news.ycombinator.com• Mar 2, 2026• 1 min read
AnChat – E2E messenger on decentralized infrastructure, no phone number requiredAnChat Lite is an E2E encrypted messenger that runs on decentralized infrastructure instead of central servers (orama.network). Authentication is wallet-based — no phone number, no email, no identity requirements.We built it because every "private" messenger still depends on centralized infrastructure controlled by a single entity. Signal requires a phone number and routes through Signal's servers. Matrix is federated but still server-dependent. We wanted something where no single entity controls the messaging infrastructure.How it works:- Messages route through the Orama Network — a distributed network of independent nodes, not a single central server - E2E encryption on all message content - Metadata shielding via the ANyONe Protocol (onion routing) — not just message content, but who talks to whom is hidden - The infrastructure layer is custom-built: Go backend, Raft-based distributed SQL (RQLite), WireGuard mesh between independent nodes, self-operated DNS - No AWS, no GCP — runs o