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Getting Tahoe-LAFS
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==================
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Welcome to `the Tahoe-LAFS project`_, a secure, decentralized, fault-tolerant
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storage system.
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`about Tahoe-LAFS <about.rst>`__
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.. _the Tahoe-LAFS project: https://tahoe-lafs.org
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How To Get Tahoe-LAFS
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=====================
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This procedure has been verified to work on Windows, Mac, OpenSolaris, and
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too many flavors of Linux and of BSD to list. It's likely to work on other
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platforms.
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In Case Of Trouble
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There are a few 3rd party libraries that Tahoe-LAFS depends on that might not
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be easy to set up on your platform. If the following instructions don't Just
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Work without any further effort on your part, then please write to `the
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tahoe-dev mailing list`_ where friendly hackers will help you out.
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.. _the tahoe-dev mailing list: https://tahoe-lafs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev
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Install Python
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Check if you already have an adequate version of Python installed by running
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``python -V``. Python v2.6 (v2.6.6 or greater recommended) or Python v2.7
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will work. Python v3 does not work. On Windows, we recommend the use of
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native Python v2.7, not Cygwin Python. If you don't have one of these
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versions of Python installed, download and install `Python v2.7`_. Make sure
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that the path to the installation directory has no spaces in it (e.g. on
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Windows, do not install Python in the "Program Files" directory).
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.. _Python v2.7: http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7.4/
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Get Tahoe-LAFS
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Download the latest stable release, `Tahoe-LAFS v1.10.0`_.
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.. _Tahoe-LAFS v1.10.0: https://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/allmydata-tahoe-1.10.0.zip
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Set Up Tahoe-LAFS
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Unpack the zip file and cd into the top-level directory.
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Run "``python setup.py build``" to generate the ``tahoe`` executable in a
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subdirectory of the current directory named ``bin``. This will download and
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build anything you need from various websites.
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On Windows, the ``build`` step might tell you to open a new Command Prompt
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(or, on XP and earlier, to log out and back in again). This is needed the
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first time you set up Tahoe-LAFS on a particular installation of Windows.
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Run "``bin/tahoe --version``" (on Windows, "``bin\tahoe --version``") to
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verify that the executable tool prints out the right version number after
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"``allmydata-tahoe:``".
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Optionally run "``python setup.py trial``" to verify that it passes all of
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its self-tests.
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Run Tahoe-LAFS
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Now you are ready to deploy a decentralized filesystem. The ``tahoe``
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executable in the ``bin`` directory can configure and launch your Tahoe-LAFS
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nodes. See `<running.rst>`__ for instructions on how to do that.
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