Peernet
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Share data directly with the world. Peer to peer. #web3 startup.
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We have received our EV code signing certificate!
Official releases of our Peernet Browser are digitally signed.

This means our signed executables are tamper proof (any modification will result in invalidating the signature). Since we are using an extended validation (EV) certificate, it means that the Windows SmartScreen will not yell ("... prevented an unrecognized app") when downloading the browser for the first time.
We are feature complete for the MVP! Launch: Tomorrow! ๐ŸŽ‰
The last (and most important) missing feature was the search for files.

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We just launched the MVP! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ
โžก๏ธ https://peernet.org

Download our new Peernet Browser which has these basic features:
1๏ธโƒฃ Search Files ๐Ÿ”
2๏ธโƒฃ Explore
3๏ธโƒฃ Share content with the world ๐ŸŒ

100% decentral. No intermediaries.

Our vision is to add social features next year, and a payment network later on. We want to support independent content creators - you!

With Peernet you are in control. Your metadata is shared via your own blockchain.

The Peernet protocol is specified in the whitepaper https://peernet.org/dl/Peernet%20Whitepaper.pdf

Looking for the code? Here's the core library: https://github.com/PeernetOfficial/core
The current installer does not support installing the .NET framework โ˜น๏ธ, so we are exploring a different one which will ask to download the right .NET framework as appropriate.
To do it manually for now download '.NET Desktop Runtime 5.0.13' x64 from: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/5.0
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We just released Peernet Alpha 6! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ
Download here: https://peernet.org

It is a bugfix release that fixes problems from our last MVP release.

Changelog:
---- Alpha 6 Fixes ----
Release date: 31.12.2021

Fixes:
* Setup: .NET was not installed
* Setup: Missing option 'Pin to taskbar'
* Browser: Crashes when sharing large (2 GB+) files
* Browser: Unexpected status from backend resulted in crash. Now it shows an error notification that is expandable.
* Browser: Icon badly visible on dark status bar -> switched to light blue icon.
* Browser: Handle file extension on upload as separate field resulting in less confusion.
* Browser: Theme option is not remembered.
* Browser: Better exception handling.
* Backend: Detect if firewall exception was not set during setup and auto-set firewall flag.

New:
* KPIs "Files Shared" and "Bytes of Content" via 1.peernet.network
* Browser: New frontend log file storing error messages.

Internal:
* Initial mobile client proof-of-concept (Android).
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The Peernet statistics are live! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

๐Ÿ”น Daily Active Peers
๐Ÿ”น Files Shared ยน
๐Ÿ”น Size of Content ยน (we'll improve the shown unit)
๐Ÿ”น Number of Lawsuits โš–๏ธ

โžก๏ธ https://peernet.org

ยน Across all peers (active and inactive).

Q: Peernet is completely decentralized, so how are the stats counted?
A: One of the root peers keeps statistics of peers it comes across. Every time a user shares a new file, the user's blockchain gets updated - and peers in the network are notified.

The file counters go both ways - if the user deletes files, they will be reduced. If a user deletes a file, it will take at most 1 minute for the stat counter to update.
We are now in fundraising mode. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป We want to raise our Seed Round by the end of January 2022. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

Contact info@peernet.org to receive the full pitch and jump on a call immediately. โ˜Ž๏ธ

Why now?

We developed the MVP (see peernet.org) and released the initial version of the Peernet Browser.
The core is open source at https://github.com/PeernetOfficial/core. The hardest part was establishing the protocol & network - we are now building on top of it.
We will use the seed funding to finance the next stage of development: social features such as following other peers, the social wall, commenting, rating etc.
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Intelligence X is actively testing Peernet to store and keep relevant #Ukraine pictures and videos.
Last year Intelligence X provided a FTP server for the Capitol Hill riots, now they go decentral.

The attached screenshot shows the upcoming version Alpha 7 which features a video player plugin.
We have just open sourced our ugly media player plugin. Next week it will be beautified.
https://github.com/PeernetOfficial/BrowserPlugins

It uses the SDK which is available here and allows to create any plugin for the Peernet Browser:
https://github.com/PeernetOfficial/SDK
Screenshots of our current ugly media player and the https://github.com/aduskin/AduSkin we intend to fork.

Unfortunately this requires a bit of work since the AduSkin uses the outdated .NET Framework 4.5 and the Peernet Browser uses .NET 6.
Interesting day for #Peernet: This afternoon all 5 root peers were under DDoS. This is actually great to collect statistics and identify mitigations that can be applied in the future.
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We just released Alpha 7 of Peernet.
๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป https://peernet.org/dl/Peernet%20Browser.rar (portable version)

Make sure to install .NET runtime first: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-desktop-6.0.2-windows-x64-installer

The biggest feature is the new integrated media player and plugin system!

Under the hood there were a lot of tech changes:
๐Ÿ”น Improvements to UDT (file transfer protocol)
๐Ÿ”น Upgrade to .NET 6
๐Ÿ”น Refactoring the Browser

Peernet is still in alpha status but improving rapidly. We have a monthly release plan.

Scheduled for next release:
โœ… More plugins for viewing files
โœ… Bridge to legacy internet via link sharing + landing page

The long term plans involve social features such as:
โœ… Follow other peers
โœ… Social wall
โœ… Commenting on files, rating etc.
โœ… Import from existing sources (YT...)
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We are testing Alpha 8, to be released in the next few days.

You can't manage what you don't measure, therefore:
The latest change was adding a "transfer list" debug command that provides all kinds of metrics of file transfers. ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ“Š
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We have released Alpha 8! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ๐Ÿฅณ
Download it here:
โžก๏ธ https://peernet.org/dl/Peernet%20Setup.exe

What's new? โคต๏ธ
๐Ÿ”น Plugins!: Media Player, Text Viewer, Image Viewer, Hex Viewer
๐Ÿ”น Improved debugging tools
๐Ÿ”น UI tweaks
๐Ÿ”น Setup improvements
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Want to see our roadmap? You can find it in #Peernet! Just search for roadmap ๐Ÿ—บ.

Next on:
โžก๏ธ Virtual FTP: Allows easy file upload (to your blockchain) and scripting it. (automation is key!)
โžก๏ธ Link sharing: Creating a new HTTP gateway and landing site, a bridge ๐ŸŒ‰ to legacy web