lotus/documentation/getting-started.md

# Lotus

Lotus is an experimental implementation of the **Filecoin Distributed Storage Network**. For more details about Filecoin, check out the [Filecoin Spec](https://github.com/filecoin-project/specs).

## What can I learn here?

- If you want to [store](https://docs.lotu.sh/storing-data) or [retrieve](https://docs.lotu.sh/retrieving-data) data, you can install Lotus on [Arch Linux](https://docs.lotu.sh/install-lotus-arch), [Ubuntu](https://docs.lotu.sh/install-lotus-ubuntu), or [MacOS](https://docs.lotu.sh/install-lotus-macos) and get started.
- Learn how to join the DevNet with the [command line interface](https://docs.lotu.sh/join-devnet-cli).
- Learn how to test Lotus in a seperate local network using a [GUI](https://docs.lotu.sh/testing-with-gui).
- Learn how to mine Filecoin using the `lotus-storage-miner` in the [CLI](https://docs.lotu.sh/mining)

## What makes Lotus different?

Lotus is architected modularly to keep clean API boundaries while using the same process. The **Lotus Full Node** and the **Lotus Storage Miner** are two separate programs.

The **Lotus Storage Miner** is intended to be run on the machine that manages a single storage miner instance, and is meant to communicate with the full node via the websockets JSON RPC API for all of its chain interaction needs.

This way, a mining operation may easily run one or many storage miners, connected to one or many full node instances.
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			`Lotus is an experimental implementation of the Filecoin Distributed Storage Network. For more details about Filecoin, check out the [Filecoin Spec](https://github.com/filecoin-project/specs).`

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
documentation: light copy adjustments before major revision 2019-12-02 00:08:53 +00:00			`- If you want to [store](https://docs.lotu.sh/storing-data) or [retrieve](https://docs.lotu.sh/retrieving-data) data, you can install Lotus on [Arch Linux](https://docs.lotu.sh/install-lotus-arch), [Ubuntu](https://docs.lotu.sh/install-lotus-ubuntu), or [MacOS](https://docs.lotu.sh/install-lotus-macos) and get started.`
documentation: updates getting started 2019-12-02 00:36:55 +00:00			`- Learn how to join the DevNet with the [command line interface](https://docs.lotu.sh/join-devnet-cli).`
			`- Learn how to test Lotus in a seperate local network using a [GUI](https://docs.lotu.sh/testing-with-gui).`
documentation: light copy adjustments before major revision 2019-12-02 00:08:53 +00:00			- Learn how to mine Filecoin using the `lotus-storage-miner` in the [CLI](https://docs.lotu.sh/mining)
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 makes Lotus different?`

			`Lotus is architected modularly to keep clean API boundaries while using the same process. The Lotus Full Node and the Lotus Storage Miner are two separate programs.`

			`The Lotus Storage Miner is intended to be run on the machine that manages a single storage miner instance, and is meant to communicate with the full node via the websockets JSON RPC API for all of its chain interaction needs.`

			`This way, a mining operation may easily run one or many storage miners, connected to one or many full node instances.`