Blog

Zero-Knowledge by Design: How Plum Connects You Without Knowing You

Plum, Jun 21, 2026

Most private clouds still sit a central server in your trust path: even when files are encrypted, the provider knows who you are, which device is yours, and how to reach it. Plum is built so the relay routes encrypted traffic to your box without ever learning your email, your password, your account, or your data. Not a policy we ask you to believe, but a property of the cryptography.

Continue reading

How Plum Box Works: A Technical Deep Dive

Plum, Jan 28, 2026

We've had a lot of great technical questions about how Plum Box works under the hood. Here we break down the architecture: how remote access is established, how your account and keys stay entirely in your hands, what happens to your data if Plum disappears, and how your files are stored and encrypted on the SSD.

Continue reading

Why We Started Plum

Plum, Jan 15, 2026

We started Plum with a simple observation: the most powerful technologies of our time, like blockchain, federated learning, and distributed networks, remain inaccessible to most people. Not because they lack potential, but because they demand technical expertise that shouldn't be a prerequisite for participation.

Continue reading