Freenet is a decentralized, censorship-resistant network that allows users to communicate and share information without fear of government surveillance or corporate censorship. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Freenet on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we get started, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to download Freenet from the Freenet Project website. You can do this by opening your web browser and going to https://freenetproject.org/index.html. Click the "Download" button on the homepage.
Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory where the file was downloaded.
cd Downloads/
Freenet requires the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to run. We will install OpenJDK, an open-source implementation of the JRE, by running the following command:
apk add openjdk11
The installation may take some time depending on your internet speed.
Next, we'll install Freenet itself. First, change the permissions of the Freenet installer file to make it executable:
chmod +x freenet-install.sh
Then, run the installer with root privileges:
sudo ./freenet-install.sh
The installer will guide you through the installation process. You will be asked to choose a port number for Freenet to listen on, and to provide some basic configuration information.
After installation is complete, start Freenet with the following command:
./run.sh start
Once Freenet has started, you can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://127.0.0.1:8888/index.html. You may be prompted to configure some additional settings.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Freenet on Alpine Linux Latest!
If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!
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