Ubuntu系统中IPFS环境的配置
IPFS（InterPlanetaryFile System）是一个点对点的分布式超媒体分发协议，它整合了过去几年最好的分布式系统思路，为所有人提供全球统一的可寻址空间，包括Git、自证明文件系统SFS、BitTorrent和DHT，同时也被认为是最有可能取代HTTP的新一代互联网协议。
1.简介
IPFS（InterPlanetaryFile System）是一个点对点的分布式超媒体分发协议，它整合了过去几年最好的分布式系统思路，为所有人提供全球统一的可寻址空间，包括Git、自证明文件系统SFS、BitTorrent和DHT，同时也被认为是最有可能取代HTTP的新一代互联网协议。
IPFS用基于内容的寻址替代传统的基于域名的寻址，用户不需要关心服务器的位置，不用考虑文件存储的名字和路径。我们将一个文件放到IPFS节点中，将会得到基于其内容计算出的唯一加密哈希值。哈希值直接反映文件的内容，哪怕只修改1比特，哈希值也会完全不同。当IPFS被请求一个文件哈希时，它会使用一个分布式哈希表找到文件所在的节点，取回文件并验证文件数据。
IPFS是通用目的的基础架构，基本没有存储上的限制。大文件会被切分成小的分块，下载的时候可以从多个服务器同时获取。IPFS的网络是不固定的、细粒度的、分布式的网络，可以很好的适应内容分发网络的要求。这样的设计可以很好的共享各类数据，包括图像、视频流、分布式数据库、整个操作系统、模块链、8英寸软盘的备份，还有静态网站。
IPFS提供了一个友好的WEB访问接口，用户可以通过本机的 IPFS-HTTP网关(http://localhost:5001/ipfs/) 或者公共的网关(http://ipfs.io/) 获取IPFS网络中的内容，也可以通过特定的浏览器或者插件通过ipfs:/or fs:/的方式直接获取内容。也许在不久的将来，IPFS协议将会彻底替代传统的HTTP协议。
2.安装IPFS
下载好后，解压，并执行安装脚本：
sily@lyg-sily:~$ tar xvfz go-ipfs_v0.4.13_linux-amd64.tar.gz
sily@lyg-sily:~$ cd go-ipfs
sily@lyg-sily:~/go-ipfs$ ls
build-log install.sh ipfs LICENSE README.md
sily@lyg-sily:~/go-ipfs$ ./install.sh
We cannot install ipfs in one of the directories /usr/local/bin /usr/bin
It seems that we do not have the necessary write permissions.
Perhaps try running this script as a privileged user:
sudo ./install.sh
sily@lyg-sily:~/go-ipfs$ sudo ./install.sh
[sudo] password for sily:
Moved ipfs to /usr/local/bin
sily@lyg-sily:~/go-ipfs$ ipfs help
USAGE
ipfs - Global p2p merkle-dag filesystem.
ipfs [--config=<config> | -c] [--debug=<debug> | -D] [--help=<help>] [-h=<h>] [--local=<local> | -L] [--api=<api>] <command> ...
SUBCOMMANDS
BASIC COMMANDS
init Initialize ipfs local configuration
add <path> Add a file to IPFS
cat <ref> Show IPFS object data
get <ref> Download IPFS objects
ls <ref> List links from an object
refs <ref> List hashes of links from an object
DATA STRUCTURE COMMANDS
block Interact with raw blocks in the datastore
object Interact with raw dag nodes
files Interact with objects as if they were a unix filesystem
dag Interact with IPLD documents (experimental)
ADVANCED COMMANDS
daemon Start a long-running daemon process
mount Mount an IPFS read-only mountpoint
resolve Resolve any type of name
name Publish and resolve IPNS names
key Create and list IPNS name keypairs
dns Resolve DNS links
pin Pin objects to local storage
repo Manipulate the IPFS repository
stats Various operational stats
p2p Libp2p stream mounting
filestore Manage the filestore (experimental)
NETWORK COMMANDS
id Show info about IPFS peers
bootstrap Add or remove bootstrap peers
swarm Manage connections to the p2p network
dht Query the DHT for values or peers
ping Measure the latency of a connection
diag Print diagnostics
TOOL COMMANDS
config Manage configuration
version Show ipfs version information
update Download and apply go-ipfs updates
commands List all available commands
Use 'ipfs <command> --help' to learn more about each command.
