An open, append-only alternative root (Moshpit) and a search engine that resolves it

[u/Minimum_Hour519]

Moshpit is a namespace outside the ICANN root: anyone can claim an ending (.hacker, .eggs, .pit, 17,609 so far), put names under it and point them anywhere. The registry is append-only with a public log, and it runs a small CA that signs certs per name, so https://chovy.hacker validates for anyone who trusts that root.

How a machine resolves it: - moshcode dns enable makes a local bridge the machine's resolver: it answers Moshpit endings itself and forwards every other name upstream, or - point a browser's DoH at https://dns.moshcode.sh/dns-query

Real TLDs always win. We learned that the hard way when someone claimed .sh for $2: every bridge started treating our own registry host as a Moshpit name and NXDOMAINed everything. New claims of real TLDs are refused now, and a real TLD takes precedence over any older collision.

I just put a public front end on it: https://pit.world/ is a no-logs search engine that also resolves Moshpit names next to normal web results. The resolve API is open: curl 'https://pit.world/api/resolve?name=chovy.hacker'.

Happy to go into the resolver design. Curious what this sub thinks about alt roots in 2026.

[u/frankster]

seems very vibey, no thanks