Governance

Your data, on your disk

Local-first is not a feature here; it's the foundation. Your archive lives on your disk in open, inspectable formats, with no account standing between you and your own knowledge.

Problem

Why it matters

A memory you rent from a platform isn't yours. If a service can change its terms, raise its price, or disappear, then so can your memory.

Capabilities

What Nolocron provides

  • Each vault is a local SQLite database; no required cloud account to use it.
  • Resources are stored content-addressed (res://{sha256}), deduplicated and verifiable.
  • Your vault's data directory is yours to relocate — external drive, custom path, your call.
  • Open formats throughout, readable with everyday tools.

Workflow

How it works

  1. Create a vault; it lives on your disk.
  2. Import your sources into it.
  3. Back it up, move it, or copy it like any other files.
  4. Open the underlying SQLite or files directly whenever you want.

Evidence

Product proof points

  • No required cloud — custody is the default, not an upgrade.
  • Standard SQLite and ordinary files outlive any one app.
  • Canonical source and derived data are kept distinct.