2020-09-25 03:04:00 +02:00
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# Share file with ipfs
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**Warning:** Only tested serving the file, not downloading it
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1. [Install ipfs](https://ipfs.io/#install)
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2. Initiate ipfs main folder `ipfs init`, not sure why but this is required for following commands
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3. Serve a file `ipfs add {filepath}`. It should return something like this
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```bash
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added QmdsEVLRXioANssEVLRXYioANsGtANsGtRXYioANsGtAWZ file.md
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37.62 KiB / 37.62 KiB [===========================] 100.00%
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```
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4. Start server with `ipfs daemon`
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2020-10-01 01:34:11 +02:00
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5. **Missing step**, server seems to need an open port (not firewalled)
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6. Download file from any device `ipfs get /ipfs/QmdsEVLRXioANssEVLRXYioANsGtANsGtRXYioANsGtAWZ` <-- that's the hash returned from previous command
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2020-09-25 03:04:00 +02:00
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```bash
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$ ls
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QmdsEVLRXioANssEVLRXYioANsGtANsGtRXYioANsGtAWZ
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```
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Note the filename is just the hash, the original filename is lost.
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2020-09-25 20:08:00 +02:00
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*IPNS seems to solve the filename problem, need to research on how to use it*
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2020-09-25 03:04:00 +02:00
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## What led to learning this
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- [Random news of ipfs in HN](https://blog.ipfs.io/2020-09-24-go-ipfs-0-7-0/). It just reminded me I've never tried it out.\
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And in recent months I've had difficulty sharing files p2p
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