Using RetroShare with i2pd¶

RetroShare is a rich set of P2P applications, which can work on top of anonymous I2P network. Quoting Wikipedia:

RetroShare is open source software for encrypted filesharing, serverless email, instant messaging, online chat, and BBS, based on a friend-to-friend network built on GNU Privacy Guard (GPG).

In order to make RetroShare work with i2pd, you need to create a new server tunnel in tunnels.conf like this:

[retroshare]  
type=server  
host=127.0.0.1  
port=10123            # pick random port of your choice 
keys=retroshare.dat

Make sure that Socks proxy is enabled, it listens at 127.0.0.1:4447 by default. If not, look at i2pd.conf documentation.

Restart i2pd with new configuration.

Find .b32.i2p address of your RetroShare node. Go to webconsole -> I2P tunnels page. Look for Sever tunnels and you will see address like \<long random string>.b32.i2p next to "retroshare".

Now when everything is prepared, you can run RetroShare itself and create a new profile. Mark it as hidden and enter your .b32.i2p address and port you have specified at tunnels.conf.

More information about RetroShare at their website.