ipfs-ds-convert

Datastore converter for go-ipfs

This tool is WIP and may damage your data. Make sure to make a backup first.

TODO:

• Finish basic conversion code
• package.json for gx
• Tests
  • CI (needs https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pull/4007, https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pull/3575)
  • Coverage > 80% or more
• Review
• Standard readme
• Revert on error / from backup
• Cleanup backup subcommand
• Optimize some standard cases
  • Don't copy directories when not needed
  • Detect renames
    • Not that common
• Report progress
• Don't depend on go-ipfs

Install

Build From Source

These instructions assume that go has been installed as described here.

$ GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/ipfs/ipfs-ds-convert@latest

Usage

Convert to Badger Datastore

Apply the Badger Datastore profile:

ipfs config profile apply badgerds

Then, start the conversion using

$ ipfs-ds-convert convert

This can take a very long time to complete depending on the size of the datastore. If running this on a headless server it's recommended to use something like screen or tmux to run this command in a persistent shell.

Contribute

PRs are welcome!

Small note: If editing the Readme, please conform to the standard-readme specification.

License

MIT © Łukasz Magiera