From 6a86000c0650c6b4ab57422ce2bbaecf51589e00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zooko O'Whielacronx <zooko@zooko.com> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:11:59 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: even simpler running.html --- docs/running.html | 31 +++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/running.html b/docs/running.html index bcbfb6d9..cbb1754c 100644 --- a/docs/running.html +++ b/docs/running.html @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <link rev="made" class="mailto" href="mailto:zooko[at]zooko[dot]com"> <meta name="description" content="how to run Tahoe"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> - <meta name="keywords" content="tahoe secure decentralized filesystem installation"> + <meta name="keywords" content="tahoe secure decentralized filesystem operation"> </head> <body> @@ -28,29 +28,20 @@ grid</a>), the Introducer will already be running, and you'll need to create a node.</p> - <p>To construct an introducer, choose a new base directory for it (the - name of the directory is up to you). We'll call this directory $INTRODIR. - Now run <cite>tahoe create-introducer $INTRODIR</cite>, which will create - the directory for you. Now start the introducer by running <cite>tahoe - start $INTRODIR</cite>. After it starts, there will be a file named + <p>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 <cite>tahoe + create-introducer .</cite>. Now start the introducer by running <cite>tahoe + start .</cite>. After it starts, there will be a file named <cite>introducer.furl</cite> in that base directory. This file contains the URL which the nodes must use in order to connect to this introducer.</p> - <p>To construct a node, choose a new empty base directory (again, the - name of the directory is up to you), which we'll call $NODEDIR. Now run - <cite>tahoe create-client $NODEDIR</cite>, which will create the - directory. Acquire a copy of the <cite>introducer.furl</cite> from the - introducer and put it into this directory, then run <cite>tahoe start - $NODEDIR</cite>. After that, the node should be off and running. The - first thing it will do is connect to the introducer and get itself - connected to all other nodes on the grid.</p> - - <p>If you're only running a single node, the usual base directory for it - is ~/.tahoe . The <cite>tahoe</cite> executable will use this as a - default if you don't provide a $NODEDIR explicitly. So an easy way to set - up your node is to run <cite>tahoe create-client</cite>, copy in the - <cite>introducer.furl</cite>, then run <cite>tahoe start</cite>.</p> + <p>To construct a node run <cite>tahoe create-client</cite>, which will + create <cite>~/.tahoe</cite> to be the node's base directory. Acquire a copy + of the <cite>introducer.furl</cite> from the introducer and put it into this + directory, then run <cite>tahoe start</cite>. After that, the node should be + off and running. The first thing it will do is connect to the introducer and + get itself connected to all other nodes on the grid.</p> <p>Point your web browser to <a href="http://127.0.0.1:8123">http://127.0.0.1:8123</a> to use this -- 2.45.2