Quick Start

Alpha Software: Freenet is under active development and may be unstable. New versions are released frequently—sometimes multiple times per day—and older versions will stop working as the network evolves.

During alpha testing:

  • Telemetry: Your peer will report diagnostic data to our servers for debugging purposes, including peer activity and general system info (e.g., your OS).
  • Auto-updates: Your peer may automatically update when new versions become available.

Get started with Freenet in minutes. Install the Freenet software and join our community chat.

Step 1: Install Freenet

Supported platforms: Linux, macOS

Run this command in your terminal:

curl -fsSL https://freenet.org/install.sh | sh

This will download and install the Freenet software on your system.

Windows: The install script doesn’t currently support Windows, but Freenet runs on Windows and can be installed from source:

cargo install freenet

Step 2: Join Freenet Official

Click the button below to get an invite to our community chat room. You can request one invite per day.

Get your invite to Freenet Official

Once you have your invite code, open River in your browser and use it to join the room.

What’s Next?