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Mission Statement
MOSH exists to allow individuals and developers to build reliable, private, and resilient IoT systems that function independently of the cloud, operate efficiently on resource-constrained hardwarea, and is fully modular and extensible.
Technology should work everywhere–from Recreational Vehicles, to remote cabins and farms, to urban homes–without requiring internet access, centralized control, or vendor lock-in.
MOSH's mission is to provide a protocol and ecosystem that enables smart devices to be transparent, decentralized, and build to last – whether you're on the grid, or off of it.
The case for MOSH
Most commercial smart home solutions make several embedded assumptions about the user and environment, which can limit flexibility, privacy, or reliability. These assumptions include:
- The user has 24/7 internet access, Wi-Fi, and a stable power grid
- Cloud servers (and vendors/manufacturers) are to be trusted
- Users are okay with vendor lock-in, and data collection
- The environment is stable, permanent, and fixed
MOSH breaks these assumptions.
Why MOSH is different
MOSH, unlike other smart home solutions, is developed to have no external dependencies in order to fully function – No internet, no hub, no cloud – no hardware other than your MOSH nodes are required.