vthwang / ipfs-operator

ipfs-operator

Installation

1. Create a new kubernetes cluster in DigitalOcean, and Connect to the cluster.
2. Install DigitalOcean loadbalancer and ingress-controller. Follow Official Installation Guide for more information.

    helm repo add ingress-nginx https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx
    helm repo update
    kubectl create namespace ingress-nginx
    helm upgrade ingress-nginx ingress-nginx/ingress-nginx -f ./values-ingress-nginx.yaml -n ingress-nginx --install
   

3. Install Cert-manager.

   kubectl create namespace cert-manager
   helm repo add jetstack https://charts.jetstack.io
   helm repo update
   helm install \
   cert-manager jetstack/cert-manager \
   --namespace cert-manager \
   --create-namespace \
   --version v1.9.1 \
   --set installCRDs=true
   

4. Create auth secret for "ipfs-api" service. Check Document for more information.
   • Generate password file

     htpasswd -c auth ic3
     

   • Create secret in the kubernetes cluster.

     kubectl create secret generic ipfs-auth --from-file=auth
     

5. Once the loadbalancer is created, setup DNS record, and point subdomain "ipfs" and "ipfs-api" to the IP of the loadbalancer.
6. Install IPFS helm charts.

   make deploy
   

IPFS Usage

IPFS gateway

1. IPFS gateway is a public service for everyone is accessible. Here is the Reference.

IPFS API

1. IPFS API does not expose to public world. We can only access the service through private network. Here is the Reference