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449 sats \ 8 comments \ @cointastical 4 Nov 2022 bitcoin

70 sats \ 4 replies \ @2big2fail 4 Nov 2022

just created a new node on an x86 intel nuc with both i2p and tor enabled but due to all the ddos on tor the entire blockchain was downloaded from i2p peers in less than 24hrs

i would say that i2p works great. the big issue is no exit nodes so using lightning over i2p would lead to an inability to connect to clearnet nodes

25 sats \ 3 replies \ @nullcount 4 Nov 2022

Lightning over Tor does NOT use Tor exit nodes. It only uses the Tor hidden services. When a Tor-only node sends a payment to an IP only node, there must be a node along the path that supports either:

both Tor and IP

socks5 proxy and IP.

I2P would work the same way. It doesn't matter that I2P has no exit nodes.

source: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/90767

45 sats \ 1 reply \ @nikotsla 4 Nov 2022

I know bitcoin can run over I2P, but can Lightning? is there any doc o tutorial to read?

25 sats \ 0 replies \ @nullcount 4 Nov 2022

So far, no lightning implementations have support for I2P. It's really upsetting because many LN nodes are disabling Tor and going clearnet or VPN/proxy instead.

35 sats \ 0 replies \ @2big2fail 4 Nov 2022

thanks for correcting me. i didn't realize that.

how does a tor only node peer with an ip only node?

75 sats \ 1 reply \ @nullcount 4 Nov 2022

Seems like Tor is better suited for browsing. Users don't need to run their own relay to use the network. Easy to bundle into a browser, etc.

I2P seems suited for infrastructure. If you're running P2P applications (torrents, nodes, message relays of any kind), Then you're going to be a spamming leech unless you're also running your own anonymity relay to support the network.

In Tor, you have to provide a contact email address to run a "trusted relay".

I2P is permissionless, everyone runs a relay.

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @2big2fail 4 Nov 2022

35 sats \ 0 replies \ @irusensei 4 Nov 2022

There is something about I2P that rubs me off. It is probably related to the fact that the only implementation of the protocol depends on the java runtime.

Before someone says I'm hating on the language the default memory heap configuration for the I2P daemon are 128MB of memory. According to their docs "it is sufficient for browsing and IRC usage". Excuse me?