Introduction

The internet is one of the most transformational technologies ever created. Yet it has been monopolised by the cloud giants. The big tech companies own your data, your identity, your passwords.

The Web3 movement aims to let anyone participate in - and earn from - the internet economy. It aims to let people take back control of their data, their identity and the sovereignty online.

This vision is so appealing to so many. Yet currently one needs to have deep pockets as well as technical know-how to benefit from the Web3 world.

Station aims to solve this problem and make Web3 accessible for millions more people.

Station allows anyone with a computer to participate and earn in the new internet economy. Most of us own incredible devices like phones and laptops, far more powerful than those that put mankind on the moon. But we don't use them to their potential. It is like we own a Ferrari and just keep it in the garage. Station puts your underutilised resources to work, like your storage space, computation power, bandwidth and even your location in the network, all of which can be valuable to certain networks like Filecoin. Think AirBnB, but for your devices instead of your spare bedrooms. With Station, you can make use of your underutilised devices.

There are already thousands of people running Stations worldwide. And just like Airbnb or any other marketplace, there must also be demand for this new supply. The Station team is working with Station module builders who deploy their code to the diverse and global Station network and pay Station operators for their service as a deployment target.

The power of Station is in the diverse global network of devices. This offers an attractive deployment target for network builders and testers, as well as a cost-effective target for more general Function-as-a-Service use cases.

That’s how Station works at a very high level. Now let’s dive a bit deeper.