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Chapter 15: Using i2p

The Invisible Internet Project (I2P) is a fully encrypted private network layer. It uses a distributed network database and encrypted unidirectional tunnels between your and your peers.

Basic differences between Tor and i2p:

Tor i2p
Routing Onion Garlic
Network Database Trusted Directory Servers Distributed network database
Relay Two-way encrypted connections between each Relay One-way connections between every server in its tunnels
Hidden services Slow Fast

Read more: https://geti2p.net/en/comparison/tor

It is not installed by Bitcoin Standup right now as i2p support was recently added in Bitcoin core. However, you can try it manually by following the steps mentioned in Section One.

Objectives for This Chapter

After working through this chapter, a developer will be able to:

  • Run Bitcoin Core as an I2P (Invisible Internet Project) service

Supporting objectives include the ability to:

  • Understand the i2p Network
  • Learn difference between Tor and i2p

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