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<h1>Getting Started Fast<a class="headerlink" href="#getting-started-fast" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<p>The best way to get started with the Reticulum Network Stack depends on what
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you want to do. This guide will outline sensible starting paths for different
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scenarios.</p>
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<h2>Try Using a Reticulum-based Program<a class="headerlink" href="#try-using-a-reticulum-based-program" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>If you simply want to try using a program built with Reticulum, you can take
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a look at <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/markqvist/nomadnet">Nomad Network</a>, which
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provides a complete encrypted communications suite built with Reticulum.</p>
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<a class="reference external image-reference" href="_images/nomadnet_3.png"><img alt="_images/nomadnet_3.png" src="_images/nomadnet_3.png" /></a>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/markqvist/nomadnet">Nomad Network</a> is a user-facing client
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for the messaging and information-sharing protocol
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<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/markqvist/lxmf">LXMF</a>, another project built with Reticulum.</p>
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<p>You can install Nomad Network via pip:</p>
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<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># Install ...</span>
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<span class="n">pip3</span> <span class="n">install</span> <span class="n">nomadnet</span>
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<span class="c1"># ... and run</span>
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<span class="n">nomadnet</span>
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<p><strong>Please Note</strong>: If this is the very first time you use pip to install a program
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on your system, you might need to reboot your system for your program to become
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available. If you get a “command not found” error or similar when running the
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program, reboot your system and try again.</p>
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<div class="section" id="using-the-included-utilities">
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<h2>Using the Included Utilities<a class="headerlink" href="#using-the-included-utilities" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Reticulum comes with a range of included utilities that make it easier to
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manage your network, check connectivity and make Reticulum available to other
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programs on your system.</p>
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<p>You can use <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnsd</span></code> to run Reticulum as a background or foreground service,
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and the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnstatus</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnpath</span></code> and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnprobe</span></code> utilities to view and query
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network status and connectivity.</p>
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<p>To learn more about these utility programs, have a look at the
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<a class="reference internal" href="using.html#using-main"><span class="std std-ref">Using Reticulum on Your System</span></a> chapter of this manual.</p>
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<div class="section" id="creating-a-network-with-reticulum">
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<h2>Creating a Network With Reticulum<a class="headerlink" href="#creating-a-network-with-reticulum" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>To create a network, you will need to specify one or more <em>interfaces</em> for
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Reticulum to use. This is done in the Reticulum configuration file, which by
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default is located at <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">~/.reticulum/config</span></code>. You can edit this file by hand,
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or use the interactive <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnsconfig</span></code> utility.</p>
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<p>When Reticulum is started for the first time, it will create a default
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configuration file, with one active interface. This default interface uses
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your existing ethernet network (if there is one), and only allows you to
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communicate with other Reticulum peers within your local broadcast domain.</p>
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<p>To communicate further, you will have to add one or more interfaces. The default
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configuration includes a number of examples, ranging from using TCP over the
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internet, to LoRa and Packet Radio interfaces.</p>
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<p>Possibly, the examples in the config file are enough to get you started. If
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you want more information, you can read the <a class="reference internal" href="networks.html#networks-main"><span class="std std-ref">Building Networks</span></a>
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and <a class="reference internal" href="interfaces.html#interfaces-main"><span class="std std-ref">Interfaces</span></a> chapters of this manual.</p>
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<div class="section" id="bridging-over-the-internet">
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<h2>Bridging Over the Internet<a class="headerlink" href="#bridging-over-the-internet" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Reticulum currently offers two interfaces for connecting nodes over the internet:
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<a class="reference external" href="https://markqvist.github.io/Reticulum/manual/interfaces.html#tcp-server-interface">TCP</a> and <a class="reference external" href="https://markqvist.github.io/Reticulum/manual/interfaces.html#i2p-interface">I2P</a>. Each interface offers a different set of features, and Reticulum
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users should carefully choose the interface which best suites their needs.</p>
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<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">TCPServerInterface</span></code> allows users to host a node accessible over TCP/IP. This
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method is generally faster, lower latency, and more energy efficient than using <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">I2PInterface</span></code>,
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however it leaks considerable metadata about the server host.</p>
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<p>Direct TCP client connections are able to see your node’s IP address and may be able
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to use this information to determine your location or identity. Adversaries
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inspecting your network’s internet packets may be able to record packet metadata
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like time of transmission and packet size. By default TCP does not encrypt traffic,
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so an adversary may be able to use packet inspection to learn that a system is running
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Reticulum, and what other IP adresses connect to it. Hosting a node via TCP server also
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requires a public IP address.</p>
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<p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">I2PInterface</span></code> routes messages through the <a class="reference external" href="https://geti2p.net/en/">Invisible Internet Protocol
