How to Install an IPFS Node on a Virtual Private Server
IPFS is a peer to peer file sharing network similar to torrents. The software can create a decentralized network boosting speed and redundancy with multiple nodes. Decentralized networks also reduce bandwidth costs for the end content provider. The protocol is currently used by websites like, Dlive, Dsound, and Dtube. While it is still under development, you can still install and test it out for yourself if you would like.
I recommend using a minimum of 2gb ram. Their are many paid hosting options, or you can host the files on your own connection and hardware. I recommend having a minimum of 10mbps upload for IPFS. One popular host within the steem community is Privex, they have been active supporters of steem by running nodes. Some other budget options are Digital Ocean, OVH, and Kimsufi. These providers start around $2.50 USD per month, giving 10gb of disk space and 2TB of traffic.
You will need a terminal emulator if you are on windows like Putty to make the connection to the server. I used Ubuntu 14.04 for the operating system.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install golang-go -y
wget https://dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/v0.4.14/go-ipfs_v0.4.14_linux-386.tar.gz
tar xvfz go-ipfs_v0.4.14_linux-386.tar.gz
sudo mv go-ipfs/ipfs /usr/local/bin/ipfs
sudo adduser ipfs
su ipfs
ipfs init
ipfs config --json Discovery.MDNS.Enabled false
ipfs config --json Swarm.AddrFilters '[
"/ip4/10.0.0.0/ipcidr/8",
"/ip4/100.64.0.0/ipcidr/10",
"/ip4/169.254.0.0/ipcidr/16",
"/ip4/172.16.0.0/ipcidr/12",
"/ip4/192.0.0.0/ipcidr/24",
"/ip4/192.0.0.0/ipcidr/29",
"/ip4/192.0.0.8/ipcidr/32",
"/ip4/192.0.0.170/ipcidr/32",
"/ip4/192.0.0.171/ipcidr/32",
"/ip4/192.0.2.0/ipcidr/24",
"/ip4/192.168.0.0/ipcidr/16",
"/ip4/198.18.0.0/ipcidr/15",
"/ip4/198.51.100.0/ipcidr/24",
"/ip4/203.0.113.0/ipcidr/24",
"/ip4/240.0.0.0/ipcidr/4"
]'
<- edit config file in located in "/.ipfs" and change strategy to "pinned" as and change "10gb" to how much space you want the node to consume.
< start ipfs
ipfs daemon &
<- Log in to the root account and run the command below if you would like to run ipfs during boot.
sed -i -e '$i /bin/su ipfs -c "/usr/local/bin/ipfs daemon &"\n' /etc/rc.local
Useful commands:
< add a file on ipfs network
ipfs get hash
< pin a file to keep it on the server
ipfs pin add hash
< update the operating system
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
< full list of ipfs commands
https://ipfs.io/docs/commands/
< guide for vps by ipfs https://ipfs.io/blog/22-run-ipfs-on-a-vps/
< in case you do an upgrade on ipfs and need to migrate
https://github.com/ipfs/fs-repo-migrations/blob/master/run.md
< show disk space
df -h
< show running processes and memory use
top
< check ipfs bandwidth usage
ipfs stats bw
< tool to pin dtube links
https://github.com/johnn3y/ipfs-pin-steem
< video resources
IPFS install on Windows
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