A command line program for farming data on the Storj network.
- Node.js v4.x.x
- Git
- Python v2.x.x
Install Node.js and it's package manager NPM using Node Version Manager:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.31.1/install.sh | bash
Detailed NVM installation instructions can be found here.
After NVM is install, source your ~/.bashrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.zshrc
depending on your shell of choice:
source ~/.zshrc
Now that you can call the nvm program, install Node.js (which comes with NPM):
nvm install 4.4.4
You'll also need to make sure you have a C++ compiler installed before proceeding to the next step. Debian based distributions can install the
build-essentialpackage using APT and Mac OSX users can install withxcode-select --installand follow the wizard.
Download Node.js LTS for Windows, launch the installer and follow the setup instructions. Restart your PC, then test it from the command prompt:
node --version
npm --version
Install the latest version of Python 2.7, launch the installer and follow the instructions. To use Python from the shell and add it to the system you have to add the path in "System Variables":
Navigate to:
Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables > System Variables > Path > Edit
Then add ;C:\Python27 or the installation path and test it in the command
prompt by running:
python -V
Next, install Git for your Windows
version. Then, install Visual Studio Community 2015
and during the setup choose Custom Installation > Programming Languages and
select Visual C++ and Common Tools for Visual C++.
Finally, set the new environment variable in the Windows command prompt with:
setx GYP_MSVS_VERSION 2015
```
Installation
------------
After installing the prerequisites you should have access to the `node` and
`npm` programs. Use `npm` to install StorjShare CLI *globally* (this links the
executable to your PATH):
```
npm install -g storjshare-cli
```
Once the installation completes, you'll have access to the `storjshare` program.
You can later update the version with NPM:
```
npm update -g storjshare-cli
```
Once installed, you will have access to the `storjshare` command line interface.
To make sure everything installed correctly, run:
```
storjshare --help
```
Before you can start farming, you'll need to run the setup wizard. It will walk
you through generating a configuration file and an ECDSA private key which will
be encrypted with a passphrase of your choice.
```
> $ storjshare setup
Let's setup your Storj configuration!
[...] > Enter your public hostname or IP address > (127.0.0.1)
[...] > Enter the TCP port number the service should use (0 for random) > (0)
[...] > Use NAT traversal strategies to become available on the network > (true)
[...] > Enter the URI of a known seed >> (storj://api.storj.io:8443/78cfca0e01235db817728aec056d007672ffac63)
[...] > Enter the path to store configuration and data > (/home/gordon/.storjshare)
[...] > Enter the amount of storage space you can share > (5MB)
[...] > Enter a payment address to receive rewards (telemetry must be enabled) > 19yTbd85U2QrnUvburphe1kHxKBgR92WYj
[...] > Will you share telemetry data with Storj to help improve the network? > (false) true
[...] > Enter the number of tunnel connection other farmer can open through you > (3)
[...] > Enter the TCP port number the tunnel server should use (0 for random) > (0)
[...] > Enter the start TCP port for tunnel connections (0 for random) > (0)
[...] > Enter the end TCP port for tunnel connections (0 for random) > (0)
[...] > Enter the path to store your encrypted private key > (/home/gordon/.storjshare/id_ecdsa)
[...] > Enter a password to protect your private key > ********
```
Once the setup wizard has completed, you can begin farming by running:
```
> $ storjshare start
```
You can run multiple instances by specifying a different data directory using
the `--datadir` option.
```
> $ storjshare setup --datadir /path/to/custom/datadir
...
> $ storjshare start --datadir /path/to/custom/datadir
```
Running in the Background
-------------------------
You can run a farmer in the background using a process manager like
[PM2](https://github.com/Unitech/pm2):
```
npm install -g pm2
```
Now you can instruct PM2 to start your farmer in the background and keep it
running, restarting it automatically in the event that it goes down.
```
pm2 start path/to/storjshare-cli/bin/storjshare.js -- start --password <your_password>
```
Check the logs at any time with:
```
pm2 logs 0
```
Configuring Contract Subscriptions
----------------------------------
By default, if you indicated during the wizard that you'd like to accept
storage contracts from the network, `storj` will set a few common contract
opcode sequences in your configuration file:
```
{
...
"network": {
"opcodes": [
"0f01020202",
"0f02020202",
"0f03020202"
]
}
...
}
```
These opcodes indicate you are interested in storing shards between 0mb-32mb
for up to 90 days at a time and that your availability and speed is average. You
might like to tweak these settings to better suit your hardware.
See [Contract Topics](http://storj.github.io/core/tutorial-contract-topics.html)
for more information on which opcodes you should use.
License
-------
```
StorjShare CLI - A command line program for farming data on the Storj network.
Copyright (C) 2016 Storj Labs, Inc
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
```