# HelloZeroNet/ZeroNet

ZeroNet - Decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and BitTorrent network

Repository: https://github.com/HelloZeroNet/ZeroNet
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zeronet
Homepage: https://zeronet.io
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: bittorrent, p2p, bitcoin, anonymity, torrent, realtime, decentralized, internet-freedom, anticensorship, web, tor, python
Last push: 2024-01-31T07:47:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4252, "days_push": 945, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 18772, forks 2282 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:27.119730+00:00)

## What it is
ZeroNet is a decentralized web platform that serves websites peer-to-peer using Bitcoin cryptography for site signing and the BitTorrent network for content distribution. Users run a local server that proxies zeronet sites at 127.0.0.1:43110, with optional Tor support for anonymity.

## Use cases
- host uncensorable websites without a central server
- browse decentralized sites anonymously via Tor
- publish a site with no hosting costs
- access websites offline that I've seeded
- create multi-user real-time sites with P2P data sync
- use decentralized .bit Namecoin domains

## When to choose
- you want censorship-resistant publishing with no single point of failure
- you need sites that stay online as long as at least one peer serves them
- you want Bitcoin-style key-based passwordless authentication
- you want to hide your IP with built-in Tor support

## When to avoid
- you need strong anonymity guarantees beyond what BitTorrent offers
- you want mainstream SEO and discoverability for your site
- you need a maintained project with active development
- you require guaranteed content moderation or takedown capability

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: p2p, http-server, cryptography, proxy, search-engine
- domain: privacy, censorship-circumvention, web-development, networking, self-hosted
- platform: windows, python, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: decentralized-web, bittorrent, tor, namecoin, anticensorship, distributed-websites, macos, linux, android

## Member repositories
- HelloZeroNet/ZeroNet (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.119730+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:01:18.004687+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/HelloZeroNet/ZeroNet (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.119730+00:00, sha ed6074de9e2f)
  - homepage: https://zeronet.io (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:37.425355+00:00, sha 308c3ad2f8fc)
  - site_page: https://zeronet.io/docs/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:37.452968+00:00, sha 319fd52006cf)
  - site_page: https://zeronet.io/docs/help_zeronet/donate (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:37.455514+00:00, sha 0fc9745e357c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.