nodes.tox.st is a service dedicated to helping people connect to bootstrap nodes, operating independently from the official website to promote greater decentralization in the Tox network.
Anyone can add a node through any of the following three methods:
1. Send an email to refantastic@4d2.org
2. Join the Tox Dev Group: Add GroupBot with Tox ID 648BF2EEE794E94444B848F8FC6AD3BA029C9BC2649BA761EF556DA17F549022A8D7596E7DBA Once added, it will invite you to the TokTok Dev conference, which is linked to the dev group chat with Chat ID 360497DA684BCE2A500C1AF9B3A5CE949BBB9F6FB1F91589806FB04CA039E313, where you can communicate with us directly.
3. IRC network on libera.chat, join channel #tox, and contact eefantastic directly.
Excessive invalid nodes reduce overall efficiency. Unlike the official node list, we remove any node that has not established a valid connection for more than 60 days automatically.
Every once in a while, this web app will send getnodes requests to every node on the list. If a node responds with a valid sendnodes packet, its status will be set to ONLINE.
We also try to see if a node also functions as a TCP relay. This is done by sending a handshake request packet. If a relay responds with a valid handshake response packet, a list of TCP ports will be shown as extra information. If a node only functions as a TCP relay, its status will be set to ONLINE.
If a node doesn't respond to either of those requests, its status will be set to OFFLINE.