Installing Freenet 0.7 on Windows

1. If you are already running an older version of Freenet, for example Freenet 0.5, shut it down. You can turn it back on later, but it simplifies the install to turn it off at this point.
2. Run the installer: http://downloads.freenetproject.org/alpha/installer/install.exe∞
3. Follow the prompts; choose power user mode if you want to set bandwidth limits and so on. You can enter your dyndns.org DNS address into the IP address box if you need to.
4. The installer should set up the node to automatically run (as a service) on starting up your computer, and it will open a web browser pointing to http://127.0.0.1:8888/∞ This is known as FProxy, the primary built-in interface to Freenet 0.7.
5. Now you need to configure Freenet to connect to other users.

Notes

• If you have another node on port 8888 fproxy, then:
  • Shut down the node (use the Fproxy homepage∞, it has a big fat shutdown button).
  • Edit freenet.ini manually, and change fproxy.port=8888 to some other port, say 9888.
  • Start the node back up.
  • Start the other node back up.
• Some config settings can be changed from the Configuration∞ link from the homepage∞. Those that cannot, you have to shut the node down as above and edit freenet.ini. The config page will at least give you the basic documentation for each option, so it is still useful even if you have to shut down the node. You have already specified your bandwidth limit, port number, and IP address, if necessary, in the installer; you can change them in the config file or possibly through the Configuration link.