Servers thus have a role to play in the [[local-first]] world β not as central authorities, but as βcloud peersβ that support client applications without being on the critical path. For example, a cloud peer that stores a copy of the document, and forwards it to other peers when they come online, could solve the closed-laptop problem above.
β Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud
The key difference between traditional systems and local-first systems is not an absence of servers, but a change in their responsibilities: they are in a supporting role, not the source of truth.
β Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud
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