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# ipfs implementation in go.
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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](https://github.com/jbenet/ipfs/issues).
Please put all issues regarding go IPFS _implementation_ in [this repo](https://github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/issues).
## Install
[Install Go 1.4+](http://golang.org/doc/install). Then simply:
```
go get -u github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs
```
NOTES:
* `git` is required in order for `go 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* Package managers often contain out-of-date `golang` packages.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](http://osxfuse.github.io/).
(See https://github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/issues/177)
* For more details on setting up FUSE (so that you can mount the filesystem), see the docs folder
## Usage
```
ipfs - global p2p merkle-dag filesystem
ipfs [<flags>] <command> [<arg>] ...
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
Tool commands:
config Manage configuration
update Download and apply go-ipfs updates
version Show ipfs version information
commands List all available commands
id Show info about ipfs peers
Advanced Commands:
daemon Start a long-running daemon process
mount Mount an ipfs read-only mountpoint
serve Serve an interface to ipfs
diag Print diagnostics
Plumbing commands:
block Interact with raw blocks in the datastore
object Interact with raw dag nodes
Use 'ipfs <command> --help' to learn more about each 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 init --help` 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 ipfs 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](http://github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/issues)
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](https://github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/issues). Search the closed ones
before reporting things, and help us with the open ones.
Guidelines:
- see the [dev pseudo-roadmap](dev.md)
- please adhere to the protocol described in [the main ipfs repo](https://github.com/jbenet/ipfs) and [paper](http://static.benet.ai/t/ipfs.pdf).
- please make branches + pull-request, even if working on the main repository
- ask questions or talk about things in [Issues](https://github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/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` and `go 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](https://github.com/jbenet)
- have fun!
## Todo
IPFS is nearing an alpha release. Things left to be done are all marked as [Issues](https://github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/issues)
## Development Dependencies
If you make changes to the protocol buffers, you will need to install the [protoc compiler](https://code.google.com/p/protobuf/downloads/list).
## License
MIT