lotus/documentation/en/getting-started.md

# Lotus

Lotus is an implementation of the **Filecoin Distributed Storage Network**. You can run the Lotus software client to join the **Filecoin Testnet**.

For more details about Filecoin, check out the [Filecoin Docs](https://docs.filecoin.io) and [Filecoin Spec](https://filecoin-project.github.io/specs/).

## What can I learn here?

- How to install Lotus on [Arch Linux](https://lotu.sh/en+install-lotus-arch), [Ubuntu](https://lotu.sh/en+install-lotus-ubuntu), or [MacOS](https://lotu.sh/en+install-lotus-macos).
- Joining the [Lotus Testnet](https://lotu.sh/en+join-testnet).
- [Storing](https://lotu.sh/en+storing-data) or [retrieving](https://lotu.sh/en+retrieving-data) data.
- Mining Filecoin using the **Lotus Miner** in your [CLI](https://lotu.sh/en+mining).

## How is Lotus designed?

Lotus is architected modularly to keep clean API boundaries while using the same process. Installing Lotus will include two separate programs:

- The **Lotus Node**
- The **Lotus Miner**

The **Lotus Miner** is intended to be run on the machine that manages a single miner instance, and is meant to communicate with the **Lotus Node** via the websocket **JSON-RPC** API for all of the chain interaction needs.

This way, a mining operation may easily run a **Lotus Miner** or many of them, connected to one or many **Lotus Node** instances.
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Documentation updates and fixes 2020-05-13 23:13:35 +00:00			`For more details about Filecoin, check out the [Filecoin Docs](https://docs.filecoin.io) and [Filecoin Spec](https://filecoin-project.github.io/specs/).`
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00
documentation: light copy adjustments before major revision 2019-12-02 00:08:53 +00:00			`## What can I learn here?`
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00
Change docs.lotu.sh links to lotu.sh 2020-08-20 16:45:41 +00:00			`- How to install Lotus on [Arch Linux](https://lotu.sh/en+install-lotus-arch), [Ubuntu](https://lotu.sh/en+install-lotus-ubuntu), or [MacOS](https://lotu.sh/en+install-lotus-macos).`
			`- Joining the [Lotus Testnet](https://lotu.sh/en+join-testnet).`
			`- [Storing](https://lotu.sh/en+storing-data) or [retrieving](https://lotu.sh/en+retrieving-data) data.`
			`- Mining Filecoin using the Lotus Miner in your [CLI](https://lotu.sh/en+mining).`
documentation: removes old docs folder, adds new documentation folder with organized content 2019-12-01 08:21:20 +00:00
Documentation updates and fixes 2020-05-13 23:13:35 +00:00			`## How is Lotus designed?`
documentation: light copy adjustments before major revision 2019-12-02 00:08:53 +00:00
documentation: fixes formatting issue and removes copy issue 2019-12-18 21:46:09 +00:00			`Lotus is architected modularly to keep clean API boundaries while using the same process. Installing Lotus will include two separate programs:`
documentation: small copy updates 2019-12-04 15:39:41 +00:00
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update storage miner and seal worker document 2020-07-11 08:55:13 +00:00			`- The Lotus Miner`
documentation: light copy adjustments before major revision 2019-12-02 00:08:53 +00:00
update storage miner and seal worker document 2020-07-11 08:55:13 +00:00			`The Lotus Miner is intended to be run on the machine that manages a single miner instance, and is meant to communicate with the Lotus Node via the websocket JSON-RPC API for all of the chain interaction needs.`
documentation: light copy adjustments before major revision 2019-12-02 00:08:53 +00:00
update storage miner and seal worker document 2020-07-11 08:55:13 +00:00			`This way, a mining operation may easily run a Lotus Miner or many of them, connected to one or many Lotus Node instances.`