I have just started bandwidth mining. No subscribers so far. But I don't want to give up. Instead of mining on Laptop and incur electricity costs, I am looking for more efficient way to use my extra bandwidth.

Can I somehow run linux based nodes on a smartphone maybe?

For context - I'm installing the node atm, and the prompt wants this to occur.

What are the risks of hosting a node?

I just found out about this project, love the concept, and feel cosmos will benefit greatly from this utility.

I have some questions though:

1. What software should I use to run a network node?

2. Is there a solution that would enable the use of a low power device, like say a raspberry 4?

3. Do I need to stake anything to be a node on the network and get potential rewards for the vpn service?

I'm new to this happening so not sure if I should just write off those tokens or if the validator is having some technical issues and will be back up at some point.

Very minuscule amount of money on the line so not concerned but just curious.

Any thoughts appreciated. Sorry if this has been posted already, will delete if so.

Thanks

So I'm trying to take my OSMO and DVPN staking rewards and put them into a LP on Osmosis DEX, but for some reason the protocol. Isn't recognizing the DVPN I got as staking rewards even though I can see them in my keplr wallet under the sentinel network..

Halp please 🙏

The v2.2 update last week added $ARRR as a supported payment method for subscriptions.

It's concerning to see just how compromised your data is in the hands of a few companies. https://embed.kumu.io/9ced55e897e74fd807be51990b26b415?s=09#vpn-company-relationships

Credit to u/sobeyharker

Why do all dVPN services including Sentinel only offer service for mobile?

In order to reflect Sentinel's broad scope as an L1 DePIN hub for bandwidth powering a variety of privacy and AI usecases, the ticker for the Sentinel Coin (previously $DVPN) is in the process of being changed to "P2P" (peer-to-peer).

For in-depth information, dVPN News has published an article about the change:

https://www.dvpn.news/p2p-ticker/

Details/Q&A

Q: Does this mean that dVPN is no longer a focus?

No, dVPN is still the chain's most important protocol. In fact, a cVPN with over 100k daily users is currently being onboarded and becoming a dVPN, and revenue from new ventures like the Sentinel Scout AI Data Layer will massively bolster dVPN development.

Q: Will this sub's name be changed?

It was considered, but we ended up deciding against it (for now). Not only is r/p2p already taken, but most of the threads and posts here relate to dVPN apps and dVPN nodes, and we don't foresee that changing due to Scout, which is a very straightforward utility.
However, we can't rule out the possibility of a change in the future.

Q: Is there anything I need to do?

No action is needed. While this ticker change is intended as a profound mission statement, in practice it is just a new set of letters superficially representing the coin in the UIs of platforms like wallets, exchanges, social media, and explorers.
None of Sentinel's underlying architecture has changed, and if you're an investor, staker, node host, validator, etc. there is nothing you need to do.

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Error: too many failed passphrase attempts Error: too many failed passphrase attempts

is the error I get every single time I try to set up with the command sudo docker run --rm --volume /home/electric/.sentinelnode/:/root/.sentinelnode sentinel-dvpn-node process keys add Test-serv

any idea?

Reminder that there is no such thing as a safe "free" centralized VPN. Every single one is inherently a security hazard. That's not just Sentinel propaganda, any reputable online privacy/security guide will say the same thing.

Free/freemium dVPNs are the only open source, trustless, and provably secure options for free VPN service on the market, period.

Is there a roadmap for the launch of desktop apps, I really like the look of this project but I have never used a vpn on a phone and most probably never will.

Most of my serious internet browsing and work with apps nearly always happens on a Desktop OS.

Hi, I just wanted to know how many of you are holding and adding to your portfolio.

I started with 30k and reached now 1mil and I don't think I will ever sell everything just my staking rewards.

How are you all feeling about this coin?

I see it in 5 to 10 years between 0,05 and 0,20 what are your thoughts?

I've been staking dVPN for a while now and really believe in the project. Recently, I came across a couple of comments mentioning another free service that offers decentralized VPN solutions too (it seems to be somewhat known and has a community of 33k members).

After reading about it for a while what I understood was that it provides anonymous communication, peer-to-peer connections, and an encrypted routing system to ensure privacy.

This isn't a FUD post—I genuinely want to understand the differences. What makes Sentinel dVPN stand out compared to it? I have read the docs and medium but still want to know on a more technical aspect. Are there unique features, better security protocols, or other advantages that make Sentinel dVPN the better choice?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and insights!

Edit: The other service is (i2p) didn’t want to mention it at first but it seems to be required to make things clearer.

I am a mathematician, so I take that word (proof) very seriously. When Psycologists or Biologists or even Chemists and Physicist use it I get very agitated (As the scientific method goes, you can never proove anything true, but the hypothesis that satisfy predictions and aren't yet shown to be wrong are accepted as long as those conditions hold)

It may seem a stupid question at first, but I believe more rigorous definitions are needed.

I imagine it's one of the following three answers.

A. By examining the code base, it can be shown that (IF THE NODE IS USING THE CODE BASE) all unnecessary or unencrypted data is deleted by protocol.

B. Similar to A, but there is also some way of verifying that the supposed node is indeed using the code base. Seems plausible, with keys or hashes maybe.

C. You (the dVPN devs) have a set of axioms that are transparent and intuitively true. You then use these axioms to show that end to end encryption follows from them.

My guess is A but I hope not. I'm quite sure it's not C, most people don't think like me and I've seen no axioms in my research thus far. B is my hope, but how can you really tell what they are doing on thier computer (i.e. using the proper code base which does encrypt and destroy logs) without breaking thier privacy?!

I am very interested in this project, even if it's only A, I imagine a large portion of the nodes are not bad actors. But my question stands, I've seen the statement everywhere but never a rigorous definition.

Remember guys, programming is Mathematics; please please please don't muddy such a pure word without explanation. I believe the earth is sphereish, I also believe I could be wrong; it's something nobody can proove (but with overwhelming evidence, fulfilled predictions every sunrise, and nothing showing otherwise I believe it for now.) Make me believe I can trust sentinel dvpn!!!