Merge pull request #691 from filecoin-project/@jimmylee/lotus-md-update

documentation: light copy adjustments before major revision

documentation/api.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # API
 
-The systems API is defined in here. The RPC maps directly to the API defined here using the JSON RPC package in `lib/jsonrpc`.
+The systems API is defined in here. The RPC maps directly to the API defined here using the [JSON RPC package](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/tree/master/lib/jsonrpc).
 
 ## Overview
 
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ By default `127.0.0.1:1234` - daemon stores the api endpoint multiaddr in `~/.lo
 - `ws://[api:port]/rpc/v0` - JsonRPC websocket endpoint
 - `PUT http://[api:port]/rest/v0/import` - import file to the node repo, it requires write permission.
 
-For JsonRPC interface definition see `api/api.go`. Required permissions are
+For JsonRPC interface definition see [api/api.go](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/blob/master/api/api_full.go). Required permissions are
-defined in `api/struct.go`
+defined in [api/struct.go](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/blob/master/api/struct.go)
 
 ## Auth
 

documentation/getting-started.md

@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-# Project Lotus - 莲
+# 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).
 
-## Background
+## What can I learn here?
 
-Lotus is architected modularly, and aims to keep clean API boundaries between everything, even if they are in the same process. Notably, the 'lotus full node' software, and the 'lotus storage miner' software are two separate programs.
+- 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)
 
-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.
+## 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.

documentation/glossary.md

@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 # Glossary
 
-## Chain/Types
+**Chain: Types**
 
 Implementation of data structures used by Filecoin and their serializations.
 
-## Chain/Store
+**Chain: Store**
 
 The chainstore manages all local chain state, including block headers, messages, and state.
 
-## Chain/State
+**Chain: State**
 
 A package for dealing with the Filecoin state tree. Wraps the [HAMT](https://github.com/ipfs/go-hamt-ipld).
 
-## Chain/Actors
+**Chain: Actors**
 
 Implementations of the builtin Filecoin network actors.
 
-## Chain/Vm
+**Chain: VM**
 
 The Filecoin state machine 'vm'. Implemented here are utilities to invoke Filecoin actor methods.
 
-## Miner
+**Miner**
 
 The block producer logic. This package interfaces with the full node through the API, despite currently being implemented in the same process (very likely to be extracted as its own separate process in the near future).
 
-## Storage
+**Storage**
 
 The storage miner logic. This package also interfaces with the full node through a subset of the api. This code is used to implement the `lotus-storage-miner` process.
 
-## Pond
+**Pond**
 
-Pond is a graphical testbed for lotus. It can be used to spin up nodes, connect them in a given topology, start them mining, and observe how they function over time.
+[Pond](https://docs.lotu.sh/testing-with-gui) is a graphical testbed for lotus. It can be used to spin up nodes, connect them in a given topology, start them mining, and observe how they function over time.

documentation/hardware.md

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-# Picking Hardware
+# Hardware Requirements
 
-Coming soon
+Lotus can build and run on most [Linux](https://ubuntu.com/) and [MacOS](https://www.apple.com/macos) systems with at least 8GB of RAM.
+
+Windows is not yet supported.

documentation/install-lotus-arch.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Installing Lotus on Arch Linux
 
-Install these dependencies:
+Install these dependencies for Arch Linux.
 
 - go (1.13 or higher)
 - gcc (7.4.0 or higher)
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ Arch (build):
 sudo pacman -Syu go gcc git bzr jq pkg-config opencl-icd-loader opencl-headers
 ```
 
-## Clone
+Clone
 
 ```sh
 $ git clone https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus.git
 $ cd lotus/
 ```
 
-## Install
+Install
 
 ```sh
 $ make clean all

documentation/install-lotus-macos.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Installing Lotus on MacOS
 
-Install these dependencies:
+Install these dependencies for MacOS Catalina.
 
 - go (1.13 or higher)
 - gcc (7.4.0 or higher)
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ Install these dependencies:
 - llvm (proofs build)
 - clang (proofs build)
 
-## Clone
+Clone
 
 ```sh
 $ git clone https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus.git
 $ cd lotus/
 ```
 
-## Make & Install
+Install
 
 ```sh
 $ make clean all

documentation/install-lotus-ubuntu.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Installing Lotus on Ubuntu
 
-Install these dependencies:
+Install these dependencies for Ubuntu.
 
 - go (1.13 or higher)
 - gcc (7.4.0 or higher)
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ sudo apt update
 sudo apt install golang-go gcc git bzr jq pkg-config mesa-opencl-icd ocl-icd-opencl-dev
 ```
 
-## Clone
+Clone
 
 ```sh
 $ git clone https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus.git
 $ cd lotus/
 ```
 
-## Install
+Install
 
 ```sh
 $ make clean all

documentation/join-devnet-cli.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Setup Lotus Devnet using the CLI
+# Join Lotus Devnet
 
-## Node setup
+## Node CLI setup
 
 If you have run lotus before and want to remove all previous data: `rm -rf ~/.lotus ~/.lotusstorage`
 
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ If you see an error like `actor not found` after executing this command, it mean
 It is possible for a Client to make a deal with a Miner on the same lotus Node.
 
