FAQ#

#Data Sovereignty

#Who controls my storage canister?

Only you. After deployment, Rabbithole removes itself from the controller list. You are the sole controller of your canister. See Data Sovereignty for details.

#Can I use my own frontend?

Yes. Your canister serves its own frontend, which you can replace. The canister API is public — you can interact with it via Candid.

#What happens to my data if I stop paying?

Your data stays on the blockchain. Your canister runs as long as it has compute cycles. You can top up cycles directly without going through Rabbithole.

#General

#What is Rabbithole?

A decentralized file storage app with end-to-end encryption, built on the Internet Computer blockchain.

#How much does it cost?

You pay a fixed price to create your storage. This covers canister creation and an initial balance of compute cycles. Rabbithole does not profit from this — the entire payment goes to the Internet Computer network. See Data Sovereignty for details.

#What file types are supported?

All file types. Rabbithole stores encrypted binary data — it doesn't care about the file format.

#Is there a file size limit?

Individual files can be up to hundreds of megabytes. Files are split into fragments automatically.

#Security

#Can the Rabbithole team read my files?

No. Files are encrypted in your browser before upload. We only store encrypted blobs.

#What happens if I lose my device?

You can recover access via Internet Identity's device recovery mechanism. Your encryption keys are derived from your identity, not stored on any specific device.

#Has Rabbithole been audited?

The code is open source and available for community review. Formal audits are planned.

#What encryption does Rabbithole use?

AES-GCM with per-fragment encryption. Keys are derived via ICP's vetKeys threshold cryptography. See Encryption for details.

#Technical

#What is the Internet Computer?

A decentralized blockchain network created by DFINITY. It runs smart contracts (canisters) that can serve web content and store data at scale.

#What are canisters?

Smart contracts on the Internet Computer. They're like programs running on a decentralized computer network. See Storage for details.

#Can I self-host Rabbithole?

Yes. The code is open source. You can deploy your own canisters and frontend.

#Can I build my own client?

Yes. The canister API is public. You can build any client that communicates with the canisters via Candid.