Freenet alpha
Infrastructure
decentralized peer-to-peer platform
SHOW HN2026
6points
7comments
#3,625of 4,366 in 2026
Top 84%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Performance: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
NAT hole-punching and discovery reportedly handled well
From 1 comment
That you don't mention NAT punching or discovery as outstanding is encouraging - that seems to be the hard part where others fall so if that's in a workable state and the project…
pamcake on HN
Objections
Core not stable enough for non-technical use such as family chat
From 1 comment
Freenet-core itself isn’t stable enough to rely on for something like family chat, and River is still missing some important operational pieces. In particular, there isn’t a…
sanity on HN
Room contract updates are not yet smooth or robust
From 1 comment
Freenet-core itself isn’t stable enough to rely on for something like family chat, and River is still missing some important operational pieces. In particular, there isn’t a…
sanity on HN
Questions
Relationship to the original Freenet and Hyphanet naming
From 2 comments
> The original Freenet dates back to the early 2000s Oh so both are called Freenet again? Or is this a new third project? For a while some people were adamant in refering to the…
pamcake on HNThis is mentioned in the FAQ; https://freenet.org/faq/#why-was-freenet-rearchitected-and-rebranded So I guess this is still Locutus, which is the New FreeNet, related to Original…
pamcake on HN
What is missing before River is ready for family chat
From 1 comment
If you don't mind, what would you say are the missing pieces (if any) before I should feel confident moving family chat to River? I think answer to this will be very helpful in…
pamcake on HN
Alternatives named
Hyphanet (original Freenet)
From 1 comment
> The original Freenet dates back to the early 2000s Oh so both are called Freenet again? Or is this a new third project? For a while some people were adamant in refering to the…
pamcake on HN