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Every HyperBEAM node ships with access to dozens of devices, but every node doesn't have to use the same ones. Need a SQL database? Need a Ruby on Rails runtime? Load a device from Arweave or even build your own. Any node becomes exactly the infrastructure you need.

25 NASA nodes have served over 4 million requests to arweave.net. This is how we turn centralized gateways into open public goods and shut down dependencies on cloud providers. Every provider is an Arweave miner attached to a HyperBEAM node, with request logic controlled by the ~router@1.0 device. Powered by PermawebOS, end to end. ao.arweave.net/#/stake/serve/…

We started with removing centralized dependencies. Then we explored gateways, bundlers, and indexing. Part three ties it all together, showing how routers, zones, and service markets transform independent HyperBEAM nodes into a decentralized internet. x.com/aoTheComputer/…

Cloud providers sell infrastructure. AO decentralizes it. Storage. Routing. Indexing. Payments. Compute. These aren't just applications anymore, on AO- they're devices- composable network services powered by HyperBEAM.

Good resources to help understand how the service model works in @aoTheComputer and how it's different from other networks: 1) ao.arweave.net/blog/open-serv… 2) hyperzine.xyz/ao-the-asset

up.arweave.net currently runs on centralized rails. With HyperBEAM enabling a decentralized bundler network, we can evolve past that This set of custom devices forms the basis for a hybrid sponsored->paid bundling service which will operate on LapEEs -- consumer-grade laptops booted directly into HyperBEAM, supporting a highly in-demand bundler endpoint, verifiable and trust-minimized github.com/xylophonez/lap…

Along with storage, the permaweb needs decentralized ways to read, write, and search data. Part two explores how these core infrastructure layers are becoming verifiable, incentivized, and decentralized with HyperBEAM. x.com/aoTheComputer/…

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Exactly. Devices aren’t limited to what ships with HyperBEAM. We’ve been building AI-native devices on top of it: github.com/apuslabs/hb-ap… HyperBEAM provides the kernel. Devices define the capabilities. Builders decide what their nodes can become.

The Lapee site and guides are now available in Chinese! Lapee 网站和指南现在提供中文版了！ permawebos.arweave.net/#/zh-Hans/

Devices themselves are not limited to the ones that ship with HyperBEAM. Builders can create their own devices, package them, test them locally, run them on their nodes, and publish them to Arweave. A Ruby on Rails device. A custom AI device. A database device. A private API device. A device for anything you want your node to do. HyperBEAM is the kernel. AO is programmable at the infrastructure layer.

Devices enable anyone to build their own verified, trust-minimized oracle. relay@1.0 fetches price data from multiple sources over HTTP. process@1.0 can aggregate those feeds, normalize the data, calculate an average price, and sign the result. The output becomes a verifiable price feed that other applications can consume. The permaweb is a composable platform for building verifiable services.

From bundlers to gateways to indexers, the full permaweb is becoming decentralized. This post is the first in a series dedicated to the topology of the new permaweb, and the evolution underway. x.com/aoTheComputer/…

AO devices become more powerful when they work together. bundler@1.0 uploads data to Arweave. copycat@1.0 indexes it. query@1.0 makes that data discoverable with GraphQL. Chained together, they create a complete workflow for publishing and discovering information on the permaweb. AO is built around composable services.

Firing up your own Lapee? Come share your build and chat with other Operators in the #Lapee channel in @discord! discord.gg/kkxffavfUb

We're used to thinking in terms of smart contracts, but these "processes" are just one feature powered by one device. Beyond ~process@1.0, HyperBEAM devices power gateways, routers, bundlers, indexers, payment systems, storage interfaces, and dozens of other network services. A device can be any service. AO is evolving into a decentralized service economy backed by 32+ devices and counting. The most interesting applications on AO may not use processes at all. ao.arweave.net/#/blog/open-se…