Dave Hrycyszyn
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27 lines
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## The Nym Privacy Platform
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This repository contains the Nym mixnet.
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The platform is composed of multiple Rust crates. Top-level executable binary crates include:
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* nym-mixnode - shuffles [Sphinx](https://github.com/nymtech/sphinx) packets together to provide privacy against network-level attackers.
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* nym-client - an executable which you can build into your own applications. Use it for interacting with Nym nodes.
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* nym-socks5-client - a Socks5 proxy you can run on your machine, and use with existing applications
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* nym-gateway - acts sort of like a mailbox for mixnet messages, removing the need for directly delivery to potentially offline or firewalled devices.
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* nym-network-monitor - sends packets through the full system to check that they are working as expected, and stores node uptime histories as the basis of a rewards system ("mixmining" or "proof-of-mixing").
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* nym-explorer - a (projected) block explorer and (existing) mixnet viewer.
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[](https://travis-ci.com/nymtech/nym)
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### Building
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Platform build instructions are available on [our docs site](https://nymtech.net/docs).
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### Developing
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There's a `.env.sample-dev` file provided which you can rename to `.env` if you want convenient logging, backtrace, or other environment variables pre-set. The `.env` file is ignored so you don't need to worry about checking it in.
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### Developer chat
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You can chat to us in [Keybase](https://keybase.io). Download their chat app, then click **Teams -> Join a team**. Type **nymtech.friends** into the team name and hit **continue**. For general chat, hang out in the **#general** channel. Our development takes places in the **#dev** channel. Node operators should be in the **#node-operators** channel.
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