When adding a file via BTFS, the files are broken into blocks and arranged in a tree-like structure using `link nodes` to tie them together. A file’s hash value is essentially the hash of the root node in the Merkle DAG.
Currently, users can rent space on the BTFS network via the command line. Refer to instructions on storing files on the BTFS network.
When BTFS uploads a file to the network, the files are broken into blocks of max 256 KB size. As a host, you will only store a few blocks of a file. This way, no host can piece together any file from the blocks stored on their drive. Additionally, hosts are unable to view a…
BitTorrent Inc. introduced a TRON TRC-10 cryptographic token called BitTorrent Token (BTT). BTT acts as a general purpose mechanism for transacting in computing resources shared between BitTorrent clients and a liquid market of service requesters and service providers. BTT is the unit denominating transactions for the provision of services in the BTT-enabled BitTorrent ecosystem. BTT…
Users are able to earn BTT immediately by simply running a BTFS node. Refer to instructions on running a BTFS file host node.
There are two ways to remove the BTFS binary. Manually remove the binary by removing the file contents of C: → Users → btfs → AppData → Roaming → BitTorrent → btfs. Alternatively, completely uninstalling the BitTorrent Client will automatically remove the BTFS binary as well.
As with any running process, BTFS requires some resource usage. Due to the nature of DHT requests, there may be some moderate memory usage. If you wish to reset the memory usage, you can reset BTFS via the Preferences dialog by disabling and then enabling it. Additionally the DHT network requests may cause mild bandwidth…
You can clear your BTFS cache by deleting the file blocks located under the directory C: → Users → btfs → .btfs → blocks.
If enabled, BTFS can be disabled at any time via the BT Client by going to Options → Preferences, un-checking the Enable BTFS box, and hitting ‘Apply’. Alternatively, shutting down the BT Client also shuts down BTFS.
You can find the BTFS developer’s documentation at docs.btfs.io. There, you will find comprehensive API references, daemon setup instructions, common operations, BTFS features, and command line interface commands.