Repository
The repository is a local persistent store for IPFS data. By default, it is located
at $HOME/.csipfs. If not present, the IPFS Engine
will create it with the factory defaults.
To change its name and/or location use the environment variables or the Repository Options.
The Block Repository API manages the blocks in the repository.
Creating
The repository will be automatically created if it does not already exist.
At creation time
a cryptograhic key named self is created and is used to uniquely identify this node
in the IPFS network. The keychain options are used to control the type of key that
is generated; by default it is RSA with 2048 bits.
Contents
| File/Folder | Usage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| config | Config API | The configuration information |
| blocks | Block API | A Block of data |
| keys | Key API | Cryptographic keys |
| pins | Pin API | A Block that is pinned to the local repository |
| swarm.key | Swarmp API | The key of the private network |
| version | Repository API | The version number of the repository |