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/ipfs/ipfs.
Please put all issues regarding:
- IPFS _design_ in the [ipfs repo issues](https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs/issues).
- Go IPFS _implementation_ in [this repo](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/issues).
The IPFS protocol and its implementations are still in heavy development. This means that there may be problems in our protocols, or there may be mistakes in our implementations. And -- though IPFS is not production-ready yet -- many people are already running nodes in their machines. So we take security vulnerabilities very seriously. If you discover a security issue, please bring it to our attention right away!
If you find a vulnerability that may affect live deployments -- for example, by exposing a remote execution exploit -- please send your report privately to security@ipfs.io. Please DO NOT file a public issue. The GPG key for security@ipfs.io is [4B9665FB 92636D17 7C7A86D3 50AAE8A9 59B13AF3](https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x50AAE8A959B13AF3).
If the issue is a protocol weakness that cannot be immediately exploited or something not yet deployed, just discuss it openly.
## Install
The canonical download instructions for IPFS are over at: https://docs.ipfs.io/introduction/install/. It is **highly suggested** you follow those instructions if you are not interested in working on IPFS development.
### System Requirements
IPFS can run on most Linux, macOS, and Windows systems. We recommend running it on a machine with at least 2 GB of RAM (it’ll do fine with only one CPU core), but it should run fine with as little as 1 GB of RAM. On systems with less memory, it may not be completely stable.
### Install prebuilt packages
We host prebuilt binaries over at our [distributions page](https://ipfs.io/ipns/dist.ipfs.io#go-ipfs).
From there:
- Click the blue "Download go-ipfs" on the right side of the page.
- Open/extract the archive.
- Move `ipfs` to your path (`install.sh` can do it for you).
You can also download go-ipfs from this project's GitHub releases page if you are unable to access ipfs.io.
You can install it using your favourite AUR Helper or manually from AUR.
#### Nix
For Linux and MacOSX you can use the purely functional package manager [Nix](https://nixos.org/nix/):
```
$ nix-env -i ipfs
```
You can also install the Package by using it's attribute name, which is also `ipfs`.
#### Guix
GNU's functional package manager, [Guix](https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/), also provides a go-ipfs package:
```
$ guix package -i go-ipfs
```
#### Snap
With snap, in any of the [supported Linux distributions](https://snapcraft.io/docs/core/install):
```
$ sudo snap install ipfs
```
### Build from Source
#### Install Go
The build process for ipfs requires Go 1.11 or higher. If you don't have it: [Download Go 1.11+](https://golang.org/dl/).
You'll need to add Go's bin directories to your `$PATH` environment variable e.g., by adding these lines to your `/etc/profile` (for a system-wide installation) or `$HOME/.profile`:
```
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
```
(If you run into trouble, see the [Go install instructions](https://golang.org/doc/install)).
If you are building on FreeBSD instead of `make install` use `gmake install`.
#### Troubleshooting
- Separate [instructions are available for building on Windows](docs/windows.md).
- Also, [instructions for OpenBSD](docs/openbsd.md).
-`git` is required in order for `go get` to fetch all dependencies.
- Package managers often contain out-of-date `golang` packages.
Ensure that `go version` reports at least 1.10. See above for how to install go.
- 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/ipfs/go-ipfs/issues/177)
- For more details on setting up FUSE (so that you can mount the filesystem), see the docs folder.
- Shell command completion is available in `misc/completion/ipfs-completion.bash`. Read [docs/command-completion.md](docs/command-completion.md) to learn how to install it.
- See the [init examples](https://github.com/ipfs/website/tree/master/static/docs/examples/init) for how to connect IPFS to systemd or whatever init system your distro uses.
### Updating go-ipfs
#### Using ipfs-update
IPFS has an updating tool that can be accessed through `ipfs update`. The tool is
not installed alongside IPFS in order to keep that logic independent of the main
codebase. To install `ipfs update`, [download it here](https://ipfs.io/ipns/dist.ipfs.io/#ipfs-update).
