ipfs implementation in go.
Ipfs is a global, versioned, peer-to-peer filesystem. It combines good ideas from Git, BitTorrent, Kademlia, SFS, and the Web. It is like a single bittorrent swarm, exchanging git objects. IPFS provides an interface as simple as the HTTP web, but with permanence built in. You can also mount the world at /ipfs.
For more info see: https://github.com/jbenet/ipfs
Please put all issues regarding IPFS design in the ipfs repo issues. Please put all issues regarding go IPFS implementation in this repo.
Install
Install Go 1.3+. Then:
go get github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs
go install
NOTES:
-
git
is required in order forgo get
to fetch all dependencies. - Package managers often contain out-of-date
golang
packages. Compilation from source is recommended. - If you are interested in development, please install the development dependencies as well.
- WARNING: older versions of OSX FUSE (for Mac OS X) can cause kernel panics when mounting! We strongly recommend you use the latest version of OSX FUSE. (See https://github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/issues/177)
Usage
ipfs - global versioned p2p merkledag file system
Basic commands:
init Initialize ipfs local configuration.
add <path> Add an object to ipfs.
cat <ref> Show ipfs object data.
ls <ref> List links from an object.
refs <ref> List link hashes from an object.
Tool commands:
config Manage configuration.
update Download and apply go-ipfs updates.
version Show ipfs version information.
commands List all available commands.
Advanced Commands:
mount Mount an ipfs read-only mountpoint.
serve Serve an interface to ipfs.
net-diag Print network diagnostic
Plumbing commands:
block Interact with raw blocks in the datastore
object Interact with raw dag nodes
Use "ipfs help <command>" for more information about a command.
Getting Started
To start using ipfs, you must first initialize ipfs's config files on your
system, this is done with ipfs init
. See ipfs help init
for information on
the optional arguments it takes. After initialization is complete, you can use
ipfs mount
, ipfs add
and any of the other commands to explore!
Some things to try
Basic proof of 'ipfs working' locally:
echo "hello world" > hello
ipfs add hello
# This should output a hash string that looks something like:
# QmT78zSuBmuS4z925WZfrqQ1qHaJ56DQaTfyMUF7F8ff5o
ipfs cat <that hash>
Troubleshooting
If you have previously installed ipfs before and you are running into
problems getting a newer version to work, try deleting (or backing up somewhere
else) your config directory (~/.go-ipfs by default) and rerunning ipfs init
.
This will reinitialize the config file to its defaults and clear out the local
datastore of any bad entries.
For any other problems, check the issues list and if you dont see your problem there, either come talk to us on irc (freenode #ipfs) or file an issue of your own!
Contributing
go-ipfs is MIT licensed open source software. We welcome contributions big and small! Please make sure to check the issues. Search the closed ones before reporting things, and help us with the open ones.
Guidelines:
- see the dev pseudo-roadmap
- please adhere to the protocol described in the main ipfs repo and paper.
- please make branches + pull-request, even if working on the main repository
- ask questions or talk about things in Issues or #ipfs on freenode.
- ensure you are able to contribute (no legal issues please-- we'll probably setup a CLA)
- run
go fmt
before pushing any code - run
golint
andgo vet
too -- some things (like protobuf files) are expected to fail. - if you'd like to work on ipfs part-time (20+ hrs/wk) or full-time (40+ hrs/wk), contact @jbenet
- have fun!
Todo
IPFS is nearing an alpha release. Things left to be done are all marked as Issues
Development Dependencies
If you make changes to the protocol buffers, you will need to install the protoc compiler.
License
MIT