The Forge Blog
Development logs, project updates, and technical deep dives from the workshop.
Thoughts on building software, running a solo dev shop, and pushing the boundaries of AI-assisted development.
How I Found 30GBs!
There is a universal truth in mobile development: disk space is finite, and build artifacts are infinite. Recently, I hit that dreaded "Disk Space Low" notification. As a developer with dozens of Flutter prototypes, client projects, and half-finished...
CableCompany
Recently, I fell down a networking rabbit hole. I became fascinated by how traditional IPTV providers (like older ISP setups or hotel TV systems) deliver content. It’s rarely HTTP streaming like Netflix. Instead, it’s often raw, unencrypted MPEG-TS v...
RoseLink Overlay Network
I have a confession to make. For a while now, I’ve been quietly obsessed with a specific problem: the modern internet has become a rental economy. If you want to host a website today, you usually have to pay a cloud provider for a VPS, pay a registra...
Unstoppable Chatter
Building a Serverless Darknet Mesh with Tor Gossip Earlier I released tor_hidden_service, giving Flutter developers the power to host .onion sites directly from Android devices. That was step one: Existence. But existence is lonely if you can't commu...
Hosting Tor Hidden Services with Flutter
Bridging the Gap: Hosting Tor Hidden Services with Flutter At Sarah's Forge, we are obsessed with decentralization. We believe the future of mobile isn't just about consuming APIs—it's about hosting them. For years, native Android developers have had...