This browser will keep you signed in while you use Doorstep. On a new device or cleared browser, use the same join flow your organizer gave you — or email sign-in if your group turned that on.
Optional: save a small backup file (like a spare key). Anyone with it can post as you — keep it private.
Neighborhood board · Active now
Your street has your back.
A board for your neighborhood. What’s needed, what’s on offer — private to your local group. No endless feed from a distant company.
Live · example
need⚠ urgent🌿 FoodNorth Side
Looking for baby formula — 0–6 months
Shops are closed and we've run out. Any brand works. Will cook dinner in return.
Amara · North Side · 1 helping
How do you want to start?
Great — your organizer usually gives you a desktop app or a link to this site. Tap Open the board, choose a nickname, and follow what they sent you (the desktop app often fills in the rest automatically).
Browse without joining: you can open the board and try the demo. To post for real, someone in your area needs to run a small neighborhood node (or you can learn how below). It’s simpler than it sounds — but it does take a host.
How privacy works
Posts and chats stay in your group’s network, not on a central company server. Your organizer runs the bit that keeps everyone in sync. If you use the website, they may give you an extra step the first time; the desktop app usually keeps more on your device.
Everyday rhythm
1. Open Board. 2. Connect once. 3. Post or read. 4. Chat when someone helps. No buzzes from us — check the board when you can.
Doorstep is a small neighborhood help board. You and your group are on the same network — not the whole internet.
Start here (4 steps)
Tap Board at the top.
Tap Connect as me (or what your organizer told you). Type a nickname others will see.
Write a post or read what’s on the board.
If someone helps you, open the chat, then mark done and say thanks if you want.
If it’s stuck or says “not connected”
Tap Retry on the Board page (Step 1).
Check Wi‑Fi. Wait a few seconds — posts can be slow to show up.
See a yellow bar? Read it — it usually says Board & Retry.
Still broken? Ask your organizer — they fix the server side.
What others see
Your nickname and posts go to people in your group’s network. There is no big-company “for you” feed. If you use the website, your organizer may give you a link and a short code to paste — only if they said so.
Safety
Urgent in the app is not 911. Real emergency → call your local emergency number. Meet strangers in safe, public places when you can. Problems in the group → talk to your organizer.
For people running the tech
Get the app — install files for neighbors and hosts. For organizers — short host overview and link to the full checklist on the install page. Holochain.
Helping people near you. Your data stays with you and neighbors — not a corporation.
NeighborsHelping handsPrivate groupPeer-to-peer
STEP 1
Connect
Hook up once. Desktop app? Usually just nickname + Connect. Website only? Your organizer gives the rest (or use Try shared demo to practice).
not connected
Desktop app — you’re already in the right place. Pick a nickname and tap Connect as me. You can ignore the extra fields unless your organizer asked you to use them.
Demo role
Try shared demo = look around on a shared practice board. Connect as me = your real group — desktop app or what your organizer sent.
Join with email (when your group offers it): one-time sign-up, confirm the link, then this site can remember you when you come back — same idea as other sites, without extra jargon.
New phone or cleared browser? Use Email me a new link, open the message, then tap I’ve confirmed my email — continue.
Your own pilot account (separate from the shared demo) isn’t activated on this build yet — use Try shared demo below. We’ll turn on per-person tickets when the cohort is ready.
Extra backup (optional): after connecting, you can save a small file below — like a spare house key. Prefer email sign-in when your group offers it. If you use two devices at once, things can get out of sync; one device at a time is simpler. Anyone with the backup file can act as you.
New? Missing code → ask your organizer, or Try shared demo. After Connect works, the ID boxes fill in by themselves. Home still has a fake board to click around.
Disconnected? Internet blip or nap mode — tap Retry here or Board & Retry on the yellow bar. Nickname usually stays.