GNUnet

GNUnet is a fully decentralized P2P framework for a number of applications, the most commonly used one (probably) is filesharing.

GNUnet is a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking that does not use any centralized or otherwise trusted services. Its high-level goal is to provide a strong free software foundation for a global network that provides security and in particular respects privacy.

GNUnet started with an idea for anonymous censorship-resistant file-sharing, but has grown to incorporate other applications as well as many generic building blocks for secure networking applications. In particular, GNUnet now includes the GNU Name System, a privacy-preserving, decentralized public key infrastructure.

GNUnet is an official GNU package. GNUnet can be downloaded from GNU and the GNU mirrors.

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>What is GNUnet?
GNUnet is a fully decentralised p2p framework for a number of applications, the most commonly used one (probably) is filesharing
More info:
https://gnunet.org/goals
https://gnunet.org/concepts

>Why use GNUnet over private trackers?
Private trackers:
>have to keep up a seed ratio or you're thrown out
>have to attach an account to your searches and requests
>have to trust that the private tracker's owner won't leak your details anywhere
>uploading must be approved
GNUnet:
>no seeding requirement
>no account needed
>no trusted 3rd parties needed
>no way to trace any traffic back to you, unless you set anonymity to 0
>even just searching for content can be done via GNUnet's anonymous protocol
>anyone can publish anything
>no way for publishers to know who's downloading
>no way for downloaders to know who's publishing (except via optional namespaces)

>Sounds cool, where do I start?

/g/ GNUnet QUICKSTART GUIDE FOR FILE SHARING

INSTALLATION

download and install using the package manager of your distro
or
https://gnunet.org/installation


POST-INSTALLATION/USAGE

*Before doing anything else, run following command in terminal: gnunet-arm -s

To use the GUI, run gnunet-gtk
For help on uploading/searching/downloading files via the GUI, see https://gnunet.org/first-steps-file-sharing

GNUnet can also be used in the terminal

TERMINAL COMMANDS

To upload a file: gnunet-publish [-n] [-k KEYWORDS]* [-m TYPE:VALUE] FILENAME
Note: see https://gnunet.org/gnunet-publish for more information

To search a file: gnunet-search "[SEARCH TERM]"

To download a file: gnunet-download -o FILENAME -- GNUNETURL
Note: the gnunet-search command will output the command needed to download the desired file

To shut down GNUnet: gnunet-arm -e

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

https://gnunet.org/installation
https://gnunet.org/user-handbook
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