I Ship a Production App With No Backend – This Is the Architecture | Mikkel Malmberg, Tether

This talk explores the innovative approach behind Keet, a production messenger that operates without a centralized backend, leveraging cryptographic keys, signed messages, and deterministic state synchronization. The speaker discusses the concept of local-first, peer-to-peer architecture in real-world applications, highlighting how it can eliminate the reliance on traditional servers. Mikkel Malmberg, a seasoned programmer and indie app builder, shares insights on replacing authentication, storage, and state synchronization with cryptography, along with introducing the Peer SDK that simplifies the development of P2P applications.