Your neighborhood,
yours by design

Neighbors helping neighbors.
You can post “I can help” or “I need help.” Your stuff stays on your phone or computer — not sold by a big company.

NeighborsHelping handsYour deviceHolochain appNo big company
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.

· LIVE FROM NORTH SIDE ·
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.
1 thank-you · 6h ago
how it works
01
Connect
Pick a nickname. Your group already set up the “wire” — app or browser, your organizer said which.
02
Post
Say what you can give or what you need. Only people in your group’s network see it.
03
Browse
Scroll the board. Tap filters to narrow by offer, need, or urgent.
04
Finish up
Chat in the thread, tap done when it’s over, optional thank-you — no stars or likes.
trust loop
📡
Post
You share it
🤝
Accept
Someone says yes
💬
Chat
In the thread
✅
Done
Mark finished
🌱
Note
Say thanks
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Help — simple steps

Doorstep is a small neighborhood help board. You and your group are on the same network — not the whole internet.

Start here (4 steps)

  1. Tap Board at the top.
  2. Tap Connect as me (or what your organizer told you). Type a nickname others will see.
  3. Write a post or read what’s on the board.
  4. 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

Downloads — files to install the app. Host setup — how to put this site online. Code — source. Holochain — what powers the mesh.

Open Board Downloads Home

Doorstep

Helping people near you. Your data stays with you and neighbors — not a corporation.

NeighborsHelping handsYour deviceHolochain
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

Try shared demo = practice board (everyone shares one test account if your host turned it on). Connect as me = real you — desktop app, or paste what your organizer sent only if they said to.

Same you on another PC: save a pack file (buttons below) or keep the codes somewhere safe — that’s your “login.” Anyone with the file can pretend to be 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.

STEP 2
Write a post
What do you have to give, or need from neighbors?
🤝
I can help
Offer a skill, time, or thing
🙋
I need help
Ask the neighborhood
🚗 Transport🛠 Skills🌿 Food👶 Childcare📦 Stuff🏠 Space🌐 Digital💬 Companionship
⚠ Mark as urgent / crisis — neighbors see this first

Privacy: Your post only goes to people you’re linked with. It’s stamped with your ID so others can’t fake being you.

STEP 3
Neighborhood board
Posts from people you’re connected to. The colored strip shows how busy a thread is.
Demo mode. Sample posts below. Connect in Step 1 to load your pilot’s real neighborhood board.
AllOffersNeeds⚠ Urgent
What happens after you connect
📡
Your post spreads
After you connect, your post reaches neighbors you’re linked with — no one big server owns it.
🤝
Someone accepts
They tap to help. You both get a chat thread.
✅
Done & thank-you
Either person can mark it finished. You can write a short thank-you — not likes or stars.
🌱
Humans in charge
Your group picks the rules for an area. Problems go to real people, not a secret formula.
Posted
You opened this thread
Accepted
—
In progress
—
Fulfilled
—
Attested
—

Open a post from the board

Connect, then open a card from the board. Chats, “done,” and thank-yous save in your app on your device.

mark as fulfilled
Something real happened
When you mark done, both people get a saved record on their devices. No random company owns that story.
NM
nour_mutual
posted the need
fulfilled
JR
javi_repair
offered the help
WHAT GETS SAVED (SIMPLE VERSION)
“Done” note {
  who helped: javi
  note: "Sofa moved Saturday — brought a dolly, done in 90 min"
  signed by both sides
  status: Finished
}

Either person can tap the button when it’s time.

write a thank-you note
OPTIONAL · ONLY THIS CHAT
Leave a note about javi_repair
It sticks to this thread only — not a public profile. People read it to understand what happened here.
JR
javi_repair
re: Help moving a sofa · East Village · fulfilled
7thank-yous
in this network
YOUR NOTE
✓ Glad○ OK / neutral
Skip for now
What this is: A signed note on this thread only. Not stars or likes for the whole internet. You can’t delete it after — write something true.
Thread complete · thank-you saved
TYPE
Thank-you note
signed · shared with neighbors
ABOUT
javi_repair
this thread only
TONE
Glad / positive
can’t be deleted after
TRUST
javi_repair
now has 8 thank-yous
You did it: someone asked, someone helped, you talked, you finished, maybe you said thanks. That story stays in the app — yours and your neighbors’.

Coordinator

Numbers that show if your neighborhood board is active.

All areasUses the same area filter as the board
OPEN POSTS
—
everything open right now
OPEN NEEDS
—
“I need help” posts
FULFILLED (TOTAL)
—
marked done
THANK-YOU NOTES
—
notes people wrote
URGENT OPEN
—
still marked urgent

posts over the last 8 weeks
Weekly posts by type
Offers
Needs
Fulfilled
needs waiting for help
Needs — nobody has said yes yet
Oldest first. If they sit too long, check who’s connected.
3 stale
thank-you notes · 12 weeks
People saying thanks
Each square is one week. Darker = more notes.
JanFebMar
who writes the most thank-yous
Neighbors with the most thank-you notes
These people help a lot of threads feel “real.” If they go quiet, check in.
threads that might need a ping
Someone said yes — not marked done
A kind reminder can help people finish up.
how the network feels (sample)
📡
How far posts travel
avg 11.2 neighbors/post
● healthy
⏱
How fresh the board is
last post 2h ago
● active
🔑
Lost-device backup
0 waiting
● not needed
⚠
Urgent posts
2 open · 1 old
● check these
🌐
People online
84 devices
● looks good
🛡
Safety reports
0 waiting
● none waiting
starter checklist for your group