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summary: 'A host defined by you and resolved only by you'
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terms: ["Locally-unique-host"]
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---
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2020-08-16 17:11:02 +00:00
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{% include disclaimer.html translated="no" translationOutdated="no" %}
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### The Basics
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A locally-unique host is a [FQDN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FQDN)
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defined by **you** and resolved only by you; similar to how a [hosts
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file](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_(file)) is implemented. Not to be
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confused with @canonically-unique-host.
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### In-depth information
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You have the option to share your interpretation of how the host is resolved
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(e.g., `localhost` always resolves to `127.0.0.1`) but the resolution is not
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canonically enforced (e.g., someone else can map `localhost` to any
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arbitrary IP address).
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Hosts in a public subscription can be considered @canonically-unique-host's
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within the I2P network but, ultimately, you are free to re-define them as
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you wish.
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### Notes
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- Monero primarily uses @canonically-unique-host resolution while I2P only
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uses @locally-unique-host resolution.
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- I2P's and @Kovri's assigned top-level domain is currently `.i2p` and
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@Kovri intends to only process/use the `.i2p` [top-level
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domain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_level_domain)
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