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Retroshare is the bittorrent of the dark web. It allows for communication and file sharing on the tor network.
Once set up, it will work as a backup communication channel and it will allow the sharing of files anonymously.
https://retroshare.cc/downloads.html
For windows, make sure you install the version with bundled tor.
For linux distros, there are install instructions on the downloads page. For devuan, which is what I use, I run the following commands:
Once installed, start the retroshare gui and it will prompt you to create a new profile.
For node type you must select "Hidden node (over Tor)" and enable advanced options.
Username and chat name: same as forum.
Node name: instead of "My computer" use something else. Make it short, the shorter the better.
For key length select very high (4096 bits).
Now move the mouse inside the window for a while until the bar reaches 100% and create the profile.
Time to create a new identity.
Go to the People tab, click on the plus sign and create a new identity.
Type: linked to your profile.
Nickname: same as forum.
Time to set up file sharing.
Go to Preferences -> Files -> Directories -> Edit share -> Add new
Create a directory for retroshare and select it.
Visible name: make sure to put a name for the share and make sure to enable visibility for friends.
Enable "auto-check shared directories every" and set it to 60 minutes or more.
Set the incoming directory. I have it set as a temp folder inside the share.
Go to the Transfer options tab. Set end-to-end encryption to enforced. Allow direct download: No.
Limit speeds and check ports
Go to the Network -> Network configuration tab and set download and upload limits. 20% of your bandwidth is acceptable.
While still in network, go to Hidden Service Configuration -> Outgoing. Check that Tor outgoing turns green. Then go to Incoming tab and check that after pressing Test (it could take a while to complete, even a few minutes) the Tor incoming light turns green. If it doesn't you'll probably need to configure router NAT and open ports in the firewall. If you can't receive incoming connections, it's not a big deal.
Share your certificate
Now go to Node -> Certificate
Untick "Short format"
Reply to this post and paste your certificate. It should begin with CQEGA.
Add other people's certificates
As people post certificates in this post (hopefully I didn't waste my time making this guide), you'll need to copy and paste their certificates into retroshare in order to connect to them. Go to the Home tab -> Add friend -> paste certificate -> next -> finish
Once the connection is established, you will download their file list and you'll find it in Files -> Friends files. From there you can download files.
For more info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RetroShare
https://retroshare.cc/
https://retroshare.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions
I ask admins to verify certificates before approving posts. If someone creates a normal profile instead of a hidden (tor) profile, the certificate will contain their public IP address! In which case the user should delete the profile and create a new one.
Once set up, it will work as a backup communication channel and it will allow the sharing of files anonymously.
https://retroshare.cc/downloads.html
For windows, make sure you install the version with bundled tor.
For linux distros, there are install instructions on the downloads page. For devuan, which is what I use, I run the following commands:
Code:
wget -qO - http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:retroshare/Debian_11/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/network:/retroshare/Debian_11/ /' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/retroshare.list"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install retroshare-common retroshare-guiOnce installed, start the retroshare gui and it will prompt you to create a new profile.
For node type you must select "Hidden node (over Tor)" and enable advanced options.
Username and chat name: same as forum.
Node name: instead of "My computer" use something else. Make it short, the shorter the better.
For key length select very high (4096 bits).
Now move the mouse inside the window for a while until the bar reaches 100% and create the profile.
Time to create a new identity.
Go to the People tab, click on the plus sign and create a new identity.
Type: linked to your profile.
Nickname: same as forum.
Time to set up file sharing.
Go to Preferences -> Files -> Directories -> Edit share -> Add new
Create a directory for retroshare and select it.
Visible name: make sure to put a name for the share and make sure to enable visibility for friends.
Enable "auto-check shared directories every" and set it to 60 minutes or more.
Set the incoming directory. I have it set as a temp folder inside the share.
Go to the Transfer options tab. Set end-to-end encryption to enforced. Allow direct download: No.
Limit speeds and check ports
Go to the Network -> Network configuration tab and set download and upload limits. 20% of your bandwidth is acceptable.
While still in network, go to Hidden Service Configuration -> Outgoing. Check that Tor outgoing turns green. Then go to Incoming tab and check that after pressing Test (it could take a while to complete, even a few minutes) the Tor incoming light turns green. If it doesn't you'll probably need to configure router NAT and open ports in the firewall. If you can't receive incoming connections, it's not a big deal.
Share your certificate
Now go to Node -> Certificate
Untick "Short format"
Reply to this post and paste your certificate. It should begin with CQEGA.
Add other people's certificates
As people post certificates in this post (hopefully I didn't waste my time making this guide), you'll need to copy and paste their certificates into retroshare in order to connect to them. Go to the Home tab -> Add friend -> paste certificate -> next -> finish
Once the connection is established, you will download their file list and you'll find it in Files -> Friends files. From there you can download files.
For more info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RetroShare
https://retroshare.cc/
https://retroshare.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions
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