Grid Infra · the technical layer
Build on infrastructure
you don't rent.
Compute, storage, identity, and delivery as a protocol. Operators keep 100% of fees, you deploy in minutes — no servers, no DNS, no accounts to wire up.
$ grid init · deploy in minutes · 0% take rate
The four-layer stack
One protocol, four layers deep.
The Grid is a full stack, not a single service. Each layer builds on the one below it — from raw operator resources all the way up to the browser users open.
Decentralized Resources
Compute, storage, identity, and KMS served directly from operator nodes — a global pool of capacity instead of a handful of regions you rent.
Personal Data Vaults + Grid Auth
User data lives in a vault the user owns. Apps never hold it outright — they request revocable capability tokens scoped to exactly what they need.
Grid Programs
Applications compile to WASM and run as portable Grid Programs — no servers to provision, no DNS to configure, no per-app account sprawl.
Grid Browser
A forked Chromium client speaking HTTP/3 that resolves Grid Programs and assembles them on the device — the runtime users actually touch.
14 services planned · 4 live by Q3 2026
The services you'd reach for, as a protocol.
Delivery, storage, identity, and hosting ship first. Compute and key management follow — every service served by the operator network, with no protocol take rate.
CDN / Delivery
Content and asset delivery routed across operator nodes, close to the request.
Object & Archival Storage
Durable object and archival storage — shipping as the Grid “Data” service.
Identity / Grid Auth
Capability-based auth: scoped, revocable tokens issued against a user's vault.
Web / Hosting
Host Grid Programs and static sites directly on the network — no origin to manage.
Edge Compute
Run WASM workloads at the edge of the operator network, near the data and the user.
KMS
Key management and cryptographic operations as a first-class network primitive.
Three sides, one network
Value flows peer-to-peer — no middleman cut.
The Grid connects the people who provide capacity, the people who build on it, and the people who use it. Nothing is skimmed in between.
Run a node on hardware you own and serve real capacity to the network. Operators keep 100% of the fees they earn — there's no protocol cut in the middle.
Ship WASM Grid Programs that self-assemble in the browser. No servers to provision, no DNS to wire up, no per-app accounts to stand up — just deploy.
Every user's data lives in a Personal Data Vault. Apps operate on revocable capability tokens, so access can be granted — and pulled back — in seconds.
Why Grid
The only layer that checks every box.
Hyperscalers give you the full stack — but you don't own the data and you pay their margin. Decentralized peers give you ownership, one resource at a time. The Grid does both.
| Capability | The Grid | Hyperscalers | Decentralized peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| You own your data | |||
| 0% protocol take rate | |||
| Full stack — compute + storage + identity + delivery + browser | |||
| Anyone can operate | |||
| Apps assemble themselves |
Quickstart
Two commands to a live Grid Program.
Scaffold a project, compile to WASM, and deploy it to the network. No origin server to stand up, no DNS records to point, no dashboard to click through.
# scaffold a new Grid Program
$ grid init my-app
✓ created my-app/ · WASM target ready
# compile + ship to the network
$ cd my-app && grid deploy
⠿ building wasm · publishing to operators…
✓ live my-app.grid · 0 servers · 0 DNS · 0% take rateProof it runs
Not a whitepaper — a network.
The Grid is live and under test today. These are the real numbers behind the protocol you'd build on.
0
Validators online
0
Countries live
0+
Rust crates
0
Consensus tests
0 TB
Storage live
Roadmap
From closed beta to mainnet.
A deliberate path: ship the core services to builders, harden with a security audit, then open the full stack to everyone.
Closed beta
The first four services go live — Delivery, Data, Identity, and Hosting — to a closed set of builders.
Services 5–9 + security audit
Edge Compute, KMS, and the next wave of services land, alongside a full third-party security audit.
Grid Browser + mainnet
Grid Browser launches to everyone and the network reaches mainnet — the full stack, end to end.
Build on The Grid. Own the stack.
Compute, storage, identity, and delivery as a protocol — deploy in minutes and keep the network working for you, not the other way around.