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First Website on the European Subnet
March 21, 2024 - written by Roland BOLE (Instructor)
This is an announcement for a new consulting activity. We are delighted to
announce a project that contains the deployment of a static website on the
Internet Computer within the European subnet.
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> According to the ICP dashboard, this marks the first project to be undertaken
> under such conditions. We are very excited about that!


INITIAL SITUATION

Our client VERIABLE, operating from Austria, offers a SaaS solution which
primarily serves the European market and extends its services to the US market
as well.

They were in search of a hosting solution for their website which is secure,
tamper-proof , and cost-efficient , yet still straightforward to manage.

The company employs Astro for its website and they were seeking for alternatives
to traditional Web2 hosting services.


OUR SOLUTION

Given the company’s technical proficiency, they were accustomed to utilize
markdown files and other common tools like GitHub, found within the web
development industry. So, we could build on them.

 * We created a continuous delivery and continuous deployment (CI/DI) pipeline
   with GitHub actions and deployed their website on the European subnet of the
   Internet Computer.
 * Additionally, we linked the controller of that asset canister to their NNS
   Internet Identity to give them full control over the asset canister.
 * By default, every canister on the Internet Computer can be accessed via
   icp0.io using their canister ID. We set up the apex of the domain that their
   standard domain name can be utilized in addition to the default domain.
 * Furthermore, there is 100% search engine optimization (SEO) support for these
   on-chain websites.


BACKGROUND

Why has this become so significant? Running a website completely on a public
blockchain is normally very unusual and this is only possible on the Internet
Computer.

Serve web directly from smart contracts

The Internet Computer is the only blockchain with canister smart contracts that
can serve the web by processing HTTP requests.

Public blockchains, such as the Internet Computer, operate globally, which may
raise concerns regarding General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR) compliance in
the European Union.

The designation of a European type subnet signifies that the subnet consists
exclusively of nodes situated within the European geographical region. Such a
subnet configuration enables developers and enterprises to create applications
demanding GDPR compliant infrastructure while still benefiting from the
decentralisation offered by blockchain technology, catering to regional data
sovereignty requirements.

A subnet hosts a subset of the canisters (source)

Subnet

A subnet refers to a group of nodes that operate a separate instance of the
Internet Computer Protocol’s consensus algorithm, effectively maintaining their
own blockchain. Comprising node machines, or simply nodes, a subnet hosts
canister smart contracts. The code, state, and computation of each canister are
duplicated across all nodes within the subnet, ensuring redundancy and
resilience.

Currently, the European subnet encompasses 13 nodes scattered throughout Europe.
All nodes within the subnet are public and can be tracked via the ICP Dashboard.

⚡ ICP Dashboard
European subnet blockchain which hosts canister smart contracts and adds
capacity to the Internet Computer.
dashboard.internetcomputer.org


Read more in the Internet Computer’s goals for a European subnet.

⚡ The Internet Computer blockchain takes a first step towards digital
sovereignty in Europe
The general perception is that the inherent immutability of blockchains and the
publicly available data stored on them makes GDPR and blockchain technology
incompatible. The Internet Computer challenges that perception with the release
of the EU subnet — a feature that enables GDPR-compliant applications.
medium.com/dfinity

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