Daemon + CLI for farming data on the Storj network, suitable for standalone use or inclusion in other packages.
Storj Share Daemon is available as a snap package in the store, installable on supported systems. These packages are securely confined and automatically updated.
snap install storjshare
storjshare daemon is also available for Arch Linux as a package on the AUR as storjshare-daemon. Install it via your favourite AUR helper.
Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:
- Git
- Node.js LTS (6.9.x)
- NPM
- Python 2.7
- GCC/G++/Make
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.0/install.sh | bash
Close your shell and open an new one. Now that you can call the nvm program,
install Node.js (which comes with NPM):
nvm install --lts
Download Node.js LTS for Windows, launch the installer and follow the setup instructions. Restart your PC, then test it from the command prompt:
node --version
npm --version
Debian based (like Ubuntu)
apt install git python build-essential
Red Hat / Centos
yum groupinstall 'Development Tools'
You might also find yourself lacking a C++11 compiler - see this
xcode-select --install
npm install --global windows-build-tools
Once build dependencies have been installed for your platform, install the package globally using Node Package Manager:
npm install --global storjshare-daemon
Once installed, you will have access to the storjshare program, so start by
asking it for some help.
storjshare --help
Usage: storjshare [options] [command]
Commands:
start start a farming node
stop stop a farming node
restart restart a farming node
status check status of node(s)
logs tail the logs for a node
create create a new configuration
destroy kills the farming node
killall kills all shares and stops the daemon
daemon starts the daemon
help [cmd] display help for [cmd]
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
-V, --version output the version number
You can also get more detailed help for a specific command.
storjshare help create
Usage: storjshare-create [options]
generates a new share configuration
Options:
-h, --help output usage information
--storj <addr> specify the STORJ address (required)
--key <privkey> specify the private key
--storage <path> specify the storage path
--size <maxsize> specify share size (ex: 10GB, 1TB)
--rpcport <port> specify the rpc port number
--rpcaddress <addr> specify the rpc address
--maxtunnels <tunnels> specify the max tunnels
--tunnelportmin <port> specify min gateway port
--tunnelportmax <port> specify max gateway port
--manualforwarding do not use nat traversal strategies
--logdir <path> specify the log directory
--noedit do not open generated config in editor
-o, --outfile <writepath> write config to path
The Storj Share daemon uses a local dnode server to handle RPC message from the CLI and other applications. Assuming the daemon is running, your program can communicate with it using this interface. The example that follows is using Node.js, but dnode is implemented in many other languages.
const dnode = require('dnode');
const daemon = dnode.connect(45015);
daemon.on('remote', (rpc) => {
// rpc.start(configPath, callback);
// rpc.stop(nodeId, callback);
// rpc.restart(nodeId, callback);
// rpc.status(callback);
// rpc.destroy(nodeId, callback);
// rpc.save(snapshotPath, callback);
// rpc.load(snapshotPath, callback);
// rpc.killall(callback);
});You can also easily start the daemon from your program by creating a dnode
server and passing it an instance of the RPC class exposed from this package.
const storjshare = require('storjshare-daemon');
const dnode = require('dnode');
const api = new storjshare.RPC();
dnode(api.methods).listen(45015, '127.0.0.1');The Storj Share daemon loads configuration from anywhere the
rc package can read it. The first time you
run the daemon, it will create a directory in $HOME/.config/storjshare, so
the simplest way to change the daemon's behavior is to create a file at
$HOME/.config/storjshare/config containing the following:
{
"daemonRpcPort": 45015,
"daemonRpcAddress": "127.0.0.1",
"daemonLogFilePath": "",
"daemonLogVerbosity": 3
}Modify these parameters to your liking, see example/daemon.config.json for
detailed explanation of these properties.
The daemon logs activity to the configured log file, which by default is
$HOME/.config/storjshare/logs/daemon.log. However if you find yourself
needing to frequently restart the daemon and check the logs during
development, you can run the daemon as a foreground process for a tighter
feedback loop.
storjshare killall
storjshare daemon --foreground
Note: Exposing your storjshare-daemon to the Internet is a bad idea as everybody could read your Private Key!
To connect to a remote running daemon instance you will first need to
ensure this daemon is running on a different address than the default
127.0.0.1. This can be achieved by configuring the Daemon.
After your storjshare-daemon is reachable (eg. within your home network)
you can use -r or --remote option (on supported commands) to use the
specified IP/hostname and port to connect to, instead of 127.0.0.1.
Note that this option does not support to start the storjshare-daemon on a different system, only connect to an already running one!
Example to connect to remote daemon running on 192.168.0.10 on the default port (45015) and show the status:
storjshare status --remote 192.168.0.10
If the port is changed, just append it like so:
storjshare status --remote 192.168.0.10:51000
Migrating from storjshare-gui or storjshare-cli
If you are using the storjshare-gui package you can go on with the latest
GUI release. You don't need to migrate but if you like you can do it. If you
choose to migrate from the old storjshare-gui to the CLI version of
storjshare-daemon, please follow the instructions below.
Storj Share provides a simple method for creating new shares, but if you were
previously using the storjshare-cli package superceded by this one, you'll
want to migrate your configuration to the new format. To do this, first you'll
need to dump your private key before installing this package.
If you accidentally overwrote your old
storjshare-cliinstallation with this package, don't worry - just reinstall the old package to dump the key, then reinstall this package.
Open %AppData%\Storj Share\settings.json in any texteditor.
For each GUI drive you will find the private key and the dataDir. Use these
information and go on with Step 1 and 2.
{
"tabs": [
{
"key": "4154e85e87b323611cba45ab1cd51203f2508b1da8455cdff8b641cce827f3d6",
"address": "0xfB691...",
"storage": {
"dataDir": "D:\\Storj\\storjshare-5f4722"
}
},
{
"key": "0b0341a9913bb84b51485152a1b0a8a6ed68fa4f9a4fedb26c61ff778ce61ec8",
"address": "0xfB691...",
"storage": {
"dataDir": "D:\\Storj\\storjshare-48a1c4"
}
],
"appSettings": {...}
}
You can print your cleartext private key from storjshare-cli, using the
dump-key command:
storjshare dump-key
[...] > Unlock your private key to start storj > ********
[info] Cleartext Private Key:
[info] ======================
[info] 4154e85e87b323611cba45ab1cd51203f2508b1da8455cdff8b641cce827f3d6
[info]
[info] (This key is suitable for importing into Storj Share GUI)
If you are using a custom data directory, be sure to add the --datadir <path>
option to be sure you get the correct key. Also be sure to note your defined
payout address and data directory.
Now that you have your private key, you can generate a new configuration file.
To do this, first install the storjshare-daemon package globally and use the
create command. You'll need to remove the storjshare-cli package first, so
make sure you perform the previous step for all shared drives before
proceeding forward.
npm remove -g storjshare-cli
npm install -g storjshare-daemon
Now that you have Storj Share installed, use the create command to generate
your configuration.
storjshare create --key 4154e8... --storj 0xfB691... --storage <datadir> -o <writepath>
This will generate your configuration file given the parameters you passed in,
write the file to the path following the -o option, and open it in your text
editor. Here, you can make other changes to the configuration following the
detailed comments in the generated file.
Now that you have successfully migrated your configuration file, you can use it to start the share.
storjshare start --config path/to/config.json
* daemon is not running, starting...
* starting share with config at path/to/config.json
Storj Share - Daemon + CLI for farming data on the Storj network.
Copyright (C) 2017 Storj Labs, Inc
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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