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    #Install IPFS on Ubuntu 16.04
Pre-requisites

Ensure your user has sudo access
Install IPFS executable

Download the IPFS go client using wget:
wget https://dist.ipfs.io/go-ipfs/v0.4.13/go-ipfs_v0.4.13_linux-amd64.tar.gz

Uncompress the archive file:
tar xvf go-ipfs_v0.4.13_linux-amd64.tar.gz

Switch directories:
cd go-ipfs

Install to /usr/local/bin:
sudo ./install.sh

Initialise the node configuration:
ipfs init

Create systemd service

To ensure IPFS starts when the machine boots, create a systemd service for it. As root, create the file /lib/systemd/system/ipfs.service with the following contents:
[Unit]
Description=IPFS daemon
After=network.target

[Service]
User=swyngaard
Group=swyngaard
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ipfs daemon
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

NOTE: Modify the User= and Group= clauses above with your particular user.
Start the IPFS service:
sudo systemctl start ipfs

Enable the service at system startup:
sudo systemctl enable ipfs

Optionally, check the IPFS service logs:
sudo journalctl -u ipfs