How the server works

Snap Camera Server works in a similar way to a proxy, or web browser cache if that term is more familiar to you.

All requests are first forwarded to a relay server.
This relay can be Jaku's backup server, the official Snap web server, or even another instance of Snap Camera Server hosted by one of your friends.

A lens once activated by you is permanently stored in your server and all subsequent requests are served from your local server storage.

There is also a backup mode that can be enabled in the server configuration.
This backup mode saves all outgoing requests immediately in your server storage.

Which makes you 100% independent of any relay server.