Boost

Boost is a tool for Filecoin storage providers to manage data storage and retrievals on Filecoin.

See the docs at https://boost.filecoin.io to get started.

For development:

1. Install using instructions in the building and installation section in the docs.

2. Make sure you have a local Lotus fullnode and miner running and listening to localhost:1234 and localhost:2345 respectively, for example with a devnet:

devnet

Note that currently devnet is using the default paths that lotus and lotus-miner use for their repositories, and you should make sure these directories are empty:

LOTUS_PATH=~/.lotus
LOTUS_MINER_PATH=~/.lotusminer

rm -rf ~/.lotus ~/.lotusminer

3. Create Boost repository

export $(lotus auth api-info --perm=admin)
export $(lotus-miner auth api-info --perm=admin)

boostd --vv init \
       --api-sealer=`lotus-miner auth api-info --perm=admin` \
       --api-sector-index=`lotus-miner auth api-info --perm=admin` \
       --wallet-publish-storage-deals=`lotus wallet new bls` \
       --wallet-deal-collateral=`lotus wallet new bls` \
       --max-staging-deals-bytes=50000000000

4. Run the Boost daemon service

export $(lotus auth api-info --perm=admin)

boostd --vv run

5. Interact with Boost

Pass the client address (wallet) and the provider address to the dummydeal command. Note that

• the client address is the address of a wallet with funds in lotus wallet list
• you can find the provider address in ~/.boost/config.toml under the config key Wallets.Miner

boostd dummydeal <client address> <provider address>

Running the UI in Development Mode:

1. Run the server

cd react
npm install
npm start

2. Open UI

http://localhost:3000

Running a devnet:

Follow the instructions in the devnet guide

License

Dual-licensed under MIT + Apache 2.0