As we saw at the @localfirstconf this year, initial sync in #OfflineFirst and #LocalFirst can be tricky to build and slow for users. Our team wrote up some ways @pouchdb and @couchdb are able to do “Partial Data Fetching on Initial Load,” including filtered replication or switching to a remote DB. More about these strategies and how to implement them on our blog: https://neighbourhood.ie/blog/2025/07/16/partial-data-fetching-on-initial-load-with-pouchdb-and-couchdb?pk_campaign=mastodon%20partial%20load