Building a Decentralized Mesh Network in Rust — Lessons from the Global South
rust
dev.to
The Problem 2.6 billion people lack reliable internet access. When disasters strike, infrastructure fails, or communities are remote — traditional communication breaks down precisely when coordination is most critical. I'm a cybersecurity student in Nairobi, Kenya. I've seen what happens when communities lose connectivity: families can't check on each other after floods, rescue teams can't coordinate, and activists can't organize safely. So I built GhostWire — a decentralized, censo