Whisper: Decentralized Confessions

Whisper is a decentralized confession platform built on Solana and Arweave (Irys). Users can post anonymous secrets to the blockchain in a truly censorship-resistant social feed.

📋 Prerequisites (Juniors Start Here!)

Before you can test or contribute, make sure you have the following:

1. Phantom Wallet: Install the extension and create a wallet.
2. Switch to Devnet:
   • Open Phantom Settings > Developer Settings > Change Network.
   • Select Solana Devnet.
3. Devnet SOL: You need "fake" money to pay for transactions. Get it from the Solana Faucet.
4. Local Environment: Rust, Solana CLI, and Anchor installed (refer to Solana Docs).

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Quick Start (Setup Guide)

Follow these steps to get the project running locally for FOSS Weekend.

1. Program Setup (Rust/Solana)

Build the Solana program to generate the IDL and types:

cd whisper
anchor build

2. Frontend Setup (Next.js)

Install dependencies and launch the development server:

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

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Architecture

• Solana (Anchor): Manages metadata, PDA derived addresses, and reaction counts.
• Arweave (Irys): Permanent storage for the encrypted or raw confession text.
• Next.js: Premium UI for secret discovery and interaction.

Roadmap & Tasks

Specific tasks for contributors are tagged with [FOSS ISSUE] directly in the source code.

• Rust Tasks: whisper/programs/whisper/src/lib.rs (3 Issues)
• Frontend Tasks: Search for the tags in the /frontend components (6 Issues)

Contribution

Please refer to CONTRIBUTING.md for the workflow before submitting your first PR.

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Whisper your secrets to the blockchain.