IPFS - New Storage for Planet

Docker images for IPFS Node.

Supported tags and respective Dockerfile links

• latest (latest/Dockerfile): Default to track latest master branch.

For more information about this image and its history, please see the relevant manifest file in the yeasy/docker-ipfs GitHub repo.

If you want to quickly test its features, please refer to IPFS Getting Started.

What is IPFS image?

Docker image with IPFS, can be used as an indivual node.

How to use this image?

The docker image is auto built at https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/yeasy/ipfs/. The data will be stored to ~/.ipfs of the container by default.

In Dockerfile

FROM yeasy/ipfs:latest

Local Testing

By default, the cmd will start a ipfs daemon node.

$ docker run -it \
        --name ipfs \
        -p 4001:4001 \
        -p 5002:5002 \
        -p 8080:8080 \
        yeasy/ipfs

After the daemon start up, can explore through a [web ui](http://localhost:5002/webui), or test with entering the container

```bash
$ docker exec -it ipfs bash # enter container
$ ipfs id # check your node's ID
$ ipfs swarm peers # check your peers in the network

$ hash=`ipfs add some-file` # add some file into ipfs
$ ipfs ls ${hash}  # list file based on hash
$ curl "https://ipfs.io/ipfs/$hash" > localfile

$ ipfs cat /ipfs/QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG/quick-start # check out the quick start

Which image is based on?

The image is built based on golang 1.11 image.

What has been changed?

install ipfs-update

Use to manage the ipfs binary.

install the ipfs

Main binary to run the service.

Address configs

Expose all ports to public.

Supported Docker versions

This image is officially supported on Docker version 1.7.0+.

Support for older versions (down to 1.0) is provided on a best-effort basis.

Known Issues

• N/A.

User Feedback

Documentation

Be sure to familiarize yourself with the repository's README.md file before attempting a pull request.

Issues

If you have any problems with or questions about this image, please contact us through a GitHub issue.

You can also reach many of the official image maintainers via the email.

Contributing

You are invited to contribute new features, fixes, or updates, large or small; we are always thrilled to receive pull requests, and do our best to process them as fast as we can.

Before you start to code, we recommend discussing your plans through a GitHub issue, especially for more ambitious contributions. This gives other contributors a chance to point you in the right direction, give you feedback on your design, and help you find out if someone else is working on the same thing.