services: Add ipfs-service-type

[jackhill/guix/guix.git] / doc / guix.texi

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@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Daniel Brooks@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2020 John Soo@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Jonathan Brielmaier@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2020 Edgar Vincent@*
+Copyright @copyright{} 2021 Maxime Devos@*
 
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
@@ -17506,6 +17507,37 @@ address, delete everything except these options:
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
+@cindex IPFS
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} ipfs-service-type
+The service type for connecting to the @uref{https://ipfs.io,IPFS network},
+a global, versioned, peer-to-peer file system. Pass it a
+@code{ipfs-configuration} to change the ports used for the gateway and API.
+
+Here's an example configuration, using some non-standard ports:
+
+@lisp
+(service ipfs-service-type
+         (ipfs-configuration
+          (gateway "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8880")
+          (api "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8881")))
+@end lisp
+@end defvr
+
+@deftp {Data Type} ipfs-configuration
+Data type representing the configuration of IPFS.
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{package} (default: @code{go-ipfs})
+Package object of IPFS.
+
+@item @code{gateway} (default: @code{"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8082"})
+Address of the gateway, in ‘multiaddress’ format.
+
+@item @code{api} (default: @code{"/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5001"})
+Address of the API endpoint, in ‘multiaddress’ format.
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
 @cindex keepalived
 @deffn {Scheme Variable} keepalived-service-type
 This is the type for the @uref{https://www.keepalived.org/, Keepalived}