Portrait

Portrait represents a new paradigm in online presence—where your identity, creativity, and data exist beyond centralized platforms. Instead of relying on rented space from big tech companies, Portrait lets users create, own, and preserve their content through decentralized hosting.

The idea is simple: anyone can create a Portrait—essentially a decentralized, customizable mini-website—and fill it with text, images, videos, links, and anything else that defines who they are. What’s revolutionary is how it’s stored and served. Using edge-hosting, every Portrait lives on a distributed network of people—called peers—who voluntarily keep copies of each other's data online. No centralized server. No risk of takedowns.

At its core, Portrait is powered by the Open Internet Protocol, an open-source, cross-compatible framework designed to support social applications and user-owned content. Every action on Portrait—from uploading an image to connecting a domain—is backed by cryptographic security, ensuring tamper-proof records tied to a verifiable identity (your Ethereum key).

Users can also install the Portrait hosting app for Mac or Windows, turning their device into a lightweight node in the network. Hosting becomes a shared responsibility—an act of digital solidarity where users host the Portraits of others they care about, forming a mesh of presence that's both resilient and meaningful.

Portrait has already attracted thousands of early adopters who are experimenting with new ways to show up online. From creatives and writers to developers and activists, users are embracing Portrait to tell their stories in ways no social platform can match. Unlike typical “link-in-bio” services or profile builders, Portrait is unbreakable, portable, and interoperable—because it lives on open protocols, not closed systems.

Compared to tools like Linktree or Bio.site, Portrait offers significantly more freedom and decentralization. It’s not just a link—it’s a cryptographically signed, community-hosted micro-website that won’t vanish when a platform does.

Portrait introduces a range of features and benefits that make it a revolutionary tool for online identity:

• Decentralized Identity: Your Portrait is cryptographically signed and stored on the decentralized web using protocols like IPFS, Filecoin, and Arweave.
• Peer-to-Peer Hosting: Other users around the world host your Portrait, making it more resilient and censorship-resistant than any centralized service.
• No Servers Required: Portrait runs on lightweight edge nodes (browsers, apps, and devices), making hosting accessible to anyone with a laptop or phone.
• Open Internet Protocol: Built on OIP, which enables interoperability, ownership, and longevity of content across applications.
• Plus Subscription: Optional $10/month plan unlocks custom domains, new features, early access tools, and direct chats with the Portrait team.
• Reward System: Earn Points for creating, hosting, and inviting others to the network—an incentive model based on presence, not performance.
• Truly Yours: No lock-ins, no vendor control. Everything you upload is verifiable and portable across the decentralized web.

Getting started with Portrait is intuitive and accessible:

• Step 1 – Visit the Website: Go to portrait.so and click “Sign up” to create your account.
• Step 2 – Pick a Username: Choose your Portrait handle (e.g. portrait.so/yourname) to reserve your corner of the web.
• Step 3 – Build Your Portrait: Upload images, links, videos, and text using the visual editor. Your Portrait becomes your decentralized canvas.
• Step 4 – Start Hosting: Download the Portrait Hosting App for Mac or Windows. Launch it, find a Portrait to support, and click “Host.”
• Step 5 – Earn Points: By hosting, sharing, or inviting others, you’ll start earning Portrait Points—part of an experimental reward system tied to contribution, not clicks.
• Step 6 – Go Plus (Optional): Subscribe to Portrait Plus for $10/month to unlock custom domains, early access features, and badges that show your support.