Internal dependencies#
Todo
Break out into per-process information?
This section tries to give an overview of what processes a typical
GNUnet peer running a particular application would consist of. All of
the processes listed here should be automatically started by
gnunet-arm -s. The list is given as a rough first guide to users for
failure diagnostics. Ideally, end-users should never have to worry about
these internal dependencies.
In terms of internal dependencies, a minimum file-sharing system consists of the following GNUnet processes (in order of dependency):
- gnunet-service-arm 
- gnunet-service-resolver (required by all) 
- gnunet-service-statistics (required by all) 
- gnunet-service-peerinfo 
- gnunet-service-transport (requires peerinfo) 
- gnunet-service-core (requires transport) 
- gnunet-daemon-hostlist (requires core) 
- gnunet-daemon-topology (requires hostlist, peerinfo) 
- gnunet-service-datastore 
- gnunet-service-dht (requires core) 
- gnunet-service-identity 
- gnunet-service-fs (requires identity, mesh, dht, datastore, core) 
A minimum VPN system consists of the following GNUnet processes (in order of dependency):
- gnunet-service-arm 
- gnunet-service-resolver (required by all) 
- gnunet-service-statistics (required by all) 
- gnunet-service-peerinfo 
- gnunet-service-transport (requires peerinfo) 
- gnunet-service-core (requires transport) 
- gnunet-daemon-hostlist (requires core) 
- gnunet-service-dht (requires core) 
- gnunet-service-mesh (requires dht, core) 
- gnunet-service-dns (requires dht) 
- gnunet-service-regex (requires dht) 
- gnunet-service-vpn (requires regex, dns, mesh, dht) 
A minimum GNS system consists of the following GNUnet processes (in order of dependency):
- gnunet-service-arm 
- gnunet-service-resolver (required by all) 
- gnunet-service-statistics (required by all) 
- gnunet-service-peerinfo 
- gnunet-service-transport (requires peerinfo) 
- gnunet-service-core (requires transport) 
- gnunet-daemon-hostlist (requires core) 
- gnunet-service-dht (requires core) 
- gnunet-service-mesh (requires dht, core) 
- gnunet-service-dns (requires dht) 
- gnunet-service-regex (requires dht) 
- gnunet-service-vpn (requires regex, dns, mesh, dht) 
- gnunet-service-identity 
- gnunet-service-namestore (requires identity) 
- gnunet-service-gns (requires vpn, dns, dht, namestore, identity) 
