Peer-to-peer social, tipped in Monero.
Swarmnero is a true P2P social network. No servers. No algorithms. No ads. Just you, your posts, and your people — with native Monero tipping built in.
Runs on Pear Runtime. Auto-updates over P2P.
Current release: v0.10.0 (release 4847)
Install
Swarmnero runs on Pears — the peer-to-peer app platform from Holepunch. Install Pears once, then launch Swarmnero with a single command. Updates arrive automatically over the P2P network.
- Install Pear Runtime (one-time, ~30 seconds):
Don't have Node.js? See the full install guide.npm i -g pear - Launch Swarmnero:
pear run pear://y3m1mm1xxrqj9jz5jpicc57rt4dem5t5g9s78j9riqft94u4j6jy
What makes it different
Fully peer-to-peer
No central servers. Your posts replicate directly between devices over the Hyperswarm DHT.
Monero tipping
Built-in XMR wallet. Tip posts and replies. No custodians, no middlemen.
Paywalled posts
Encrypt premium content, gate it behind a Monero payment. Fully automated unlock — no manual approvals.
Private DMs
End-to-end encrypted direct messages between mutual follows. X25519 + crypto_secretbox.
No algorithms
Chronological timelines. Follow who you want. Discover via friends-of-friends and hashtag search.
Your keys, your identity
Ed25519 identity stored locally. Optional password encryption. Export and import at any time.
Support Swarmnero
Swarmnero is free and open source. If you want to help fund development and keep it running, become a supporter inside the app — $12/year in XMR gets you a Supporter badge and optional off-device feed backup.