An introduction to Filecoin clients and APIs to store your data

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Hub CLI

Takes a few steps to install and will be needed to follow along with the steps later in the workshop.

A growing ecosystem of tools to add your data to Filecoin.

Network Clients: Lotus

https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus

Network Clients: Powergate

https://docs.textile.io/powergate/

When to use Powergate

Interfaces: Fleek

https://fleek.co/

Interfaces: Voodfy

https://beta.voodfy.com/

Interfaces: file.video

https://file.video/

Interfaces: Slate

https://slate.host/

APIs: nft.storage

https://nft.storage/

APIs: Filswan

https://www.filswan.com/

APIs: Powergate, again!

https://textileio.github.io/js-powergate-client/

APIs: Textile Buckets

https://docs.textile.io/buckets/

A Filecoin client for any byte.

Buckets

Buckets provide object storage, synchronization, and sharing over IPFS and Filecoin. They are easy to use and full of features.

  • CLI or API - Buckets can be used from your command-line or built into your application or web-app using a fully-featured API.
  • Single-user - Use buckets to push your data to the IPFS in a single command.
  • Multi-user - Invite others to watch or help manage your buckets.

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Buckets

Buckets bridge multiple protocols so you can use the best for any use-case.

  • IPFS - When connected to the Textile Hub, all bucket contents are published over IPFS. The IPFS CID will update on each change.
  • IPNS - Every bucket gets its own IPNS address that provides a stable address to the bucket over IPFS.
  • HTTP - The Textile Hub will give your bucket a static HTTP URL to use at `<key>.textile.space`.
  • Filecoin - The bucket archive API can be used to store snapshots of your buckets on Filecoin.

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js-buckets

You can embed the buckets API in your app and give your users their own buckets.

  • @textile/buckets - buckets client written in typescript and available for NodeJS or in the Browser. Available in @textile/hub too.
  • Account Keys - manage your personal or your organization's buckets on the Textile Hub.
  • User Keys - embed buckets in your app and let your users create/edit their own.

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cryptography = await import("https://unpkg.com/@textile/crypto?module")
api = await import("https://unpkg.com/@textile/[email protected]?module")
buck = await api.Buckets.withKeyInfo({ key: "apikey", secret: "secret" })

const alice = cryptography.PrivateKey.fromRandom()
await buck.getToken(alice)

const { root, threadID } = await buck.getOrCreate('bucket', {
    threadName: 'default',
    encrypted: false,
})

const nodes = await buckets.listPath(key, "")
if (nodes.item) {
    for (const obj of nodes.item.items) {
        if (obj.name === '.textileseed') continue
        if (obj.isDir) {
            console.log(`${obj.name}`)
        }
    }
}

go-buckets

Fresh off the press. go-buckets is a full node for services and apps.

  • services - expose bucket APIs as part of your own platform or service. gRPC API and client.
  • desktop - use go-buckets to build desktop applications, tray utilities, and background services that efficiently move data across IPFS and Filecoin.
  • pinning services - run your own pinning service, with permissioning and pinset sync, in seconds.

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Textile Hub

Hosted access to the IPFS and Filecoin network. Bucket persistence, Thread APIs, and more.

  • Free signup
  • Instant access to IPFS pinning for your buckets.
  • Easy to use client libraries to embed threads and buckets in your app.
  • Simple Filecoin API for your data.

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Your first Filecoin deal

  • Use the Textile Hub to manage deal creation on Filecoin.
  • Push any bucket as a new deal to store on the network.
  • Use the Miner Index to find cheap miners ready to store your data.
  • Fetch or recover previously stored buckets easily.
> hub init
> hub buck init --cid=bafybeihdavzx5tuykt43g4ohbwccfuvfcdwivmimw2uffpr5vzt2wrtyny
> hub fil addrs
> hub buck archive set-default-config --fast-retrieval --trusted-miners {A,B} --rep-factor 2
> hub buck archive
Success! Archive queued successfully

1. Init account

2. CD into a new directory. Init bucket (WARN: 5Gib download)

3. List and fund your Hub wallet address

4. Set bucket default storage config to use your miner

5. Kick off the storage deal with your miner

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Powergate

  • A production-ready Filecoin development stack.
  • Handle one-to-thousands of wallets.
  • Manage scalable deal-storage pipelines.
  • Integrated IPFS pinning API.
  • Get started here.

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Localnet

  • Develop with a full featured Filecoin network right on your device.
  • Dockerized miners that run fast
  • Experience the full network capabilities and workflow while building your application.
  • Get started here.

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Production

Miner Index

An easy to use API to discover miners on the Filecoin network and store your data.

Thanks!

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