Snapshots
Lets take a quick look at how ipfs can be used to take basic snapshots.
Save your directory:
$ ipfs add -r ~/code/myproject
Note the hash:
$ echo $hash `date` >> snapshots
Or all at once:
$ echo `ipfs add -q -r ~/code/myproject | tail -n1` `date` >> snapshots
(Note: the -q
makes the output only contain the hashes, piping through
tail -n1
ensures only the hash of the top folder is output.)
Make sure to have the placeholders for the mount points:
$ sudo mkdir /ipfs /ipns
$ sudo chown `whoami` /ipfs /ipns
You will need to have Fuse
installed on your machine in order to be able to mount
directories from the ipfs. You can find instructions of how to install Fuse
in the go-ipfs
docs
View the snapshots live:
$ ipfs mount
$ ls /ipfs/$hash/
# can also
$ cd /ipfs/$hash/
$ ls
Through the fuse interface, you’ll be able to access your files exactly as they were when you took the snapshot.