the connection simultaneously, with no platform coordinating the handshake.
Key insight: Your follow list lives on your node. Move to a different server? Your connections travel with you — they were never locked in anyone else's database.
Your Timeline, Your Rules
A clean timeline showing only what you chose to follow. Each post is signed by its author, so you always know the source. No algorithmic manipulation, no sponsored content.
Ready to Run Your Own Node?
Everything you just saw runs on your own server. One command to install.
$ # Install epress on your server $ curl -fsSL https://epress.world/install.sh | bash