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Fund: NGI0 Commons Fund
Start: 2026-10
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Reticulum-rs daemon

Distribution ready rnsd-rs daemon with broad interface support

Reticulum is a cryptography-based networking stack that lets communities build resilient, decentralised networks over almost any medium, from long-range radio to local networks and the internet, without depending on central infrastructure. Several independent implementations exist, but the ecosystem lacks a portable configuration format, documented feature coverage and systematic interoperability testing. This project develops a standalone Rust daemon for Reticulum, validates its interoperability with existing implementations and makes it available through the package managers of major Linux distributions. The outcome is a tested, documented and easily installable Reticulum node that enables operators to establish and maintain their own networks, including during outages and internet shutdowns.

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This project was funded through the NGI0 Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101135429. Additional funding is made available by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).

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