Syndie
| Company type | Open-source software |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, Internet privacy |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Cross-platform |
| Products | Data redistribution tool for forums |
| Website | getsyndie |
Syndie is an open-source, cross-platform tool created to redistribute data, with a focus on forums, across diverse anonymous and non-anonymous computer networks.
It offers support for archives hosted on anonymous networks such as I2P, Tor, and Freenet.
History
Since its inception in 2003, Syndie has maintained a strong connection with the I2P project, which serves as its underlying network. Development halted following the departure of lead developer Jrandom in 2007 but was later revived, culminating in the most recent release in 2016.
Concept
Operating much like blogs, newsgroups, and forums, Syndie allows content creators to publish messages either publicly or privately. These messages are disseminated through archive servers situated on various anonymous and conventional platforms.
The majority of these archives run over HTTP within the I2P environment, with additional deployments on Freenet and the standard internet. Control over stored content is decentralized; messages are continuously exchanged among users. This replication guarantees message availability even if some archives or participants remove copies, provided at least one pushable archive retains a version.
Users have the option to regulate local storage by configuring retention durations, disk space constraints, or implementing user blacklists.
Each participant can establish multiple identities known as forums, managing posting rights—for instance, operating a blog by limiting thread creation while permitting comments.
Technical requirements
Syndie is developed as a Java application compatible with any system supporting Java. Its graphical user interface relies on the Standard Widget Toolkit, though it also offers a headless mode via a CLI.
See also
- Distributed computing, Distributed Networking, Distributed database
- I2P – Syndie’s development is closely associated with I2P.
- Anonymous P2P
- Osiris (Serverless Portal System) – Provides P2P web forum functionality.
- Internet forum