Project Description:
Zuzalu.city is a decentralised open-source operating system that connects users to interoperable Ethereum ecosystem applications for innovating their communities.
Vision: For Every Innovative Community.
Zuzalu.city is to create a world where every community can innovate their civilisation with the tools they need.
A Community OS (C-OS)
A Community Operating System (OS) is the foundational social technology that manages collective resources and provides essential services for community members to coordinate efforts through software. Unlike a traditional OS, a Community OS such as Zuzalu.city is the intermediary between the user, software, and community.
Community OS is made possible by the emergence of collectively-owned, auditable applications based on trustless infrastructure such as blockchain.
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User Interface: Zuzalu.city is first and foremost a user interface that allows users to interact with various decentralised applications. Such applications are run and maintained independently by their own contributors.
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Data Storage Management: A traditional OS manages files and directories on your storage devices (such as hard drives or SSDs) and provides apps with access to read, write, and organize files. The community OS allows users to switch between decentralised and traditional storage, control their profile and application data, and selectively share data while interacting with community apps, via zero-knowledge cryptography.
- Community apps store and retrieve data according to individual community configurations.
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Security and Permissions: The Community OS manages user permissions and security settings. Apps installed by communities rely on the Community OS to provide access control (such as requiring a password or fingerprint) to authorised users and for apps to interact with each other.
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Compatibility: Decentralised applications follow fundamental architecture required by the decentralised networks they operate in (i.e. Ethereum). Applications are designed to be compatible and interoperable when the GUIs are provided and the OS ensures that the software functions correctly and interacts well.
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Updates and Maintenance: The community OS must provide update mechanisms for applications, ensuring that software can be patched or upgraded smoothly.
Mission: What Should’ve Been, Is.
Zuzalu.city was born in the first of its kind techno-optimistic pop-up community of Zuzalu, and commits to becoming the most user-friendly operating system to interact with the tools and applications built by decentralisation communities.
We are building an easy-to-use interface that serves as a collective operating system, connecting users to decentralised, open-source and autonomous applications.
We empower communities for online and offline coordination, contribution and collaboration with customizable privacy and most importantly, user-owned data.
Approaches
We approach this social, technological and philosophical challenge by:
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focusing on user experience while not compromising cypherpunk principles
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being neutral & open to integrate and promote all vision-aligned applications, connecting them to communities with relevant needs
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being hands-on at research and developing native tools needed to fill in the gaps
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supporting teams that are on the way to being aligned tooling
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building tools that out-live individual developers and teams
Beta: https://www.zuzalu.city/
Documentations: What is Zuzalu Software | Zuzalu.city Beta Docs
X: x.com
Matrix(element): https://matrix.to/#/#zuzalusoftware:matrix.org
Public Repository:GitHub - EthereumCommunityFund/Zuzalu-City
Budget Breakdown
Milestone 1. $110k - Social System Development
- Expected Outcome: Build and launch a robust social system with feeds, posts, and interactive features for enhanced community engagement.
Milestone 2: $95k - Event Module Enhancements
- Expected Outcome: Improve event modules with side-events, ticketing, and integration of alternative platforms like Lemonade and Social Layer.
Milestone 3. $95k- Community Spaces Expansion
- Expected Outcome: Develop customizable Community Spaces with modular features like events, messaging, and posts.
Milestone 4. $100k -Integration and Tech Stack Coordination
- Expected Outcome: Coordinate and integrate tech stack components like ZKP ticketing, Harberger tax advertisements, and NFT Store functionality.
Funding Requested: $ 400k /110 ETH
Plans should you fall below, reach or exceed funding goals:
If funding falls below our goal, we will prioritize the most critical components to ensure the platform’s core functionality and sustainability.
Impact Measurement and Reporting
Short-term Outcomes (0-3 months):
We’re actively working on the event modules integrations with Lemonade and social.layer, which is expected to finish in short-term. Also we’ll have the social feature PoC in our platform.
Mid-term Outcomes (3-6+ months):
In the next year, we’ll continuously support the pop-up cities and events. The current leads including 5+ pop-up cities in 6 months. There’re 20+ projects showing interests and actively building with us.
Long-term Impact (5+ years):
Become the community-owned decentralized Community Operating System (C-OS), empowering communities worldwide to self-organize, innovate, and thrive. Our goal is to create a sustainable, privacy-first, and interoperable platform that fosters collaboration and strengthens decentralized ecosystems.
Outcomes Measurement:
1. Adoption and Usage:
-Number of active communities
- Retention rates of users and communities over time
- Growth rate of new community signups and Zubuilder integrations
2. Engagement
-Number of events organized
-Volume of activity within Community Spaces
3. Integration - Number of tools integrated
- Completion rates of builder integrations
4. Community sentiment - User Feedback and Satisfaction
- Community Impact
Tools: Survey, Element open discussion
Interim Reporting
Regular Updates:
We plan to send report here quarterly.
Milestone Verification:
The code is completely open-source on GitHub and we plan to report on the deliverables on Karma GAP.
Sustainability Plan
We’ve been researching and testing some revenue generating features, like harberger tax ads and dApp store.
Case Studies and Testimonials
Gathering Feedback:
We’ll collect feedback through surveys, element, monthly townhalls.
Showcasing Success:
We’re actively updating and engaging with community in X and Element. The montly townhall is also open to the community to join and share.
Upcoming Townhall is happening on 19th Dec: 
https://lu.ma/hd1cltt3
Advancing Values of Freedom and Privacy & Supporting Decentralization
We empowere communities to self-organize, govern, and collaborate without reliance on centralized platforms. We use ceramic to allow users to own their data completely. It champions privacy through the integration of privacy-preserving technologies like ZKP, ensuring users retain control over their personal information while interacting each .
Team Information
Core contributors:
- QJ: x.com
- Simon: telegram: @drivenfast
- Reno: telegram: @Ox_RenoYang
- Cathy: x.com
- Veronica: x.com
- Kelly: x.com
- Zed: telegram: @yckzed
Social Proof
We’ve been hosted townhalls over the year, and the last IRL townhall in Bangkok gathered over 100 people and 20+ projects sharing with the community. x.com
Transparency
Our code is complete open-source, and the funding is transparent with the multi-sig wallet.
Other funding
Our funding source is grant from previous gitcoin QF rounds and Individual donner, the total amount received is around the value of USD 50,000.