Setting up IRC over I2P with Irssi

I2P setup

Ensure Java is installed.
Download latest version of i2p
cd to downloaded file and run
```
java -jar i2pinstall_2.9.0.jar -console
```
replacing i2pinstall_2.9.0.jar with actual file name.
Go through installation prompts.
Run:
```
i2prouter start 
```
If this doesn't work, cd to extracted .jar directory and execute directly with start as argument. ex: bash i2prouter start
After starting, go to your browsers network settings and configure proxy manually. HTTP and HTTPS should both be set to 127.0.0.1:4444 You can find browser specific instructions on the i2p website here

Access router console at:
```
127.0.0.1:7657/home
```
You will need to wait for connection to set up. Keep an eye on the status indicator towards the lower left. This can take 10+ minutes.
After status goes green, try clicking one of the links to take you to an eepsite. If it loads, your i2p service is good to go!

Open irssi in terminal.
Set your name variables. Do this for OPSEC as irssi will use your systems user name by default potentially compromising anonymnity.
```
/set nick <name>
```
```
/set real_name <name>
```
```
/set user_name <name>
```
Ignore all DCC and CTCPS requests. This prevents users in servers from making requests to your client directly which can potentially reveal compromising information & create attack surface.
```
/ignore * DCC CTCPS
```
Add network
```
/network add irc2p 
```

Add server

/server add -network irc2p -disallow _starttls 127.0.0.1 6668

Warning

Line to add server MUST contain the -disallow_starttls flag! This is one of the main issues that prevents users from accessing irc2p!

After network and server are set up, you can connect with
```
/connect irc2p 
```
Once connected you can join irc2p channel with
```
/join #irc2p
```

Tip

You can install Firejail and open Irssi within it for an additional layer of security.

firejail irssi

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