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title: "Signal's architecture is completely centralized, by design.  Signal…"
date: 2025-10-28
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# Signal's architecture is completely centralized, by design.  Signal…

*October 28, 2025 · Facebook*

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Signal\'s architecture is completely centralized, by design. Signal explicitly discourages federation, which would allow distribution of the load over multiple providers. Session and Matrix work this way.\
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Even better would be a p2p app, which didn\'t rely on a central server at all. DarkIRC, Quiet, and Briar work this way.\
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Quiet team has a nice summary of most of the P2P alternatives in their FAQ:\
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[https://github.com/TryQuiet/quiet/wiki/Quiet-FAQ](https://github.com/TryQuiet/quiet/wiki/Quiet-FAQ){target="_blank"}
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