An idea for keep builds on F-droid

[Darin755]

Checklist

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Description

I know that reddit doesn't want you to allow users to enter there own api key. That is unavoidable at this point.

However, would it be possible to setup a proxy that stores the the key and then authenticates paying users? The key it self would be stored on a proxy server so it wouldn't need to be stored in a binary. Each client would pay monthly for a key to connect to the proxy so that they could use the app. This would allow for F-droid builds and forks to allow users to pay for api access in a ethical way. All a user would need to do is enter a access key. If they stopped paying the access could be cut off.

This solution would have the benefit of hiding peoples IP addresses and protecting the api keys from misuse.

Alternatives

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Additional context

Currently the subscription service relizes on getting prebuild binaries from the Dev. This isn't the Foss way and I think there is a better way as seen above

How important is this feature?

Nice to have

Anything else?

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Solution

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