slashtags-bootstrap-server

Creates a bootstrapping server for the DHT.

Setup

Install dependencies

npm install

Copy config/default.json to config/local.json.

Updated local.json to define which port the service should listen on.

Running with PM2

Add the service to PM2

pm2 start stack.config.js

To reload it after an update...

pm2 reload BootstrapDHT

or just node src/index.js

Using it

When you know the IP and port (set in config), you can add your server to the list of bootstrapping nodes you use when starting a hyperswarm. For example...

import DHT from '@hyperswarm/dht'
import Hyperswarm from 'hyperswarm'

const dht = new DHT({ bootstrap: ['<Your Servers IP>:<Configured Port>', '<other bootstrap nodes>'] })
const swarm = new Hyperswarm({ dht })