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This idea would solve the problem to find a base for your avatar, ",[43,51,54],{"href":52,"rel":53},"https:\u002F\u002Fvrcarena.com\u002F",[47],"VRCArena"," covers this problem but has a different philosophy. I'm planning to make this project ",[57,58,60],"glossary-popup",{"term":59},"foss","FOSS"," too, and anyone with a GitHub account can submit a base to the directory. For feedback\u002Fvoting system... I still have to think about it, because a feedback is (supposedly) a message for the base creator, but a voting system is a way to show the popularity of a base. Maybe I can implement both, but I have to think about it.",[63,64,66],"h2",{"id":65},"features","Features",[68,69,70,74,77,80,83,86],"ul",{},[71,72,73],"li",{},"Fully open source, content is served by Nuxt Content module and hosted on a Github repository.",[71,75,76],{},"Anyone can submit a base to the directory, but it will be moderated by repo maintainers.",[71,78,79],{},"Authentication system based on Discord OAuth and with verification (probably represented by a checkmark) for users who purchased\u002Fown such base(s).",[71,81,82],{},"Essential statistics for each base (release date, last update, links to frontstores, etc).",[71,84,85],{},"Voting system (Curated and Community based) will be based on casual avatar features like: Topology & Rigging, Textures & Materials out of box, Introduction for beginners, Performance Rank out of box.",[71,87,88],{},"Tagging system based on species and base type (e.g., humanoid, quadruped, avian).",[63,90,92],{"id":91},"why-this-project-we-already-have-vrc-arena-why-not-just-use-it","Why this project? We already have VRC Arena, why not just use it?",[68,94,95,108,114,120],{},[71,96,97,101,102,107],{},[98,99,100],"strong",{},"Transparency philosophy about source code",": Despite VRC Arena being open source (front-end only), the content (database) and backend is not. This is a controversial point since VRCArena features \"Transparency\" in their ",[43,103,106],{"href":104,"rel":105},"https:\u002F\u002Fvrcarena.com\u002Fabout",[47],"About page",". Honestly, I don't think there are security concerns about the backend being open source. Security is always a concern in every manner, even in the frontend, Github already covers security for open source projects through several layers (e.g. Code scanning, Dependabot), even popular hosting services (e.g. Netlify, Vercel) have security features for projects hosted on their platform.",[71,109,110,113],{},[98,111,112],{},"Contribution and how it works",": VRC Arena content is community driven in-situ (meaning the contribution must be done on the website). VRC Avatar Base Directory will be community driven through GitHub, which means contribution will be decentralized and more transparent. Anyone can submit a base to the directory, but it will be moderated by repo maintainers. This way, the community can contribute to the project without having to rely on a single platform or service. Anyone could fork and make a better version of this project actually, even host it on their own hosting service\u002Fserver.",[71,115,116,119],{},[98,117,118],{},"Image hosting",": Media hosting is a problem for every project. I think Cloudflare R2 or BunnyCDN are good options for this project. Problem is... automatization & flow.",[71,121,122,125,126,130,131,136],{},[98,123,124],{},"Cost & finance transparency",": VRC Arena is a ",[127,128,129],"em",{},"free"," service, having a Patreon page to support the project. Based on their ",[43,132,135],{"href":133,"rel":134},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vrcarena.com\u002Ftransparency",[47],"Transparency page",", they are not making any profit from this project, spending ~$100 per month on hosting and other expenses. Let's make a comparison on the cost of services with another alternatives:",[138,139,140,155],"table",{},[141,142,143],"thead",{},[144,145,146,150,153],"tr",{},[147,148,149],"th",{},"Service",[147,151,152],{},"VRC Arena",[147,154,36],{},[156,157,158,170,181,192,203,219],"tbody",{},[144,159,160,164,167],{},[161,162,163],"td",{},"Hosting",[161,165,166],{},"Netlify ($19\u002Fmo)",[161,168,169],{},"Vercel or Cloud Run (from ~$5)",[144,171,172,175,178],{},[161,173,174],{},"Image Hosting",[161,176,177],{},"Google Firebase ($13\u002Fmo)",[161,179,180],{},"Cloudflare R2 or BunnyCDN (from ~$1\u002Fmo)",[144,182,183,186,189],{},[161,184,185],{},"Database for content",[161,187,188],{},"Supabase ($60\u002Fmo)",[161,190,191],{},"GitHub CMS Based (Free)",[144,193,194,197,200],{},[161,195,196],{},"Database for user data",[161,198,199],{},"Using same database",[161,201,202],{},"MongoDB Atlas (from ~$0\u002Fmo up to ~$11\u002Fmo)",[144,204,205,208,211],{},[161,206,207],{},"Domain management",[161,209,210],{},"Namecheap ($3\u002Fmo based on annual plan, $36)",[161,212,213,214,218],{},"Hosted on ",[215,216,217],"code",{},"avatarbases.xaeky.cloud"," ($1.6\u002Fmo based on annual plan, $20)",[144,220,221,224,227],{},[161,222,223],{},"Total",[161,225,226],{},"$95\u002Fmo",[161,228,229],{},"from ~$7.6\u002Fmo to ~$16.6\u002Fmo",[68,231,232,262],{},[71,233,234,237,238,258,261],{},[98,235,236],{},"Promoting avatar artists and services",": Before discussing this point, I want to clarify concepts:",[68,239,240,246,252],{},[71,241,242,245],{},[98,243,244],{},"Avatar Base Artist (ABA)",": A person who creates avatars bases for VRChat.",[71,247,248,251],{},[98,249,250],{},"Avatar Texture Artist (ATA)",": A person who creates only textures for VRChat avatars, depends on the base artist to create a complete avatar.",[71,253,254,257],{},[98,255,256],{},"Avatar Service Artist (ASA)",": A person (or group of people) who creates avatars for VRChat not just textures but also full customization, might depend on the base artist to create a complete avatar.",[259,260],"br",{},"All these artists are important for the VRChat creative community, besides the misconception. Categorizing them is important to avoid confusion and to promote their work in their respective fields, not every ABA is constantly active creating textures or maintaining avatars for people, a small percentage of ATA\u002FASA are also ABA but they end up discontinuing or pausing their work as ABA. I want to promote the work of these artists despite the fact that they are not creating bases, because (let's be honest) base artists are more popular than texture artists.",[71,263,264,267],{},[98,265,266],{},"Project naming",": For now the name of this project is pretty generic, I might think of a better name for it in the future.",{"title":15,"searchDepth":16,"depth":16,"links":269},[270,271],{"id":65,"depth":16,"text":66},{"id":91,"depth":16,"text":92},"This idea was inspired by VRC World List, having a website that lists all the bases for VRChat avatars (mostly furry bases). This idea would solve the problem to find a base for your avatar, VRCArena covers this problem but has a different philosophy. I'm planning to make this project --FOSS-foss-- too, and anyone with a GitHub account can submit a base to the directory. For feedback\u002Fvoting system... I still have to think about it, because a feedback is (supposedly) a message for the base creator, but a voting system is a way to show the popularity of a base. Maybe I can implement both, but I have to think about it.",{"stage":22,"hasTldr":23},"\u002Fprojects\u002Fvrcavatar-directory",{"title":36,"description":272},"projects\u002Fvrcavatar-directory",[29,278,279],"avatars","directory","8UwWQR_zhSdINXRidEAhq6Sp4uMsEH08dQN8o3ZQHSc",1783639936782]