Freenet is a free, open-source platform for creating a decentralized, censorship-resistant network. It allows users to share files, publish websites, and communicate without fear of surveillance or censorship. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Freenet on your Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we start, you need to make sure that your Ubuntu Server Latest is updated and upgraded to the latest version. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
Freenet requires Java to run. If you don't have Java installed on your system, you can install it by running the following command:
sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk-headless
This will install OpenJDK 11, which is the recommended version for running Freenet.
To download Freenet, we will use the wget command. You can use the following command to download the latest version of Freenet:
wget https://github.com/freenet/fred/releases/download/build01445/freenet-build01445.jar -O freenet.jar
Once the download is complete, you can start Freenet by running the following command:
java -Xmx256m -jar freenet.jar
This will start Freenet and launch the web interface. You can access the web interface by opening your web browser and navigating to the following URL:
http://localhost:8888/
Once you have launched Freenet, you need to configure it by following the on-screen instructions. The configuration process will create a new key pair and set up your node.
Note that Freenet is designed to run continuously, so you may want to set up Freenet to run as a daemon process. To do this, you can use the following command:
nohup java -Xmx256m -jar freenet.jar &
This will start Freenet in the background and allow it to run continuously, even if you log out of your system.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure Freenet on your Ubuntu Server Latest. With Freenet installed, you can create a decentralized, censorship-resistant network that can be used to share files, publish websites, and communicate without fear of surveillance or censorship.
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