Silence Is Deceptive
No posts doesn’t mean no progress. The project hasn’t gone quiet — quite the opposite. More on that in the upcoming posts.
Sigil Gate Project Blog
Building a network that’s hard to detect, and writing a blog that’s easy to find.
2026
KV Stores
What KV stores are, why they matter for distributed systems, and how etcd became the foundation of operational data storage in Sigil Gate.
The Data Storage System
Wanted to create a couple of user accounts — ended up designing a data storage system. A typical weekend.
When Targeting Hits the Mark
Searched for a singer named Annette — found the ANet project. Funny how targeted ads work when you’re building a private network.
The Docs Section
The project works. The network is up. Now it’s time to bring order to the documentation and make the project truly open.
The About Section
The old About page was a placeholder. Now it’s a full section covering goals, mission, team, and an invitation to contribute.
Systemd timer: time to leave the cave
I’ve been using cron my whole life. Turns out there’s been something better for quite a while.
gRPC path rotation
It’s been on the roadmap for a while — and it’s finally done. The most vulnerable segment of the network is now protected by automatic address rotation.