From: Zooko O'Whielacronx Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:19:23 +0000 (-0700) Subject: docs: explain better how to invoke the tahoe executable when creating and starting... X-Git-Tag: allmydata-tahoe-1.1.0~16 X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/pf/content//%22?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d3e3285eb86d3c3f00f53809e1dcd58cd308ddb8;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git docs: explain better how to invoke the tahoe executable when creating and starting nodes --- diff --git a/docs/running.html b/docs/running.html index 11a3e98c..5d134147 100644 --- a/docs/running.html +++ b/docs/running.html @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ have to install the Tahoe source code, as documented in install.html.

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The tahoe executable is used to create, start, and stop +

The tahoe executable in the bin directory is used to create, start, and stop nodes. Each node lives in a separate base directory in which you can add files to configure the node. Nodes also read and write files within that directory.

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To construct an introducer, create a new base directory for it (the name - of the directory is up to you), cd into it, and run "tahoe + of the directory is up to you), cd into it, and run "path-to-the-tahoe-bin-directory/tahoe create-introducer .". Now start the introducer by running "tahoe start .". After it starts, there will be a file named introducer.furl in that base directory. This file contains the URL the nodes must use in order to connect to this introducer.

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To construct a node run "tahoe create-client", which will +

To construct a node run "path-to-the-tahoe-bin-directory/tahoe create-client", which will create ~/.tahoe to be the node's base directory. Acquire a copy of the introducer.furl from the introducer and put it into this directory, then run "tahoe start". After that, the node should