#### Downloading IPFS builds using IPFS
List the available versions of go-ipfs:
```
$ ipfs cat /ipns/dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/versions
```
Then, to view available builds for a version from the previous command ($VERSION):
```
$ ipfs ls /ipns/dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/$VERSION
```
To download a given build of a version:
```
$ ipfs get /ipns/dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/$VERSION/go-ipfs_$VERSION_darwin-386.tar.gz # darwin 32-bit build
$ ipfs get /ipns/dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/$VERSION/go-ipfs_$VERSION_darwin-amd64.tar.gz # darwin 64-bit build
$ ipfs get /ipns/dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/$VERSION/go-ipfs_$VERSION_freebsd-amd64.tar.gz # freebsd 64-bit build
$ ipfs get /ipns/dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/$VERSION/go-ipfs_$VERSION_linux-386.tar.gz # linux 32-bit build
$ ipfs get /ipns/dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/$VERSION/go-ipfs_$VERSION_linux-amd64.tar.gz # linux 64-bit build
$ ipfs get /ipns/dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/$VERSION/go-ipfs_$VERSION_linux-arm.tar.gz # linux arm build
$ ipfs get /ipns/dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/$VERSION/go-ipfs_$VERSION_windows-amd64.zip # windows 64-bit build
```
## Usage
```
ipfs - Global p2p merkle-dag filesystem.
ipfs [<flags>] <command> [<arg>] ...
SUBCOMMANDS
BASIC COMMANDS
init Initialize ipfs local configuration
add <path> Add a file to ipfs
cat <ref> Show ipfs object data
get <ref> Download ipfs objects
ls <ref> List links from an object
refs <ref> List hashes of links from an object
DATA STRUCTURE COMMANDS
block Interact with raw blocks in the datastore
object Interact with raw dag nodes
files Interact with objects as if they were a unix filesystem
ADVANCED COMMANDS
daemon Start a long-running daemon process
mount Mount an ipfs read-only mountpoint
resolve Resolve any type of name
name Publish or resolve IPNS names
dns Resolve DNS links
pin Pin objects to local storage
repo Manipulate an IPFS repository
NETWORK COMMANDS
id Show info about ipfs peers
bootstrap Add or remove bootstrap peers
swarm Manage connections to the p2p network
dht Query the DHT for values or peers
ping Measure the latency of a connection
diag Print diagnostics
TOOL COMMANDS
config Manage configuration
version Show ipfs version information
update Download and apply go-ipfs updates
commands List all available commands
Use 'ipfs <command> --help' to learn more about each command.
ipfs uses a repository in the local file system. By default, the repo is located
at ~/.ipfs. To change the repo location, set the $IPFS_PATH environment variable:
export IPFS_PATH=/path/to/ipfsrepo
```
## Getting Started
See also: http://ipfs.io/docs/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 <thathash>
### Docker usage
An IPFS docker image is hosted at [hub.docker.com/r/ipfs/go-ipfs](https://hub.docker.com/r/ipfs/go-ipfs/).
To make files visible inside the container you need to mount a host directory
with the `-v` option to docker. Choose a directory that you want to use to
import/export files from IPFS. You should also choose a directory to store
IPFS files that will persist when you restart the container.
When starting a container running ipfs for the first time with an empty data directory, it will call `ipfs init` to initialize configuration files and generate a new keypair. At this time, you can choose which profile to apply using the `IPFS_PROFILE` environment variable:
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 (~/.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.
Please direct general questions and help requests to our [forum](https://discuss.ipfs.io) or our IRC channel (freenode #ipfs).
If you believe you've found a bug, check the [issues list](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/issues) and, if you don't see your problem there, either come talk to us on IRC (freenode #ipfs) or file an issue of your own!
## Packages
> This table is generated using the module [`package-table`](https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/package-table) with `package-table --data=package-list.json`.
Listing of the main packages used in the IPFS ecosystem. There are also three specifications worth linking here:
| [`go-blockservice`](//github.com/ipfs/go-blockservice) | [](https://travis-ci.com/ipfs/go-blockservice) | [](https://codecov.io/gh/ipfs/go-blockservice) | service that plugs a blockstore and an exchange together |
| [`go-ipfs-cmdkit`](//github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmdkit) | [](https://travis-ci.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmdkit) | [](https://codecov.io/gh/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmdkit) | helper types for the commands library |
| [`go-ipfs-api`](//github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api) | [](https://travis-ci.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api) | [](https://codecov.io/gh/ipfs/go-ipfs-api) | a shell for the IPFS HTTP API |
Description: Dotted means "likely going away". The "Legacy" parts are thin wrappers around some commands to translate between the new system and the old system. The grayed-out parts on the "daemon" diagram are there to show that the code is all the same, it's just that we turn some pieces on and some pieces off depending on whether we're running on the client or the server.
### Testing
```
make test
```
### Development Dependencies
If you make changes to the protocol buffers, you will need to install the [protoc compiler](https://github.com/google/protobuf).
### Developer Notes
Find more documentation for developers on [docs](./docs)
We ❤️ all [our contributors](docs/AUTHORS); this project wouldn’t be what it is without you! If you want to help out, please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
This repository falls under the IPFS [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).
