Question: Where is the installer or binaries? And is Haveno ready to be used?

[godfuture]

Hello guys, I struggled to get this ship startin. In release section I can only find a zip with source code, but no binaries. How do I get the mentioned installer or binaries to start installation?

And as LocalMonero goes down, I urgently need a proper replacement. Is Haveno ready to be used? Or is clear when it will be?

Thanks guys!

[boldsuck]

Hi, Haveno-dex only develops the code. THERE ARE NO OFFICIAL HAVENO NETWORK INSTANCES, THERE ARE ONLY THIRD PARTY HAVENO NETWORKS LIKE HAVENO RETO. I have been trading there for 40 days. @nihilist001 has made very nice HowTo's haveno-client-f2f or haveno-sepa Since Haveno is a bisq fork can this also help getting-started

[godfuture]

I am afraid I don't understand what network means here. Maybe it would help to explain this better also here in github. Can I trust the reto network? I wonder why I have to install binaries from this network. Is the network baked into the app? Why not using client from here and configuring reto network?

[boldsuck]

The haveno-dex devs have decided not to operate a Haveno mainnet due to legal concerns. Haveno-dex only runs on the testnet, more precisely Monero stagenet. Haveno-reto is a 1:1 fork of Haveno-Dex in which the mainnet seednodes, -pricenodes and arbitrator keys, etc. are added.

Haveno-reto has to earn the trust in the same way as localmonero did back then. I can only say for myself that I have made some trades without any problems and I trust the Haveno-reto arbs more than any CEX that suddenly blocks the withdrawal of coins. The individual trades are P2P.

Start with small amounts & as always, DYOR:

• monero.town
• Monero Topia
• The tutorials by @nihilist001 mentioned above. There's a lot more good stuff about privacy & anonymity.
• There is also #haveno IRC//Libera or Matrix room
• Generally in the Monero community resources and be careful with HavenoMain, this is a SCAM attempt.

[godfuture]

Closing ticket as answer was provided.