ZeroNet/README.md

# ZeroNet

Decentralized web platform using Bitcoin Crypto and BitTorrent network

## Why?
 - No single point of failure: Site goes on until at least 1 peer serving it.
 - No hosting costs: Site served by visitors.
 - Imposible to shut down: It's nowhere because it's everywhere.
 - Fast and works offline: You can access the site even if your internet is gone.


## How does it works?
 - 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's try to find peers using BitTorrent network and download the site files (html, css, js...) from them.
 - Each visited sites become also served by You.
 - Every site containing a `site.json` which holds all other files md5 hash and a sign 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 publish it to the peers. After the peers verified the `content.json` integrity using the sign they download the modified files and publish the new content to other peers.


## How to join?
Windows:
 - [Install Python 2.7](https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.9/python-2.7.9.msi)
 - [Install Python ZeroMQ](http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/girnt9fk/pyzmq-14.4.1.win32-py2.7.exe)
 - [Install Python Gevent](http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/girnt9fk/gevent-1.0.1.win32-py2.7.exe)
 - [Install Python MsgPack](http://zeronet.io/files/windows/msgpack-python-0.4.2.win32-py2.7.exe)
 - start `zeronet.py`

Linux (Debian):
 - `apt-get install python-pip` 
 - `pip install pyzmq` (if drops compile error then `apt-get install python-dev` and try again) 
 - `pip install gevent`
 - `pip install msgpack-python`
 - start using `python zeronet.py`