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(I2P)</a>. To properly use this interface, users must also run an I2P daemon in
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parallel to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">rnsd</span></code>. For always-on nodes it is recommended to use <a class="reference external" href="https://i2pd.website/">i2pd</a> because it
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generally runs more efficiently.</p>
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<p>By default, I2P will fully encrypt all traffic sent over the network, and
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obfuscate both the sender’s and receiver’s IP addresses. Running an I2P node
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will also relay other I2P user’s encrypted packets, which will use extra
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bandwidth and compute power, but also makes timing attacks and other forms of
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deep-packet-inspection much more difficult. Similar to RNS, I2P uses cryptographic
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public keys as destination addresses, which allows users to host nodes on non-static IPs.</p>
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<p>In general it is recommended to use an I2P node if you are hosting your node
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publicly.</p>
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<p>There is a experimental public testnet you can join by adding the following
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interfaces to your <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">.reticulum/config</span></code> file:</p>
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<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># For connecting over TCP/IP:</span>
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<span class="p">[[</span><span class="n">RNS</span> <span class="n">Testnet</span> <span class="n">Frankfurt</span><span class="p">]]</span>
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<span class="nb">type</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">TCPClientInterface</span>
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<span class="n">interface_enabled</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">yes</span>
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<span class="n">outgoing</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="kc">True</span>
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<span class="n">target_host</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">frankfurt</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">rns</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">unsigned</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">io</span>
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<span class="n">target_port</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="mi">4965</span>
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<span class="c1"># For connecting over I2P:</span>
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<span class="p">[[</span><span class="n">RNS</span> <span class="n">Testnet</span> <span class="n">I2P</span> <span class="n">Node</span> <span class="n">A</span><span class="p">]]</span>
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<span class="nb">type</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">I2PInterface</span>
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<span class="n">interface_enabled</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">yes</span>
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<span class="n">peers</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ykzlw5ujbaqc2xkec4cpvgyxj257wcrmmgkuxqmqcur7cq3w3lha</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">b32</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">i2p</span>
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<div class="section" id="develop-a-program-with-reticulum">
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<h2>Develop a Program with Reticulum<a class="headerlink" href="#develop-a-program-with-reticulum" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>If you want to develop programs that use Reticulum, the easiest way to get
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started is to install the latest release of Reticulum via pip:</p>
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<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">pip3</span> <span class="n">install</span> <span class="n">rns</span>
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</pre></div>
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<p>The above command will install Reticulum and dependencies, and you will be
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ready to import and use RNS in your own programs. The next step will most
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likely be to look at some <a class="reference internal" href="examples.html#examples-main"><span class="std std-ref">Example Programs</span></a>.</p>
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<p>For extended functionality, you can install optional dependencies:</p>
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<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">pip3</span> <span class="n">install</span> <span class="n">pyserial</span> <span class="n">netifaces</span>
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</pre></div>
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<p>Further information can be found in the <a class="reference internal" href="reference.html#api-main"><span class="std std-ref">API Reference</span></a>.</p>
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<div class="section" id="participate-in-reticulum-development">
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<h2>Participate in Reticulum Development<a class="headerlink" href="#participate-in-reticulum-development" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>If you want to participate in the development of Reticulum and associated
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utilities, you’ll want to get the latest source from GitHub. In that case,
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don’t use pip, but try this recipe:</p>
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<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># Install dependencies</span>
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<span class="n">pip3</span> <span class="n">install</span> <span class="n">cryptography</span> <span class="n">pyserial</span> <span class="n">netifaces</span>
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<span class="c1"># Clone repository</span>
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<span class="n">git</span> <span class="n">clone</span> <span class="n">https</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="o">//</span><span class="n">github</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">com</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">markqvist</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">Reticulum</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">git</span>
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<span class="c1"># Move into Reticulum folder and symlink library to examples folder</span>
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<span class="n">cd</span> <span class="n">Reticulum</span>
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<span class="n">ln</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">s</span> <span class="o">../</span><span class="n">RNS</span> <span class="o">./</span><span class="n">Examples</span><span class="o">/</span>
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<span class="c1"># Run an example</span>
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<span class="n">python3</span> <span class="n">Examples</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">Echo</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">py</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">s</span>
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<span class="c1"># Unless you've manually created a config file, Reticulum will do so now,</span>
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<span class="c1"># and immediately exit. Make any necessary changes to the file:</span>
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<span class="n">nano</span> <span class="o">~/.</span><span class="n">reticulum</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">config</span>
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<span class="c1"># ... and launch the example again.</span>
