Storj

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Storj is a platform, token, and suite of decentralized applications that allows you to store data in a secure and decentralized manner. Your files are encrypted, shredded into little pieces called 'shards' and stored in a global decentralized network of computers. Only you have access and the ability to retrieve all shards from the network, decrypt them, and finally re-combine all file pieces into your original file.

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To start using Storj

See our documentation at Storj docs.

To start developing Storj

The community site hosts all information about building storj from source, how to contribute code and documentation, who to contact about what, etc.

Install VGO

go get -u golang.org/x/vgo

Install non-go development dependencies

In order to develop on Storj, you will need to have the protobuf compiler installed on your system.

1. Grab the latest release for your system from here.

2. place the protoc binary in your path. i.e.

   mv $HOME/Downloads/protoc-<version>-<arch>/bin/protoc /usr/local/bin
   

Install go dependencies

Use vgo to install both dev and non-dev dependencies.

1. Install development dependencies

   make build-dev-deps
   

2. Install project dependencies

   # in project root
   vgo install
   

If you want to build Storj right away there are two options:

You have a working Go environment.

$ go get -d storj.io/storj
$ cd $GOPATH/src/storj.io/storj
$ make

You have a working Docker environment.

$ git clone https://github.com/storj/storj
$ cd storj
$ make docker

For the full story, head over to the [developer's documentation].

Support

If you need support, start with the [troubleshooting guide], and work your way through the process that we've outlined.

That said, if you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to us on rocketchat or twitter.