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I2PSnark (i2psnark/)

I2P-enhanced BitTorrent client with web UI, DHT, magnet links, PEX, and swarm management for anonymous file sharing over I2P. Fork of Snark.

Overview

I2PSnark brings BitTorrent to I2P with privacy built-in:

• All peers are I2P destinations (anonymous)
• No tracker needed (DHT or local)
• Integrated in router console

How It Differs from Regular BitTorrent

Aspect	Regular BitTorrent	I2PSnark
Peers	IP addresses	I2P destinations
Trackers	Centralized	DHT or local
Announce	Public tracker	I2P router (private)
Metadata	Centralized	DHT/magnet

Key Features

• DHT - Distributed hash table for peer discovery without trackers
• PEX - Peer exchange from connected peers
• Magnet links - Share .i2p torrent links
• Auto-scaling tunnels - Tunnel count adjusts based on activity

Packages

• org.klomp.snark - Torrent engine, peer coordination, storage, tracker, DHT
• org.klomp.snark.web - Web UI servlets

Building

# Gradle
./gradlew :apps:i2psnark:jar

# Ant (from repo root)
ant buildI2PSnark

Standalone Build

Creates a standalone ZIP with bundled Jetty that can run independently of the router:

ant i2psnark        # ZIP: dist/i2psnark-standalone.zip
ant i2psnark7zip    # 7z: dist/i2psnark-standalone.7z
ant i2psnark_nozip   # Directory: dist/i2psnark_standalone/