Key Commands

ipfs init to start the local node

ipfs add fileX hashs fileX, and returns an address of the file. The address is based on the content of the file. so its deterministic

ipfs cat HashOfFileX returns the content of the file

ipfs daemon to take things online, which creates the API server, and Gateway server

Commands for Docker Container of IPFS

source https://hub.docker.com/r/jbenet/go-ipfs/

IPFS Concepts

ipfs trys to make every object local. so ipfs pin will cache an object locally for fast access. ipfs add pins object by default.

ipfs swarm peers to see the peers you are connect to

DHT is distributed hash table