Configuring IPFS in linux based os

The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a protocol and peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system and it uses content-addressing to uniquely identify each file in a global namespace connecting all computing devices. IPFS allows users to not only receive but host content, in a similar manner to BitTorrent. As opposed to a centrally located server, IPFS is built around a decentralized system of user-operators who hold a portion of the overall data, creating a resilient system of file storage and sharing. Any user in the network can serve a file by its content address, and other peers in the network can find and request that content from any node who has it using a distributed hash table (DHT). source:wikipedia

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Here, I would be teaching you how to configure and you must consider I am proceeding using:

* Installing Golang

* Having a debian based linux distro

INSTALLING GOLANG:

At first, you must install go in your working device. Visit the siteGO to download the archive and

extract it into /usr/local, creating a Go tree in /usr/local/go.

For example:

tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.13.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Note: Needs running sudo.

Now, we need to add /usr/local/go/bin to the PATH environment variable. You can do this by adding this line to your /etc/profile (for a system-wide installation) or $HOME/.profile:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

Apply the changes immediately, just run the shell commands directly or execute them from the profile using a command such as source $HOME/.profile.

Next, make the directory src/hello inside your workspace, and in that directory create a file named hello.go that looks like:

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
 fmt.Printf("hello, world\n")
}

Then build it with the go tool:

$ cd $HOME/go/src/hello
$ go build

The command above will build an executable named hello in the directory alongside your source code. Execute it to see the greeting:

$ ./hello
hello, world

If you see the "hello, world" message then your Go installation is working.

Source:Golang

Next process is all about installing IPFS, goto my next blog here .