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diff --git a/docs/contents.json b/docs/contents.json index 7bbc9fd..342be30 100644 --- a/docs/contents.json +++ b/docs/contents.json @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ "FAQ": "faq.md" }, "Cookbook": { + "On a Server": "cookbook/server.md", "In the Browser": "cookbook/browser.md", "Do-it-yourself": "cookbook/diy-dat.md" }, diff --git a/docs/cookbook/server.md b/docs/cookbook/server.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..056d8d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/cookbook/server.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Dats on a Server + +After you create your dat and close your laptop, other people won't be able to access your data. You might want a server that is always running, that archives and mirrors your dats, so that your dats are accessible at all times of the day. + +## TLDR +To host a dat on your server: + +``` + npm install -g dat lil-pids add-to-systemd + mkdir ~/dats + echo "dat dat://ff34725120b2f3c5bd5028e4f61d14a45a22af48a7b12126d5d588becde88a93/ \ + ~/dats/datprotocol \ + --quiet" > ~/dats/services + sudo add-to-systemd dat-lil-pids $(which lil-pids) ~/dats/services ~/dats/pids + sudo systemctl start dat-lil-pids +``` |