Overview of the Holochain Ecosystem
This section explores the vibrant ecosystem surrounding Holochain technology, including organizations, projects, communities, and resources. The Holochain ecosystem represents a diverse network of individuals and groups working to advance agent-centric distributed computing.
Core Organizations
Holochain Foundation
- Non-profit organization stewarding Holochain development
- Provides governance and strategic direction
- Supports ecosystem growth and adoption
Holo
- Commercial entity providing hosting services
- Enables Holochain applications to interface with the web
- Developing HoloFuel as a mutual credit accounting system, powered by Unyt’s accounting engine
MetaCurrency Project
- Philosophical and theoretical foundation
- Research into patterns of collective intelligence
- Development of currency design principles
Economic Infrastructure
- hREA: ValueFlows implementation for economic coordination on Holochain (resource tracking, commitments, agents)
- Unyt: Professional-grade accounting engine for decentralized networks (powers HoloFuel)
Holochain Applications (hApps)
Holochain Applications Directory
- Comprehensive directory of applications built on Holochain
- Implementation examples and case studies
- Development status and resources
Featured hApps
- Nondominium: Distributed resource management with custodianship model
- Requests & Offers: P2P marketplace for skills, services, and resources
- Acorn: Project management and coordination
- DeepKey: Distributed key management
Community Resources
Developer Communities
- Holochain Forum - Discussion and support
- Discord Community - Real-time collaboration
- GitHub Repositories - Open source development
- Developer Calls - Regular community meetings
Educational Resources
- Holochain DevCamp - Developer training program
- Documentation and Tutorials - Learning materials
- Community Calls - Regular updates and discussions
- Blog and Articles - Thought leadership and updates
Funding and Support
- Holochain Open Development Environment (HODE)
- Community grants and bounties
- Ecosystem development funds
- Commercial partnerships
Getting Involved
- Join the Holochain Forum and Discord
- Explore existing hApps and projects
- Participate in community calls and events
- Contribute to open source repositories
- Build your own hApp