Is it possible to host a lemmy instance over I2P?
from ethnss@ttrpg.network to privacy@lemmy.ml on 09 Dec 2025 22:37
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anon5621@lemmy.ml on 09 Dec 2025 22:47 next collapse

I think yes possible ,but I don’t think it will able fedrate with other instances…

ethnss@ttrpg.network on 09 Dec 2025 23:01 collapse

Do you know why?

Would it be able to federate with other instances that use I2P?

[deleted] on 10 Dec 2025 01:51 next collapse

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sobchak@programming.dev on 10 Dec 2025 02:10 collapse

It may be possible to federate with other i2p instances, if not, I’m guessing it would require fairly simple code changes to lemmy to be able to point to other .i2p addresses.

To federate with clearnet, I think an instance would need to kind of act like a bridge that uses both clearnet and i2p; so it wouldn’t be “hidden.” I see there is also an exit node network (ran by StormyCloud) on i2p now, but that may be too slow for federation.

Edit: I imagine most clearnet instances would not want to federate with a darknet instance due to the higher probability of illegal content being posted.

MarriedCavelady50@lemmy.ml on 09 Dec 2025 22:58 next collapse

Federation would be pretty bad.

Would be a lot easier to build a JavaScript free reddit

sobchak@programming.dev on 10 Dec 2025 02:11 next collapse

Already exists (Ramble). It’s just pretty dead.

mmmac@lemmy.zip on 10 Dec 2025 02:53 collapse

Redlib is alive and well

comfy@lemmy.ml on 11 Dec 08:12 collapse

Redlib is an alternate frontend to reddit.com.

I can’t find “Ramble” so I’m guessing they might mean Raddle, which is a reddit-like website of its own, similar to Lemmy (without federation)

gtr@programming.dev on 11 Dec 07:35 collapse

Sounds nice! Can we have a JS-free Reddit please? 😇

maj@piefed.social on 10 Dec 2025 00:41 collapse

Not sure. But sounds like there would be something similar on nostr.