ipfs uses a repository in the local file system. By default, the repo is
located at ~/.ipfs. To change the repo location, set the $IPFS_PATH
environment variable:
export IPFS_PATH=/path/to/ipfsrepo
EXIT STATUS
The CLI will exit with one of the following values:
0 Successful execution.
1 Failed executions.
看到以上信息后，表明我们的IPFS已经成功安装。
3.创建ipfs节点
通过命令ipfs init，在本地建立一个IPFS节点。
sily@lyg-sily:~/go-ipfs$ ipfs init
initializing IPFS node at /home/sily/.ipfs
generating 2048-bit RSA keypair...done
peer identity: Qmb6u9rwNXNnWP8rMa8xAWsRQs3bF2zXa8wJ36boGQgJaH
to get started, enter:
ipfs cat /ipfs/QmS4ustL54uo8FzR9455qaxZwuMiUhyvMcX9Ba8nUH4uVv/readme
sily@lyg-sily:~/go-ipfs$ ipfs cat /ipfs/QmS4ustL54uo8FzR9455qaxZwuMiUhyvMcX9Ba8nUH4uVv/readme
Hello and Welcome to IPFS!
██╗██████╗ ███████╗███████╗
██║██╔══██╗██╔════╝██╔════╝
██║██████╔╝█████╗ ███████╗
██║██╔═══╝ ██╔══╝ ╚════██║
██║██║ ██║ ███████║
╚═╝╚═╝ ╚═╝ ╚══════╝
If you're seeing this, you have successfully installed
IPFS and are now interfacing with the ipfs merkledag!
-------------------------------------------------------
| Warning: |
| This is alpha software. Use at your own discretion! |
| Much is missing or lacking polish. There are bugs. |
| Not yet secure. Read the security notes for more. |
-------------------------------------------------------
Check out some of the other files in this directory:
./about
./help
./quick-start <-- usage examples
./readme <-- this file
./security-notes
执行ipfs init命令后，会在根目录生成一个.ipfs的文件夹存储节点数据。
可以通过ipfs id查看节点id信息：
sily@lyg-sily:~/.ipfs$ ipfs id
{
"ID": "Qmb6u9rwNXNnWP8rMa8xAWsRQs3bF2zXa8wJ36boGQgJaH",
"PublicKey": "CAASpgIwggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAwggEKAoIBAQC6d3cfeSCYyI7X4I7hk9EIiZQi7U4t/WpyePqaoTZW7dUkzhlKn5lT745d4aoNE2ddYYynzUhXWj9w+xjQxql3VcO6rO7YLIUvie0mcT36001Cv3CJ3snqMtJXopByBRUp9zasx8yj4Yfb6TQkhbxaz4Wza505LgxoinXZO0CjHM2dp7rQSDxTPmf/SUZBGiwSAvoXyKEaBHS+xFtTXaRRYtoAtIZNnuhKN92PK/8Tz+kr43+vTI6psyCXd8XsueQ5/q8m7Ev+k0SLq75kYFrUZBxnASPdCV7i8415CxhMzfWocKvctCwdupOXxB5LwvBm5IWAiRwiLocZareI0ZP7AgMBAAE=",
"Addresses": null,
"AgentVersion": "go-ipfs/0.4.13/",
"ProtocolVersion": "ipfs/0.1.0"
}
4.启动节点服务器
sily@lyg-sily:~/.ipfs$ ipfs daemon
Initializing daemon...
Adjusting current ulimit to 2048...
Successfully raised file descriptor limit to 2048.
Swarm listening on /ip4/10.0.2.15/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /ip6/::1/tcp/4001
Swarm listening on /p2p-circuit/ipfs/Qmb6u9rwNXNnWP8rMa8xAWsRQs3bF2zXa8wJ36boGQgJaH
Swarm announcing /ip4/10.0.2.15/tcp/4001
Swarm announcing /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001
Swarm announcing /ip6/::1/tcp/4001
API server listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5001
Gateway (readonly) server listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8080
Daemon is ready
此时，我们可以通过本地浏览器输入地址: http://localhost:5001/webui 看到一个UI界面，说明节点服务器启动成功。
以上就是ipfs的简单配置，详细信息可参见ipfs官网：http://ipfs.io
