net-ipfs-mount

Mount the InterPlanetary File System as a mapped drive on Windows.

Features

• Mounts IPFS and IPNS on a drive letter, ipfs-mount z:
• Unmounts the drive, ipfs-mount z: /u
• Pinned files are available in z:\ipfs
• Root contains shortcut to the IPFS WebUI

Installation

IPFS and Dokany are required. If not already installed, they can be installed with choco. Installation of Dokany requires administrator rights.

> choco install ipfs
> ipfs init
> choco install dokany

Then install ipfs-mount

> choco install ipfs-mount

Quick start

> ipfs-mount z 
> dir z:\ipfs\QmRCJXG7HSmprrYwDrK1GctXHgbV7EYpVcJPQPwevoQuqF /B/S

z:\ipfs\QmRCJXG7HSmprrYwDrK1GctXHgbV7EYpVcJPQPwevoQuqF\cat.jpg
z:\ipfs\QmRCJXG7HSmprrYwDrK1GctXHgbV7EYpVcJPQPwevoQuqF\test
z:\ipfs\QmRCJXG7HSmprrYwDrK1GctXHgbV7EYpVcJPQPwevoQuqF\test\bar
z:\ipfs\QmRCJXG7HSmprrYwDrK1GctXHgbV7EYpVcJPQPwevoQuqF\test\baz
z:\ipfs\QmRCJXG7HSmprrYwDrK1GctXHgbV7EYpVcJPQPwevoQuqF\test\foo
z:\ipfs\QmRCJXG7HSmprrYwDrK1GctXHgbV7EYpVcJPQPwevoQuqF\test\baz\b
z:\ipfs\QmRCJXG7HSmprrYwDrK1GctXHgbV7EYpVcJPQPwevoQuqF\test\baz\f

Options

Usage: ipfs-mount drive [OPTIONS]
Options:
  -s, --server=VALUE         IPFS API server address
  -u, --unmount              Unmount the drive
  -d, --debug                Display debugging information
  -h, -?, --help             Show this help

Example

A screen shot of Windows explorer displaying the contents of z:\ipfs\QmRCJXG7HSmprrYwDrK1GctXHgbV7EYpVcJPQPwevoQuqF

License

Copyright © Richard Schneider (makaretu@gmail.com)

The library is licensed under the MIT license. Refere to the LICENSE file for more information.