Install IPFS

You can install the Go IPFS implementation from source or from prebuilt packages.

Prebuilt Packages

We use gobuilder.me to do automated builds.

Download a binary for your platform (more coming):

• Mac OS X
• Linux x86
• Linux x86_64
• Linux ARM
• See all builds

Then, unzip the archive, and move ipfs somewhere in your $PATH:

mv ipfs /usr/local/bin/ipfs

Test it out:

> ipfs version
ipfs version 0.2.0

That's it!

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Note: if you're concerned about security, build from source, as either gobuilder.me or github.com could introduce vulnerabilites. We will be doing signed releases soon. Post here if you'd like this sooner.

From Source

Dependencies:

• Install Go 1.4 (to compile. make sure it's 1.4)
• Install Git (to download dependencies)
• Optionally, install FUSE (for mounting / advanced use)

Then run:

go get -u github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs

This will download ipfs and its dependencies, and compile ipfs. Test it out:

> ipfs version
ipfs version 0.2.0

That's it!

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Troubleshooting

Help!

If you have any problems, come get live help at #ipfs or via the mailing list.

Check Go Version

IPFS works with Go 1.4+. To check what go version you have installed, type go version. Here's what I get:

> go version
go version go1.4.1 darwin/amd64

If you need to update, it is recommended to install from the canonical Go packages. Package managers often contain out-of-date Go packages.

Install FUSE

For more details on setting up FUSE (so that you can mount the filesystem), see github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/blob/master/docs/fuse.md