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Note about tahoelafs url

Bob Mottram 8 years ago
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@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ Using cursor keys, space bar and Enter key select *Administrator controls* and t
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 Select *Add/Remove Apps* then *tahoelafs*. This system is entirely based upon use of onion addresses and so no other demaon names are needed.
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 * Initial setup
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-Go to the *About* screen on the *Administrator control panel* and look for the onion address for *tahoelafs* within the list of domains. Enter that into a Tor compatible browser. You can then use the interface to upload files and obtain URLs for them. The URL contains the public key needed to decrypt the file.
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+Go to the *About* screen on the *Administrator control panel* and look for the onion address for *tahoelafs* within the list of domains. Enter that into a Tor compatible browser. You can then use the interface to upload files and obtain URLs for them.
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+The URL contains the public key needed to decrypt the file. Make a copy of it and then store it somewhere safe, because it won't be stored anywhere else by default and having the URL is the only way to retrieve your file.
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 * Adding more servers
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 You can add more servers to the system to increase its storage capacity. In a typical Tahoe-LAFS new data storage servers are automatically discovered via an introducer node, but that creates a single centralised point of failure. The installation on Freedombone has no introducer node and so details for the servers of your friends need to be entered manually.

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 This is a robust system for encrypted file storage on one or more server. Files are accessed via a URL which contains the public key with which it was encrypted.
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-<h2 id="orgabe228a">Installation</h2>
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 Log into your system with:
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-Go to the <b>About</b> screen on the <b>Administrator control panel</b> and look for the onion address for <b>tahoelafs</b> within the list of domains. Enter that into a Tor compatible browser. You can then use the interface to upload files and obtain URLs for them. The URL contains the public key needed to decrypt the file.
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+Go to the <b>About</b> screen on the <b>Administrator control panel</b> and look for the onion address for <b>tahoelafs</b> within the list of domains. Enter that into a Tor compatible browser. You can then use the interface to upload files and obtain URLs for them.
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+The URL contains the public key needed to decrypt the file. Make a copy of it and then store it somewhere safe, because it won't be stored anywhere else by default and having the URL is the only way to retrieve your file.
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 You can add more servers to the system to increase its storage capacity. In a typical Tahoe-LAFS new data storage servers are automatically discovered via an introducer node, but that creates a single centralised point of failure. The installation on Freedombone has no introducer node and so details for the servers of your friends need to be entered manually.
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