Import data from IPFS

This guide will show you how to use Lotus to directly add IPFS-hosted data to the Filecoin network.

Lotus supports making deals with data stored in IPFS, without having to re-import it into lotus.

1. Start the IPFS daemon on the same machine as your Lotus node:

   ipfs daemon
   

2. Open ~/.lotus/config.toml.

3. Set the UseIpfs variable to true:

   [Client]
   UseIpfs = true
   

4. Restart your IPFS and Lotus daemon.

5. You should now be able to make deals with the data associated with your IPFS node:

   ipfs add -r example.txt
   

   This should output something like:

   added QmV8FbWfaHeEVPMAzWM5paifwf94VFrpvehQqFZez5T6RW example.txt
   

198.39 KiB / 198.39 KiB [==========================================] 100.00 ```

1. You can now use that IPFS hash with lotus to create a storage deal.

   lotus client deal QmV8FbWfaHeEVPMAzWM5paifwf94VFrpvehQqFZez5T6RW t01000 <price> <duration>
   

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