 ```sh
-
 # List all miners in the system. Choose one to make a deal with.
 
 $ lotus state list-miners
@@ -72,4 +71,4 @@ For example `\$ lotus client deal bafkre...qvtjsi t0111 36000 12` proposes a dea
 
 ## Monitoring Dashboard
 
-To see the latest network activity, including chain block height, blocktime, total network power, largest miners, and more, check out the monitoring dashboard at https://lotus-metrics.kittyhawk.wtf.
+To see the latest network activity, including chain block height, blocktime, total network power, largest miners, and more, check out the [monitoring dashboard](https://lotus-metrics.kittyhawk.wtf).

documentation/mining.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Mining
+# Getting started
 
 Ensure that at least one BLS address (`t3..`) in your wallet exists
 
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ $ lotus wallet list
 t3...
 ```
 
-With this address, go to https://lotus-faucet.kittyhawk.wtf/miner.html, and
+With this address, go to [the faucet](https://lotus-faucet.kittyhawk.wtf/miner.html), and
 click `Create Miner`
 
 Wait for a page telling you the address of the newly created storage miner to
-appear - It should be saying: `New storage miners address is: t0..`
+appear.
 
-Initialize storage miner:
+The screen should show: `New storage miners address is: t0..`
+
+## Initialize
 
 ```sh
 $ lotus-storage-miner init --actor=t01.. --owner=t3....
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ $ lotus-storage-miner init --actor=t01.. --owner=t3....
 
 This command should return successfully after miner is setup on-chain (30-60s)
 
-Start mining:
+## Start mining
 
 ```sh
 $ lotus-storage-miner run

documentation/retrieving-data.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ RETRIEVAL <miner>@<miner peerId>-<deal funds>-<size>
 Retrieve data from a miner
 
 ```sh
-\$ lotus client retrieve <Data CID> <outfile>
+$ lotus client retrieve <Data CID> <outfile>
 ```
 
 This will initiate a retrieval deal and write the data to the outfile. This process may take some time.

documentation/testing-with-gui.md

@@ -1,26 +1,25 @@
-# Setup Lotus Devnet using a GUI
+# Pond UI
 
-As an alternative to the CLI you can use Pond, a graphical testbed for lotus. It can be used to spin up nodes, connect them in a given topology, start them mining, and observe how they function over time.
+Pond is a graphical testbed for [Lotus](https://docs.lotu.sh). Using it will setup a seperate local network which is helpful for debugging. Pond will spin up nodes, connect them in a given topology, start them mining, and observe how they function over time.
 
-Build:
+## Build
 
 ```sh
 $ make pond
 ```
 
-Run:
+## Run
 
 ```sh
 $ ./pond run
-Listening on http://127.0.0.1:2222
 ```
 
 Now go to http://127.0.0.1:2222.
 
-## Thing to try
+## What can I test?
 
 - The `Spawn Node` button starts a new lotus Node in a new draggable window.
-- Click `[Spawn Storage Miner]` to start mining (make sure the Node's wallet has funds).
+- Click `[Spawn Storage Miner]` to start mining. This require's the node's wallet to have funds.
 - Click on `[Client]` to open the Node's client interface and propose a deal with an existing Miner. If successful you'll see a payment channel open up with that Miner.
 
 Don't leave Pond unattended for long periods of time (10h+), the web-ui tends to eventually consume all the available RAM.

documentation/tracing.md

@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ fairly easy to swap in.
 ## Running Locally
 
 To easily run and view tracing locally, first, install jaeger. The easiest way
-to do this is to download the binaries from
+to do this is to [download the binaries](https://www.jaegertracing.io/download/) and then run the `jaeger-all-in-one`
-https://www.jaegertracing.io/download/ and then run the `jaeger-all-in-one`
 binary. This will start up jaeger, listen for spans on `localhost:6831`, and
 expose a web UI for viewing traces on `http://localhost:16686/`.