ZeroNet - Decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and BitTorrent network

Decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and the BitTorrent network - http://zeronet.io

Why?

We believe in open, free, and uncensored network and communication.
No single point of failure: Site remains online so long as at least 1 peer serving it.
No hosting costs: Sites are served by visitors.
Impossible to shut down: It's nowhere because it's everywhere.
Fast and works offline: You can access the site even if your internet is unavailable.

Features

Real-time updated sites
Namecoin .bit domains support
Easy to setup: unpack & run
Clone websites in one click
Password-less BIP32based authorization: Your account is protected by same cryptography as your Bitcoin wallet
Built-in SQL server with P2P data synchronization: Allows easier site development and faster page load times
Tor network support
TLS encrypted connections
Automatic, uPnP port opening
Plugin for multiuser (openproxy) support
Works with any browser/OS

How does it work?

After starting zeronet.py you will be able to visit zeronet sites using http://127.0.0.1:43110/{zeronet_address} (eg. http://127.0.0.1:43110/1EU1tbG9oC1A8jz2ouVwGZyQ5asrNsE4Vr).
When you visit a new zeronet site, it tries to find peers using the BitTorrent network so it can download the site files (html, css, js...) from them.
Each visited site becomes also served by you.
Every site contains a site.json which holds all other files in a sha512 hash and a signature generated using site's private key.
If the site owner (who has the private key for the site address) modifies the site, then he/she signs the new content.json and publishes it to the peers. After the peers have verified the content.json integrity (using the signature), they download the modified files and publish the new content to other peers.

How to join?

Windows

Download ZeroBundle package that includes Python 2.7.9 and all required libraries
Unpack to any directory
Run zeronet.cmd

It downloads the latest version of ZeroNet then starts it automatically.

Alternative method for Windows by installing Python

Linux

Debian

Other Linux or without root access

Check your python version using python --version if the returned version is not Python 2.7.X then try python2 or python2.7 command and use it from now
wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
python get-pip.py --user gevent msgpack-python
Start with python zeronet.py

Mac

Vagrant

Docker