Frontend vs. Blockchain
One of the most important things for beginners to understand is this: Blurt is the blockchain. Websites are only frontends that let you access it. If you understand this difference early, many things on Blurt will make much more sense.
What is the blockchain?
The blockchain is the core network where accounts, balances, posts, comments, votes, rewards, and transactions are permanently recorded. It is not just one website. It is the underlying system that stores and verifies the data.
What is a frontend?
A frontend is a website or app that gives you a user interface to interact with the blockchain. It allows you to log in, read posts, publish content, vote, check your wallet, and manage your account.
Different frontends can look different, organize features differently, or support different tools, but they are often reading from and writing to the same blockchain.
Blockchain
- Stores posts, votes, balances, and transactions.
- Exists independently of a single website.
- Follows protocol rules.
- Is maintained by witnesses and nodes.
Frontend
- Shows blockchain data in a readable form.
- Lets you publish, vote, and manage your wallet.
- Can have its own design and navigation.
- May support more or fewer features than other frontends.
- Your account is not tied to just one website.
- If one frontend is down, another frontend may still give you access to the same account and content.
- The same post can appear on multiple frontends because it lives on the blockchain, not only on one website.
- Interface labels, wallet layouts, and tools may differ even when the blockchain data stays the same.
A simple example
Imagine the blockchain as the engine and the database, while frontends are the dashboard and controls. Two cars can have different dashboards, but if they are connected to the same system, they can still show the same core information in different ways.
Because websites are only frontends, you should always verify which site you are using. A fake frontend can imitate a real one and try to steal your keys. That is why checking domains and using trusted bookmarks is so important.
What beginners should remember
- Blurt is the blockchain.
- Frontends are just different ways to access it.
- Your account and content are not owned by one single site.
- Different frontends may look different, but they often work with the same on-chain data.