streisand VS i2pd

https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand

Streisand sets up a new server running your choice of WireGuard, OpenConnect, OpenSSH, OpenVPN, Shadowsocks, sslh, Stunnel, or a Tor bridge. It also generates custom instructions for all of these services. At the end of the run you are given an HTML file with instructions that can be shared with friends, family members, and fellow activists.

Unfortunately, that's to the Great Firewall of China, there has been a lot of resources put in to fingerprint VPNs and block them by state actors.

Fortunately, however, there is equally years of some of the smartest minds on the planet working to bypass Chinese censorship, so there are some great OpenVPN alternatives.

I really encourage you to look into something like Shadowsocks which Chinese people have found great success in using over the last several years.

It's quite sad that projects like Streisand[0] were archived, but I'm sure there are other alternatives that might make it just as easy to roll onto a server.

[0] https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand

The Streisand Project[0] provided easy installation of well-configured certs, VPNs and various other software on cloud instances. It was great for travelling internationally: run the script and after a few minutes one had a cloud instance and everything one needed to securely access the Internet through one’s own country.

Unfortunately, it was archived in 2021. Is there anything in 2023 which approaches it? I’ve seen Algo[1], but I don’t believe it does as much to help one to avoid packet filtering. It’s also based on Ubuntu rather than Debian, which seems like a mistake with security-conscious server software.

0: https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand

1: https://github.com/trailofbits/algo

It basically works like any normal VPN. Setting it up is quite easy, you just need a VPS and setup Streisand by following their guide.

You are better off renting a cloud server and rolling your own, e.g. using Streisand, Algo or my own Edgewalker

I currently use https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand which was extremely simple to set up.

What are the main advantages over Streisand?

For a VPN, I use Streisand (https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand) running on a box in a datacenter in Iceland. I also occasionally use other VPNs. I turn off the VPN on my gaming PC when playing specific games.

I'm running a tor bridge on my home proxmox box, and I'm interested in running an i2p node as well but I have no experience with this. From what I was able to gather the easiest way is to install the i2pd .deb (https://github.com/PurpleI2P/i2pd/releases).

need someone to find me c++ developers who are very familiar with the i2pd codebase and link me up with them for the price of $25 USD (I can do payments in crypto or cashapp).

If you really dislike Java that much, there are other I2P implementations like this:

https://github.com/PurpleI2P/i2pd

I created an ansible role for i2pd. Basically, this allows system administrators who want to take part in the I2P network to automate i2pd deployment.

Check this: https://i2pd.website/

there may be instructions in the github i think? https://github.com/PurpleI2P/i2pd

> We are building network which helps people to communicate and share information without restrictions.

> Free from censorship. Free from privacy violations.

https://i2pd.website/

I2P is neither “for” nor “not for” piracy. I2P is for protecting communications and data from any kind of censorship.

Filtering copyright violating content is a type of censorship. To some it is justified. To others it is not.

To a network protocol like I2P the point is that no kind of censorship should be possible. Regardless of reason.