start-ipfs-server.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Start an IPFS server 
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script starts a local IPFS server as a daemon process.
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./start-ipfs-server
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

try {
	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()

	"⏳ Step 1/5: Searching for IPFS executable..."
	& ipfs --version
	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'ipfs' - make sure IPFS is installed and available" }
	""
	"⏳ Step 2/5: Initializing IPFS with server profile..."
	& ipfs init --profile server

	"⏳ Step 3/5: Configuring IPFS..."
	& ipfs config Addresses.API /ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/5001
	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'ipfs config Addresses.API' failed (exit code $lastExitCode)" }

	& ipfs config Addresses.Gateway /ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/8765
	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'ipfs config Addresses.Gateway' failed (exit code $lastExitCode)" }

	$Hostname = $(hostname)
	& ipfs config --json API.HTTPHeaders.Access-Control-Allow-Origin '[\"http://miami:5001\", \"http://localhost:3000\", \"http://127.0.0.1:5001\", \"https://webui.ipfs.io\"]'
	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'ipfs config Access-Control-Allow-Origin' failed (exit code $lastExitCode)" }

	& ipfs config --json API.HTTPHeaders.Access-Control-Allow-Methods '[\"PUT\", \"POST\"]'
	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'ipfs config Access-Control-Allow-Methods' failed (exit code $lastExitCode)" }

	& ipfs config --json Swarm.Transports.Network.TCP 'false'
	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'ipfs config Swarm.Transports.Network.TCP' failed (exit code $lastExitCode)" }

	& ipfs config --json Swarm.Transports.Network.Websocket 'false'
	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'ipfs config Swarm.Transports.Network.Websocket' failed (exit code $lastExitCode)" }
	""
	"⏳ Step 4/5: Increasing UDP receive buffer size..."
	& sudo sysctl -w net.core.rmem_max=2500000
	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'sysctl' failed (exit code $lastExitCode)" }
	""
	"⏳ Step 5/5: Starting IPFS daemon..."
#	Start-Process nohup 'ipfs daemon'
	Start-Process nohup -ArgumentList 'ipfs','daemon' -RedirectStandardOutput "$HOME/console.out" -RedirectStandardError "$HOME/console.err"

	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
	"✔️  started IPFS server in $Elapsed sec"
	"⚠️ NOTE: make sure your router does not block TCP/UDP port 4001 for IPv4 and IPv6"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}