At some point almost everybody quietly moved their life into other people’s computers. Photos, homework, client files, voice notes, journal entries, everything. It felt normal because the apps were smooth and the sign up buttons were big and friendly.

But there is a cost to pushing everything away from you. You stop knowing where anything actually lives. You depend on subscriptions that can quietly go up in price. You build your life on top of services that can change or disappear for reasons you do not control.

Local first is not about rejecting the cloud. It is about asking a different question at the start. Instead of asking which platform to trust, you ask how close this can live to you. Your hardware. Your rules.

The PixelMeta Cloud Kit is one answer to that question. It is not perfect, and it will evolve, but the goal is simple. Take the things people already use cloud services for and move them as close to home as possible, while still feeling smooth and modern.

If that idea lands for you, you are the person I am building for.