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The home for the communities of open source developers, engineers, researchers and designers who love and do Local First software. Organizing the Local First devroom at FOSDEM'26 in Brussels. 1st Feb 2026. https://openlocalfirst.org

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Open Local First For the first time this year, the FOSDEM conference will host a devroom for Local First, CRDTs and sync protocols and sync engines. FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source conference in Europe. Thi...

#LocalFirst devroom at #FOSDEM will be live at 09:00 CET ! For those who are not with us in Brussels to attend 8 hours of the best speakers lineup ever, there is a live stream. You can interact with the speakers during Q&A sessions by using Matrix. See you in a bit. live stream:
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01.02.2026 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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It’s this weekend! πŸ‘
This Sunday @janl.bsky.narrativ.es and Alex Feyerke will be at @fosdem.org in the @localfirst.bsky.social devroom

Come meet Local First heroes @couchdb.bsky.social & @pouchdb.bsky.social, the sync engine where CRDTs are optional

We also cover easy, open source self-hosting πŸ›ŽοΈ

28.01.2026 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Join us at the after party | Open Local First

#FOSDEM #LocalFirst devroom will celebrate with an after party once we finish the lineup. We have booked a very nice cafΓ© that will be waiting for us with beers, and any kind of drink. It is just a 10 min walk. Starting at 17:30. More details here
Come and say hi!
openlocalfirst.org/blog/after-p...

28.01.2026 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Most important first, there will be a drink/after party once the devroom will be over. We have booked a very nice cafΓ© that will be waiting for us with warm food, beers, and any kind of drink. It is just a 10 min walk. More details here: openlocalfirst.org/blog/after-p...

Come and meet us there :)

22.12.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In 4 days from now, we will be ready for a full day of #LocalFirst and #CRDTs at #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 in Brussels. Join us in room K3.201 or watch the live stream
live.fosdem.org/watch/k3201
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Ask questions remotely during Q&A sessions, by using Matrix
chat.fosdem.org#/room/#2026-...

27.01.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Giordano Ricci will be presenting his work on @jazz.tools framework at the upcoming @localfirst.bsky.social devroom at @fosdem.org '26 ! He will start with an introduction on CRDTs, followed by deep dive into E2EE and permissions. Come early before 9:00!
Details:
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#1...

26.01.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Open Local First For the first time this year, the FOSDEM conference will host a devroom for Local First, CRDTs and sync protocols and sync engines. FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source conference in Europe. Thi...

Hello #Local-First enthusiasts, We have great news to share with you! @fosdem.org'26 wil be hosting a full devroom dedicated entirely to local first software. We have gathered the best lineup ever, all major open source projects will be presenting! Come and join us, it is free! openlocalfirst.org

24.12.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Giordano Ricci will be presenting his work on @jazz.tools framework at the upcoming @localfirst.bsky.social devroom at @fosdem.org '26 ! He will start with an introduction on CRDTs, followed by deep dive into E2EE and permissions. Come early before 9:00!
Details:
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#1...

26.01.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Open Local First For the first time this year, the FOSDEM conference will host a devroom for Local First, CRDTs and sync protocols and sync engines. FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source conference in Europe. Thi...

Join us and @localfirst.bsky.social at @fosdem.org, Jan 31 + Feb 1, 2026, in Brussels!

We’re in the (first ever) Local First, sync engine and CRDT-focused devroom intro’ing pioneers @couchdb.bsky.social and @pouchdb.bsky.social

Find out more:
ℹ️ openlocalfirst.org
🏠 fosdem.org/2026/

26.01.2026 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In a week from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!
With @horusiath.bsky.social and Yjs/Yrs!

24.01.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@horusiath.bsky.social will be talking about tricks and tips for using Yjs/Yrs at @fosdem.org '26 #Local-First devroom! Come listen to the core team member behind Yjs/Yrs, the mainstream #CRDTs library! Join the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, it is free! more details: openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#2...

23.12.2025 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

In 8 days from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!
@palani.bsky.social

23.01.2026 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@palani.bsky.social will be talking about "in Production: How We Built Plane's Collaborative Wiki with Yjs", at
@fosdem.org'26 #Local-First & #CRDTs devroom!

Come listen to the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, from 9:00.

It is free! more details:
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#3...

01.01.2026 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

In 9 days from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!
@expede.wtf @patternist.xyz @automerge.org @inkandswitch.com

23.01.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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@patternist.xyz , together with @expede.wtf will be talking about @automerge.org , Keyhive, Beelay, and their E2EE sync protocol. Come and learn about access control in a local first and encrypted setting, and about version control, the feature they are working on.
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#4...

22.12.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

In 9 days from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!
@expede.wtf @patternist.xyz @automerge.org @inkandswitch.com

23.01.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@expede.wtf, together with @patternist.xyz will be talking about @automerge.org , Keyhive, Beelay, and their E2EE sync protocol. Come and learn about access control in a local first and encrypted setting, and about version control, the feature they are working on. openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#4...

22.12.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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At #FOSDEM2026 #Local-First devroom @nikobonnieure.bsky.social together with Laurin, will be talking about @nextgraph.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy framework with federated E2EE sync protocol, graph database, Reactive ORM.
Join the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, it is free!
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#5...

21.01.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In 10 days from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!

21.01.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At @fosdem.org #Local-First devroom @nikobonnieure.bsky.social together with Laurin, will be talking about @nextgraph.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy, framework with federated E2EE sync protocol, graph database, Reactive ORM.
Join the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, it is free!
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#5...

23.12.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

In 11 days from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!
@electric-sql.com @tanstack.com

20.01.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kevin de Porre from @electric-sql.com will be talking about Query-driven Sync in @tanstack.com DB, at @fosdem.org '26 #Local-First & #CRDTs devroom! Come listen to the founding engineer at ElectricSQL.
Join the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, it is free! more details:
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#6...

23.12.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

In 12 days from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!

@nickthesick.com @yed.bsky.social

19.01.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@nickthesick.com will be talking together with @yed.bsky.social about BlockNote, Prosemirror and Yjs 14: Versioning and Track Changes, at @fosdem.org '26 #Local-First & #CRDTs devroom! Come listen to them and
the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, it is free! more details:
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#7...

23.12.2025 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

In 12 days from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!

@yed.bsky.social @nickthesick.com

19.01.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@yed.bsky.social will be talking together with @nickthesick.com about BlockNote, Prosemirror and Yjs 14: Versioning and Track Changes, at @fosdem.org '26 #Local-First & #CRDTs devroom! Come listen to them and
the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, it is free! more details:
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#7...

23.12.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

In 13 days from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!

18.01.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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adz will be talking about Modal, Reflection and p2panda: Towards a Local-First Linux Desktop, at @fosdem.org '26 #Local-First & #CRDTs devroom!

Come listen to him and the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, from 9:00.

It is free! more details:
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#8...

23.12.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

In 13 days from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!

17.01.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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blinry and Moritz Neeb will be talking about Teamtype: multiplayer mode for your text editor – towards a Collaborative Editing Protocol, at @fosdem.org '26 #Local-First & #CRDTs devroom!

Come listen to the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, from 9:00.

It is free! details:
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#9...

23.12.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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