Getting Started

1. Create an Account

This part is really simple:

1. Sign Up for a Storj account.
2. Click on the activation link sent to your email.
3. Now visit app.storj.io to login.

2. Creating a Bucket

We have lots of cat pictures we want to store in the cloud, so we should create a bucket. A bucket is just a logical grouping of files that we can assign permissions and limits to.

1. Click on the big green "Create Bucket" button.
2. Give it a descriptive name like "Bucket of Cats". Don't worry, you can rename this later.

3. Getting Some Tools

We currently have a Javascript and Node.js client written to interface with the network and API. You must have Node.jsand npm installed. We HIGHLY recommend nvm for this. This tutorial is using a default Ubuntu 14.04 x64 machine from Digital Ocean.Shell·Shell (As Root)·Install NVM and Node on Linux

apt-get install git -y

npm install -g storj

Run the storj program to view usage:Shell

storj --help

4. Pairing a Device with Your Account

Passwords suck so we like to avoid them when we can. Behind the scenes, we use super secure ECDSA keys that would take a computer the size of the sun to crack (provided you keep your keys safe).To make this process simple, we created a pairing process. This will create a keypair on your computer and send the public key to us. It will be used for further authentication instead of the username and password.Shell

$ storj login

 [...]  > Enter your email address  >  [email protected]

 [...]  > Enter your password  >  ********************



 [info]   This device has been successfully paired.