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Getting Started Fast
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What do we want to do? Something! When do we want to do it? Right now! Let's go.
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The best way to get started with the Reticulum Network Stack depends on what
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you want to do. This guide will outline sensible starting paths for different
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scenarios.
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Try Using a Reticulum-based Program
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If you simply want to try using a program built with Reticulum, you can take
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a look at `Nomad Network <https://github.com/markqvist/nomadnet>`_, which
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provides a basic encrypted communications suite built completely on Reticulum.
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Develop a Program with Reticulum
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If you want to develop programs that use Reticulum, the easiest way to get
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started is to install Reticulum via pip:
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.. code::
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pip3 install rns
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The above command will install Reticulum and dependencies, and you will be
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ready to import and use RNS in your own programs. The next step will most
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likely be to look at some :ref:`Example Programs<examples-main>`.
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Further information can be found in the :ref:`API Reference<api-main>`.
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Participate in Reticulum Development
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If you want to participate in the development of Reticulum and associated
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utilities, you'll want to get the latest source from GitHub. In that case,
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don't use pip, but try this recipe:
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.. code::
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# Install dependencies
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pip3 install cryptography pyserial
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# Clone repository
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git clone https://github.com/markqvist/Reticulum.git
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# Move into Reticulum folder and symlink library to examples folder
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cd Reticulum
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ln -s ../RNS ./Examples/
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# Run an example
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python3 Examples/Echo.py -s
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# Unless you've manually created a config file, Reticulum will do so now,
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# and immediately exit. Make any necessary changes to the file:
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nano ~/.reticulum/config
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# ... and launch the example again.
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python3 Examples/Echo.py -s
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# You can now repeat the process on another computer,
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# and run the same example with -h to get command line options.
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python3 Examples/Echo.py -h
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# Run the example in client mode to "ping" the server.
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# Replace the hash below with the actual destination hash of your server.
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python3 Examples/Echo.py 3e12fc71692f8ec47bc5
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# Have a look at another example
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python3 Examples/Filetransfer.py -h
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When you have experimented with the basic examples, it's time to go read the
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:ref:`Understanding Reticulum<understanding-main>` chapter. |