Lotus is an implementation of the Filecoin Distributed Storage Network. For more details about Filecoin, check out the [Filecoin Spec](https://spec.filecoin.io).
For instructions on how to build lotus from source, please visit [Lotus build and setup instruction](https://docs.filecoin.io/get-started/lotus/installation/#minimal-requirements) or read the source [here](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/tree/master/documentation).
All work is tracked via issues. An attempt at keeping an up-to-date view on remaining work towards Mainnet launch can be seen at the [lotus github project board](https://github.com/orgs/filecoin-project/projects/8). The issues labeled with `incentives` are there to identify the issues needed for Space Race launch.
- [go-fil-markets](https://github.com/filecoin-project/go-fil-markets) which has its own [kanban work tracker available here](https://app.zenhub.com/workspaces/markets-shared-components-5daa144a7046a60001c6e253/board)
- [spec-actors](https://github.com/filecoin-project/specs-actors) which has its own [kanban work tracker available here](https://app.zenhub.com/workspaces/actors-5ee6f3aa87591f0016c05685/board)