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Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72titleTb4b4b4>Reticulum NetworkTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72titleTb4b4b4>
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Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72h1Tb4b4b4>Bootstrapping ConnectivityTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72h1Tb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>Reticulum is not a service you subscribe to, nor is it a single global network you “join”. It is a Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72emTb4b4b4>networking stackTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72emTb4b4b4>; a toolkit for building communications systems that align with your specific values, requirements, and operational environment. The way you choose to connect to other Reticulum peers is entirely your own choice.Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>When you first start using Reticulum, you need a way to obtain connectivity with the peers you want to communicate with - the process of Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72emTb4b4b4>bootstrapping connectivityTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72emTb4b4b4>. Once you have obtained one or more valid interface definitions, you can add them to the Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72codeTb4b4b4>[interfaces]Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72codeTb4b4b4> section of your Reticulum configuration.Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>This page provides the most basic overview, but to fully understand the flexibility and options available for bootstrapping connectivity, read the Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72a Te6edf3hrefTff7b72=Ta5d6ff"manual/gettingstartedfast.html#creating-a-network-with-reticulum"Tb4b4b4>Bootstrapping ConnectivityTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72aTb4b4b4> section of the manual.Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72h2Tb4b4b4>Connect to the Distributed BackboneTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72h2Tb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>A global, distributed backbone of Reticulum Transport Nodes is being run by volunteers from around the world. This network constitutes a heterogenous collection of both public and private nodes that form an uncoordinated, voluntary inter-networking backbone that currently provides global transport and internetworking capabilities for Reticulum.Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>A good place to find interface definitions for bootstrapping connectivity are community-run websites like Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72a Te6edf3hrefTff7b72=Ta5d6ff"https://directory.rns.recipes/"Tb4b4b4>directory.rns.recipesTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72aTb4b4b4> and Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72a Te6edf3hrefTff7b72=Ta5d6ff"https://rmap.world/"Tb4b4b4>rmap.worldTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72aTb4b4b4>.Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>Reticulum encourages the approach of Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72emTb4b4b4>organic growthTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72emTb4b4b4>. Instead of relying on permanent static connections to distant servers, you can use temporary bootstrap connections to continously Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72emTb4b4b4>discoverTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72emTb4b4b4> more relevant or local infrastructure. Once discovered, your system can automatically form stronger, more direct links to these peers, and discard the temporary bootstrap links. This results in a web of connections that are geographically relevant, resilient and efficient.Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72h2Tb4b4b4>Build Personal InfrastructureTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72h2Tb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>We strongly encourage everyone, even home users, to think in terms of building Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72strongTb4b4b4>personal infrastructureTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72strongTb4b4b4>. Don’t connect every phone, tablet, and computer in your house directly to a public internet gateway. Instead, repurpose an old computer, a Raspberry Pi, or a supported router to act as your own, personal Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72strongTb4b4b4>Transport NodeTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72strongTb4b4b4>:Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>
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Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72liTb4b4b4>Your local Transport Node sits in your home, connected to your WiFi and perhaps a radio interface (like an RNode).Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72liTb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72liTb4b4b4>You configure this node with a Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72codeTb4b4b4>bootstrap_onlyTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72codeTb4b4b4> interface (perhaps a TCP tunnel to a wider network) and enable interface discovery.Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72liTb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72liTb4b4b4>While you sleep, work, or cook, your node listens to the network. It discovers other local community members, validates their Network Identities, and automatically establishes direct links.Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72liTb4b4b4>
Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72liTb4b4b4>Your personal devices now connect to your Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72emTb4b4b4>localTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72emTb4b4b4> node, which is integrated into a living, breathing local mesh. Your traffic flows through local paths provided by other real people in the community rather than bouncing off a distant server.Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72liTb4b4b4>
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Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>Tb4b4b4<Tff7b72strongTb4b4b4>Don’t wait for others to build the networks you want to seeTb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72strongTb4b4b4>. Every network is important, perhaps even most so those that support individual families and persons. Once enough of this personal, local infrastructure exist, connecting them directly to each other, without traversing the public Internet, becomes inevitable.Tb4b4b4<Tb4b4b4/Tff7b72pTb4b4b4>
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