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Install IPFS from Source in Windows.md

Install IPFS in Windows

Install Go

  • Head to the download website
  • Click the latest version and download the .msi file

Create Paths

  • Create GOROOT system variable if it doesn't exist in C:\Go
  • Create a PATH environment variable at C:\Go\bin
  • Create a working environment system variable called GOPATH at a location where you want your Go projects install
    • If you check around github, this is referred to as $GOPATH in Mac/Linux or %GOPATH% in Windows
    • Don't be confused, it's just a convenient shortcut
      • For example: we'll create a new system variable called GOPATH at C:\OpenBazaar\Go
      • Here %GOPATH% is C:\OpenBazaar\Go
      • So %GOPATH%\src\github.com is the same as writing C:\OpenBazaar\Go\src\github.com
    • Check to see if this worked by opening a new terminal and typing echo %GOPATH%
      • The output should the path you set in the system variable (i.e. C:\OpenBazaar\Go in our example)
  • Close and reopen the terminal to ensure the paths are set

Install Dependencies

  • Install gx
    • Open the terminal and type go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx
      • This will install gx in %GOPATH%\src\github.com\whyrusleeping/gx
  • Install gx-go
    • Open the terminal and type go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx-go
      • This will install gx-go in %GOPATH%\src\github.com\whyrusleeping/gx-go
  • Close and reopen the terminal to ensure the paths are set

Install IPFS

  • Download without installing ipfs

    • Open the terminal and type go get -d github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs
      • This will install ipfs in %GOPATH%\src\github.com\ipfs\go-ipfs\
    • Then type cd %GOPATH%\src\github.com\ipfs\go-ipfs
    • Install with gx with the following command gx --verbose install --global
    • Then type cd cmd/ipfs && go build
    • IPFS should now be installed, test to see if you get a response by typing ipfs in the terminal

  • Add ipfs.exe to your environment variables path

    • %GOPATH%\src\github.com\ipfs\go-ipfs\cmd\ipfs (use the full file path, don't write in %GOPATH)

  • Special thanks to lgierth

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