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Share file with ipfs
Warning: Only tested serving the file, not downloading it
- Install ipfs
- Initiate ipfs main folder
ipfs init, not sure why but this is required for following commands - Serve a file
ipfs add {filepath}. It should return something like this
added QmdsEVLRXioANssEVLRXYioANsGtANsGtRXYioANsGtAWZ file.md
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- Start server with
ipfs daemon - Missing step, server seems to need an open port (not firewalled)
- Download file from any device
ipfs get /ipfs/QmdsEVLRXioANssEVLRXYioANsGtANsGtRXYioANsGtAWZ<-- that's the hash returned from step 3
$ ls
QmdsEVLRXioANssEVLRXYioANsGtANsGtRXYioANsGtAWZ
Note the filename is just the hash, the original filename is lost.
IPNS seems to solve the filename problem, need to research on how to use it
What led to learning this
Random news of ipfs in HN. It just reminded me I've never tried it out.
And in recent months I've had difficulty sharing files p2p