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<span class="n">python3</span> <span class="n">Examples</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">Echo</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">py</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">s</span>
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<span class="c1"># You can now repeat the process on another computer,</span>
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<span class="c1"># and run the same example with -h to get command line options.</span>
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<span class="n">python3</span> <span class="n">Examples</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">Echo</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">py</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">h</span>
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<span class="c1"># Run the example in client mode to "ping" the server.</span>
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<span class="c1"># Replace the hash below with the actual destination hash of your server.</span>
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<span class="n">python3</span> <span class="n">Examples</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">Echo</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">py</span> <span class="mf">3e12</span><span class="n">fc71692f8ec47bc5</span>
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<span class="c1"># Have a look at another example</span>
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<span class="n">python3</span> <span class="n">Examples</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">Filetransfer</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">py</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">h</span>
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</pre></div>
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<p>When you have experimented with the basic examples, it’s time to go read the
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<a class="reference internal" href="understanding.html#understanding-main"><span class="std std-ref">Understanding Reticulum</span></a> chapter.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section" id="reticulum-on-arm64">
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<h2>Reticulum on ARM64<a class="headerlink" href="#reticulum-on-arm64" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>On some architectures, including ARM64, not all dependencies have precompiled
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binaries. On such systems, you will need to install <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">python3-dev</span></code> before
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installing Reticulum or programs that depend on Reticulum.</p>
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<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># Install Python and development packages</span>
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<span class="n">sudo</span> <span class="n">apt</span> <span class="n">update</span>
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<span class="n">sudo</span> <span class="n">apt</span> <span class="n">install</span> <span class="n">python3</span> <span class="n">python3</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">pip</span> <span class="n">python3</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">dev</span>
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<span class="c1"># Install Reticulum</span>
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<span class="n">python3</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">m</span> <span class="n">pip</span> <span class="n">install</span> <span class="n">rns</span>
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</pre></div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="section" id="reticulum-on-android">
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<h2>Reticulum on Android<a class="headerlink" href="#reticulum-on-android" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Reticulum can be used on Android in different ways. The easiest way to get
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started is using the <a class="reference external" href="https://termux.com/">Termux app</a>, at the time of writing
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available on <a class="reference external" href="https://f-droid.org">F-droid</a>.</p>
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<p>Termux is a terminal emulator and Linux environment for Android based devices,
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which includes the ability to use many different programs and libraries,
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including Reticulum.</p>
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<p>Since the Python cryptography.io module does not offer pre-built wheels for
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Android, the standard one-line install of Reticulum does not work on Android,
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and a few extra commands are required.</p>
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<p>From within Termux, execute the following:</p>
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<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="c1"># First, make sure indexes and packages are up to date.</span>
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<span class="n">pkg</span> <span class="n">update</span>
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<span class="n">pkg</span> <span class="n">upgrade</span>
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<span class="c1"># Then install dependencies for the cryptography library.</span>
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<span class="n">pkg</span> <span class="n">install</span> <span class="n">python</span> <span class="n">build</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">essential</span> <span class="n">openssl</span> <span class="n">libffi</span> <span class="n">rust</span>
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<span class="c1"># Make sure pip is up to date, and install the wheel module.</span>
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<span class="n">pip3</span> <span class="n">install</span> <span class="n">wheel</span> <span class="n">pip</span> <span class="o">--</span><span class="n">upgrade</span>
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<span class="c1"># To allow the installer to build the cryptography module,</span>
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<span class="c1"># we need to let it know what platform we are compiling for:</span>
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<span class="n">export</span> <span class="n">CARGO_BUILD_TARGET</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s2">"aarch64-linux-android"</span>
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<span class="c1"># Start the install process for the cryptography module.</span>
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<span class="c1"># Depending on your device, this can take several minutes,</span>
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<span class="c1"># since the module must be compiled locally on your device.</span>
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<span class="n">pip3</span> <span class="n">install</span> <span class="n">cryptography</span>
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<span class="c1"># If the above installation succeeds, you can now install</span>
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<span class="c1"># Reticulum and any related software</span>
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<span class="n">pip3</span> <span class="n">install</span> <span class="n">rns</span>
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</pre></div>
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</div>
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<p>It is also possible to include Reticulum in apps compiled and distributed as
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Android APKs. A detailed tutorial and example source code will be included
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here at a later point.</p>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#">Getting Started Fast</a><ul>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#try-using-a-reticulum-based-program">Try Using a Reticulum-based Program</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#using-the-included-utilities">Using the Included Utilities</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#creating-a-network-with-reticulum">Creating a Network With Reticulum</a></li>
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