IMPORTANT: IPFS has its own SystemD files now. Use them instead. https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/tree/master/misc/systemd
A bare bones IPFS installer for the Raspberry Pi and other ARM-based devices.
Log into your system with an administrator account, like the default OS user. For example, on the Raspberry Pi, most
operating systems will default to the pi user, whereas on the Orange Pi that's going to be orangepi.
From any local directory, clone or download this repo, cd into it and run the installer:
./install- Do not execute the installation script with
sudo - You'll need root privileges to run the installer. The default OS user (
pi,orangepietc.) does so by default - The IPFS user directory will be created at
~/.ipfs(eg.:/home/pi/.ipfs,/home/orangepi/.ipfsetc.)
You can specify a version for IPFS (eg.: v0.4.11):
./install v0.4.11You can find a lot of information on how to use IPFS on the official website. If you just want to test whether the installation was successful or not, you can list your node's peers:
ipfs swarm peersThe IPFS daemon needs to be running in order for your IPFS node to appear online. The installer already takes care of running the daemon on system startup by default, but if you want to control that process manually, you can use the operating system's init system directly.
For systemd (Raspbian Stretch, Ubuntu 15.04 and newer, CentOS 7 and newer), you can use:
sudo systemctl {start|status|stop} ipfs-daemon.serviceFor upstart (Ubuntu 9.10 to Ubuntu 14.10, Centos 6), you can use:
sudo service ipfs-daemon {start|status|stop}In order to uninstall IPFS, just execute the uninstaller and follow the uninstallation steps:
./uninstallIf you want to upgrade to a newer version, run the installer again.
| SBC/ARM device | Raspbian Stretch | Ubuntu 14.04 |
|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 0 | Not tested | Not tested |
| Raspberry Pi 1 | Yes | Not tested |
| Raspberry Pi 2 | Yes | Not tested |
| Raspberry Pi 3 | Yes | Not tested |
| Orange Pi | Not tested | Yes |
- for bug reports, open a new issue
- for code patches, open a pull request against the
developmentbranch - for bugs specific to IPFS, please refer to the official channel