get by with a little help from your friends (to share files)
Turn IPFS peers in to file sharing friends.
npm install -g ipfs-friends- Install IPFS (JS or Go flavour).
- Start your daemon (with pubsub enabled):
(js)ipfs dameon --enable-pubsub-experiment
- Start friends:
friends
# It all starts with friends
$ friends
> Welcome friend...
> ls
Alan QmHashHashHashHashHashHash
Alex QmHashHashHashHashHashHash
SupriousLongName QmHashHashHashHashHashHash
# Add a peerId as a friend you want to co-host
> add QmHashHashHashHashHashHash Jamie
👍😙👍
# Stop following a friend
> dump Jamie
💦🗑
Alan is here ✨🎷🐩
# Tell your friends about something you want to share
> share bafyba6hdhnxndKDFJLDKJF best-cat-gif
https://share.ipfs.io/#/bafyba6hdhnxndKDFJLDKJF
Alan got best-cat-gif
Alex got best-cat-gif
Alan went away 👋
Alex shared best-cat-gif bafyba6hdhnxndKDFJLDKJF