If you missed our earlier blog post, scroll to the bottom for an explanation of what a Swarm of Swarms is.

This Week’s Developer Updates

Four teams responded this week to share updates on their active projects. In no particular order:

Team Mantequilla (@eddiespino / @mantequilla-soft)

TUS Upload Service – Incident & Resolution

• TUS uploads were failing with 500 errors due to the /tmp partition being full (23GB)
• ~1,983 stale upload files were consuming all available space
• Added daily automated cleanup (files older than 12 hours)
• No downtime for TUS, IPFS, or nginx
• Safeguards in place to prevent recurrence

Traffic Director (Decentralized CDN) – In Progress

• Reduce load on the IPFS Super Node
• Improve upload speed, encoding performance, and playback reliability
• Introduce multiple IPFS “Hot Nodes” with SSD/NVMe storage
• Hot Nodes handle new uploads for 7 days, then the content is moved to the Super Node for long-term storage

Snapie Video Player – Performance Improvements

• Added preconnects for 4 IPFS gateways (300–600ms faster startup)
• Implemented gateway racing to automatically select the fastest gateway
• Enabled equal usage of ipfs-audio.3speak.tv
• Replaced a dead Cloudflare gateway with Pinata
• No breaking changes; all optimizations are non-blocking with automatic fallback

MantequillaSoft – 3Speak Pancreas REST API Updates

• Added GET /videos/tag/:tag endpoint for tag-based video feeds
• Pagination support (page, limit, max 100 per page)
• Results sorted by newest first
• Response includes pagination metadata
• Documentation updated with examples

Legacy 3Speak – SSL & Login Flow Fixes

• Issued SSL certificate for legacy.3speak.tv and configured nginx proxying
• Fixed OAuth login redirects to correctly target legacy.3speak.tv
• Auth and frontend services updated and restarted
• Legacy frontend now fully accessible via HTTPS
• Login flow working as expected

Team Threespeak Witness (@sagarkothari88 / @threespeak)

Distriator with Starkerz

• Improvements in the shopping-cart feature
• Consumers can now scan & pay for Distriator POS
• Camera access UX improvement
• Handled failure scenarios & allowing businesses to return to POS

Hive Data Market with Starkerz

• Backend ready & deployed. APIs available for all to use - https://hive-data-market-api.distriator.com/api-docs
• From frontend, removed dummy data & now using real data to show
• Working on Admin Data Filters for data-bucket creation
• https://hive-data-market.distriator.com

A suite of Apps for Hive

• Hive Polls
• hShorts / Short content App
• hApprover
• MoneyMeter2

HiveFest Leaks

• FrontEnd / WebApp Link: https://hivefest-leaks.distriator.com/
• Backend API Documentation: https://hivefest-leaks-api.distriator.com/api-docs/
• Ready to Use Features: Submit New Leak, View All Leaks, View all pending leaks, View submitted leaks, Approve/Reject leaks
• Feature in Dev: Unlock Leaks

Team Actifit (@mcfarhat / @actifit)

Block Explorer + HAF APIs

• working on a new card display for transfer volume -> in progress

Actifit

• add edit/delete functionality to single post view with proper redirection for root post -> done
• fix switch account in wallet causing balances not to properly update -> in progress
• fix wallet display of current user balance to display next to amount text input -> done
• fix inaccurate AFIT value calculations in wallet -> in progress

HivePulse

• add support for custom front ends -> done
• add front end activation + reordering in settings -> done
• fix issue with detecting custom front end on switcher tab -> done
• add hive price (binance) + internal market + hbd price -> done
• add search for users + autocomplete -> in progress
• implement new notifications display under user stats screen -> done

Team Cryptoshots (@gaottantacinque / @crypto-shots)

CRYPTO SHOTS v1.30.0

Bug Fixes:

• [regression] stuck on walking after crouching
• Red glitchy portals for blue team
• Headshot-only game mode - red heads regression
• Chat messages lost
• KillCam UI showing incorrect health (now real-time)
• Shield wasted activation while dead

Beneficiaries

Dev teams that participate share the post rewards.

• @sagarkothari88
• @mcfarhat
• @cryptoshots
• @mantequilla-soft

What is Swarm of Swarms?

This is a blog series where we will share updates from the Hive development community. The content consists of meeting notes from a virtual developer meeting, titled 'Swarm of Swarms,' which adheres to the Bee Hive theme. We have been doing this for around 30 weeks, without posting the content on-chain or elsewhere. As we broadcast more widely, I hope everyone can gain greater visibility into all the Hive project development.

The Swarm of Swarms is a virtual gathering where blockchain developers building on the Hive network converge to share project updates, insights, and knowledge. This decentralized meet-up brings together a collective of innovators and visionaries from the Hive ecosystem, specifically those developing applications and use cases on the blockchain. As participants join the Swarm, they are exposed to ideas, solutions, and experiences, enabling them to expand their professional networks and deepen their understanding of the rapidly evolving Hive ecosystem. Through this virtual convergence, the Swarm of Swarms aims to cultivate a culture of open communication, mutual support, and collective growth among its members.

I send weekly reminders to the participating development teams, encouraging them to share their progress in the Mattermost 'Swarm of Swarms' channel. Other developers can visit this channel to learn about the projects other teams are working on. The hope is that open communication will inspire more side conversations and collaborations. 👏 I appreciate the development team leaders who take a few minutes each week to share their latest achievements. There is room for more participation, and the coffee is free.

Please let me know how I can improve it, and forgive any mistakes. We will iterate!