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A file used by address book which contains I2P hosts paired with I2P destinations |
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The Basics
A subscription is a file which contains a list of .i2p hosts paired with their respective @destination. Subscriptions are used by the @address-book.
In-depth information
Similar to how a hosts file can map an internet hostname to a specified address, a subscription matches a .i2p address to @base64-address by using the following format (no spaces allowed): host=address
More specifically, a subscription pairs a @locally-unique-host to @base64-address.
Example:
anonimal.i2p=AQZGLAMpI9Q0l0kmMj1vpJJYK3CjLp~fE3MfvE-e7KMKjI5cPOH6EN8m794uHJ6b09qM8mb9VEv1lVLEov~usVliTSXCSHuRBOCIwIOuDNU0AbVa4BpIx~2sU4TxKhoaA3zQ6VzINoduTdR2IJhPvI5xzezp7dR21CEQGGTbenDslXeQ4iLHFA2~bzp1f7etSl9T2W9RID-KH78sRQmzWnv7dbhNodMbpO6xsf1vENf6bMRzqD5vgHEHZu2aSoNuPyYxDU1eM6--61b2xp9mt1k3ud-5WvPVg89RaU9ugU5cxaHgR927lHMCAEU2Ax~zUb3DbrvgQBOTHnJEx2Fp7pOK~PnP6ylkYKQMfLROosLDXinxOoSKP0UYCh2WgIUPwE7WzJH3PiJVF0~WZ1dZ9mg00c~gzLgmkOxe1NpFRNg6XzoARivNVB5NuWqNxr5WKWMLBGQ9YHvHO1OHhUJTowb9X90BhtHnLK2AHwO6fV-iHWxRJyDabhSMj1kuYpVUBQAEAAcAAA==
anonimal.i2pis the @locally-unique-host=is the separator- Everything that remains is the @base64-address
Subscription types
For @Kovri, there are two types of subscription files: public and private.
A public subscription:
- is used when bootstrapping to use essential services (IRC, email, Monero, etc.)
- is static and is refreshed every 12 hours from Monero's @address-book server
- allows you to safely share the subscription with everyone as it is publically available (anyone who shares the same public subscription will also be able to resolve the same hostname to the same destination as you)
A private subscription:
- is used exclusively by you and is not shared with others unless you explicitly choose to share the file
- default file is
private_hosts.txtin your @data-directory
Updating a private subscription
You can use a @jump-service to manually update your private subscription. The updated subscription will then be fed into the @address-book for you to use.
Notes
To learn how to subscribe to multiple subscriptions, see the user-guide.