posts: announcing radicle.garden

Co-authored-by: Brandon Oxendine <brandon.oxendine@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Yorgos Saslis <yorgos.work@proton.me>
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+name: yorgos
+radicle:
+  did: did:key:z6MkrnXJWPndzPBxpBUaE3L3BnMeWpaQdT1V1FvkoCPFSFS3
+atproto: yorgos.net.gr
+fedi: "@yorgos@chaos.social"
+web: yorgos.net.gr
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+---
+title: "Plant Your Seeds in the Radicle Garden"
+subtitle: "A new service for always-on, hosted Radicle nodes. "
+author: yorgos
+layout: blog
+---
+
+<a href="https://radicle.garden/" style="border-bottom: none;"><img src="/assets/images/blog/garden-intro.png" class="screenshot" alt="radicle.garden — an always-on node for your Radicle repositories"/></a>
+
+In Radicle, any repository stays online and accessible for as long as there is at least one Radicle
+node _seeding_ it.
+The more nodes seeding a repository, the more resilient it becomes: with `N` seeders, it can
+survive `N-1` individual node failures. With nodes distributed across the world, this offers a
+level of resilience unlike any other forge can provide.
+
+Where, on traditional code forges, starring a repository is just a passive nod of approval, in
+Radicle, **seeding is an active contribution to a project's survival.** This makes seeding a much
+stronger, more meaningful sign of support than any shiny, five-pointed endorsement symbol.
+
+### Keeping your Code Online, 24/7
+{: .no_toc }
+
+Seeding is, therefore, core to the discoverability and availability of your repositories. But
+relying on seeding your code just from your personal laptop can only take you so far. An always-on
+node stays reachable even when your computer is asleep, offline,
+or currently digesting a spilled cup of coffee.
+
+This is where [radicle.garden] comes in. We now offer always-on nodes that you don't have to
+self-host!
+
+To be clear, an always-on node is **not a replacement for your local node**, which you still use to
+sign all your work. Rather, it is an additional node that replicates the
+repositories you care about. Even if other community-run nodes drop offline, your projects are
+guaranteed to stay accessible.
+
+And not just your own projects! If you are not ready to migrate to Radicle just yet, you can 
+seed existing Radicle repositories. Seeding is a great way to **support maintainers 
+whose work you care about**. 
+
+<a href="https://radicle.garden/" style="border-bottom: none;"><img src="/assets/images/blog/garden-screenshot.png" class="screenshot" style="display: block; margin: 2rem 0 0;" alt="The radicle.garden node dashboard showing seeded repositories"/></a>
+
+### Convenience Without Compromise
+{: .no_toc style="margin-top: 0" }
+
+A [radicle.garden] node is an extra layer of guaranteed availability that the general community
+cannot always provide. Importantly, it offers this resilience **without the inconvenience** of
+managing 24/7 server infrastructure yourself.
+
+Of course, you are still very welcome to [self-host your own nodes]({% link _guides/seeder.md %}).
+Everything we ship is 100% open source, including [the source code for radicle.garden]!
+In fact, we encourage you to self-host as much as you can: it makes the entire network healthier and more decentralized.
+
+### Non-Profit, Not a VC-backed Startup
+{: .no_toc }
+
+The core goal of the Radicle protocol remains unchanged: we are building a peer-to-peer network to
+host the world's software. [radicle.garden] is a sustainability path to ensure we can keep evolving
+the protocol in the long term. It is an attempt to follow the example of other successful open
+source projects that have introduced optional hosted services to sustainably fund their core
+development.
+
+For individuals and private projects, subscribing for a hosted node is a great way to support
+Radicle. The service is operated and fully owned by [The Better Internet Foundation], the Swiss
+non-profit that oversees the development of the Radicle Protocol. Every bit of profit goes directly
+back into the
+non-profit entity to fund protocol development. This is a non-profit initiative, as open source
+hosting should be – not a venture capital-backed effort.
+
+And just like our European entity, all [radicle.garden] nodes are also hosted in Europe.
+That means the service is operated end-to-end within Europe — for those who care where their code
+physically lives.
+
+So, forget stars! Plant a seed, support the network, and consider [radicle.garden] for keeping your
+code always online.
+
+[radicle.dev]: https://radicle.dev
+[radicle.garden]: https://radicle.garden
+[The Better Internet Foundation]: https://betterinternet.foundation/
+[the source code for radicle.garden]: https://radicle.network/nodes/index.radicle.garden/rad%3Az2v4XbSTEqnYrxToCAA3vf9yCD5Er
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 ## Blog

+- 02.06.2026 [Plant your Seeds in the Radicle Garden]({% post_url 2026-06-02-announcing-radicle-garden %}) 🌱
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