ipfs

Setting up IPFS on DigitalOcean

A peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol to make the web faster, safer, and more open.

What is needed

SSH Terminal

• Windows: Recommend Putty, https://www.putty.org/
• Mac OS: Using default terminal

Getting Started

Login

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Sign up

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1. Create Project

2. Create Droplets

Droplets configuration

• Choose an image

  • Ubuntu: 18.04 x 64

• Choose a size

  • CPU: 1 GB
  • SSD: 25 GB
  • Transfer: 1000 GB
  • Price: $5 / month

• CPU Optimized Droplets (Skip)
• Add backups (Skip)
• Add block storage (Skip)
• Choose a datacenter region
  • Bangalore

• Select additional options (Skip)
• Add your SSH keys (Skip)
• Finalize and create
  • Choose a hostname: Type a name you'd like or using default

• Click Create

3. Connect to node

After create the Droplets, you will receive the email include:

• Droplet Name
• IP Address
• Username
• Password

Using terminal/putty to connect the droplet node

$ ssh root@<IP_ADDRESS>

NOTE: You must change your password at the first time you connect to the droplet node.

4. Download and build

Download newest version from IPFS

wget https://dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/v0.4.18/go-ipfs_v0.4.18_linux-386.tar.gz

Unzip the file

tar xvfz go-ipfs_v0.4.18_linux-386.tar.gz

Run the script to install IPFS

cd go-ipfs
sudo ./install.sh

5. Start service

Initilize IPFS

ipfs init

Start IPFS daemon

ipfs daemon

Done! The IPFS daemon is started.

6. Upload file to IPFS

echo "hello world" | ipfs add
added QmT78zSuBmuS4z925WZfrqQ1qHaJ56DQaTfyMUF7F8ff5o QmT78zSuBmuS4z925WZfrqQ1qHaJ56DQaTfyMUF7F8ff5o

Try it out: https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmT78zSuBmuS4z925WZfrqQ1qHaJ56DQaTfyMUF7F8ff5o