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#filesharing

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OCTADE
Many people have never heard of P2P file-sharing networks like DarkMX even though DarkMX and its predecessor, WinMX, have over two decades of continued development. P2P file-sharing networks are more stable than torrents. DarkMX has a very slick retro interface. It is almost identical to the old WinMX from 20+ years ago, except it brokers all connections via TOR for preserving privacy.

I figured out several ways to run DarkMX on a headless server without GUI. This allows me to install it on a remote server without any desktop environment and run the software as a daemon without the GUI.

First I used the X forwarding feature of SSH to pipe the GUI to a local machine. On that machine I did all the configuration inside the GUI. Then I closed the program.

Then on the remote machine I used 'xvfb' to run DarkMX as a nohup'd daemon with a dummy GUI buffer. That way I don't need to be connected to the GUI from a local machine and the application will still run. It also uses less RAM without the GUI.

There are other ways to do this, such as VNC and xpra. I just chose the quickest, dirtiest method in this case.

Why would I go to all that trouble? Well, I don't need to, but there are some people who might need to publish while maintaining strict anonymity. So they would need tools like DarkMX and TOR. For me it's just fun.

DarkMX operates over the TOR privacy preserving network. As a result the location of my peer is hidden and extremely hard to impossible for an adversary to locate. So when I publish something, such as a letter, or paper, or opinion, anyone can download it since censoring it is not viable. It ensures that my speech remains free and available to the general public. Now when I author essays, papers, homiles and such, I can publish them as file shares, and I can publish them simultaneously as a TOR hidden website with the built-in webserver feature. So readers don't need DarkMX to read my files--they can just fire up TOR Browser or use a TOR proxy with their web browser. If they want to snarf a whole directory they can install DarkMX, or use a script to snarf them via TOR.

If you are inclined to fiddle around with installing this software on a headless server, please share the techniques and tools used that suit you.

(DarkMX download site: https://darkmx.app)

#DarkMX #P2P #FileSharing #Anonymous #SelfHosting #TOR #OnionNetwork #Censorship

@selfhosted@a.gup.pe @infostorm@a.gup.pe @darknet@a.gup.pe infosec@a.gup.pe
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OCTADE
The dev that maintains Tixati also maintains DarkMX.

DarkMX is the continuation of WinMX. It is a peer-to-peer network with built-in web sites, file sharing, chat, all secured over the anonymous TOR protocol.

DarkMX and its predecessor have over 20 years of battle hardening. Run in a jail or container, it is a set it and and forget it way to ensure your data is made available to the network 24/7.

https://darkmx.app

#DarkMX #WinMX #P2P #FileSharing #Networks
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cmars 🅅

Some exciting #stigmerge updates to share!

All stigmerge peers are now seeders -- there are no #leechers in official stigmerge releases. Sharing is caring! #veilid private routing mitigates the privacy hazards normally associated with sharing content over public networks directly.

Peers gossip with each other _constantly_, advertising themselves and discovering new neighbors -- and they store these contact lists in the #veilid DHT like a pheromone trail. So even when an original seeder is long gone and goes offline -- if just one of its last-known neighbors is online, future travelers still have a chance to join a live swarm of active peers.

Fetchers can balance downloads among multiple peers, gravitating towards the most productive ones.

It's also super-easy to run stigmerge from an OCI container now (#Docker or #Podman as you like).

Check out the updated README for more details -- and the 0.5.6 release to try these new superpowers out for yourself!

github.com/cmars/stigmerge
github.com/cmars/stigmerge/rel

GitHubGitHub - cmars/stigmerge: Stigmergic merging of files over Veilid. Killa beez on the swarm.Stigmergic merging of files over Veilid. Killa beez on the swarm. - cmars/stigmerge
#filesharing#p2p#anonymity
Lord Caramac the Clueless, KSC

Ich vermisse ein wenig den alten Esel. Gibt es einen Fork von aMule für Linux, der mit IPv6 funktioniert? Ich habe keine "echte" IPv4-Adresse mehr, nur noch IPv6.
Was den Esel stark gemacht hat, war der Verzicht auf zentrale Strukturen, besonders mit dem Aufkommen von ed2k/Kad, wo man überhaupt keinen Server mehr benötigt, und man muß keinen Torrent erstellen, um irgendeine Datei mit dem Rest der Welt zu teilen, sondern einfach nur den Ordner, wo die Datei liegt, freigeben. Über den Esel habe ich allerlei obskuren und kaum bekannten Kram aus aller Welt gefunden, bizarre ungarische Komödien mit Untertiteln und sowas.

#filesharing#ed2k#emule
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Deacon Jericho

16. Da es jetzt 27 verschiedene Streaminganbieter gibt, und das alles keiner bezahlen kann, erlebt #Filesharing gerade eine Renaissance, wenn man nicht auf seine Lieblingsserie lange warten will.

Ich kann nur sagen, lasst es - die #Abmahnkanzleien (wenn auch weniger, zumindest noch) gibt es immer noch, und sie warten nur auf Euch. Ein mitunter teurer Spaß, und zB #Frommer Legal, ehemals Waldorf Frommer, klagt die Sachen auch immer häufiger ein, im Gegensatz zu früher.

#Rechtstipp#Lifehack
Danie van der Merwe

OpenCloud is the lightweight Nextcloud alternative that runs on anything

If you are finding that NextCloud is using too many resources, and just packs way more functionality than you need just for file syncing and sharing, then OpenCloud may be the answer.

You are not going to have calendar, mail, chat, etc functional ...continues

See gadgeteer.co.za/opencloud-is-t

GadgeteerZA · OpenCloud is the lightweight Nextcloud alternative that runs on anythingIf you are finding that NextCloud is using too many resources, and just packs way more functionality than you need just for file syncing and sharing, then
#filesharing#opensource#technology
OpenCloud

OpenCloud combines excellent file management with collaborative working and digital sovereignty.

For companies that rely on professional manufacturer support, our business package offers more than just software:

👉 opencloud.eu/en/product/servic

Keep full control over your data, processes, and technology—secure, user-friendly, and independent of the US CLOUD Act.

opencloud.euService & Support
#DigitalSovereignty#OpenSource#CloudSupport
OpenCloud

OpenCloud vereint exzellentes File-Management mit kollaborativem Arbeiten und digitaler Souveränität.

Für Unternehmen, die auf professionellen Hersteller-Support setzen, bietet unser Business-Paket mehr als nur Software:
👉 opencloud.eu/de/produkt/servic

Behalten Sie die volle Kontrolle über Ihre Daten, Abläufe und Technologie – souverän, nutzerfreundlich und unabhängig vom US CLOUD Act.

opencloud.euService & Support
#DigitaleSouveränität#OpenSource#CloudSupport
Danie van der Merwe

Packet is a Linux app that uses Android’s native Quick Share feature to exchange files

“Anyone with an Android phone near your device can send/receive files to/from you via Packet. They don’t have to install an app on their device since the feature is built-in, and the Quick Share protocol uses end-to-end encryption for (relative) pea ...continues

See gadgeteer.co.za/packet-is-a-li

GadgeteerZA · Packet is a Linux app that uses Android’s native Quick Share feature to exchange files“Anyone with an Android phone near your device can send/receive files to/from you via Packet. They don’t have to install an app on their device since the
#filesharing#opensource#technology
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