storj Installation Guide Installation Guide

storj is a free and open-source decentralized storage. Storj provides decentralized cloud object storage

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 2+ cores

RAM: 2GB minimum

Storage: 500GB+ for data

Network: Storj protocol

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 28967 (default storj port)

Dashboard on 14002

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install storj
sudo dnf install -y storj

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now storj

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=28967/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
storj --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install storj
sudo apt install -y storj

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now storj

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 28967

# Verify installation
storj --version

bash

# Install storj
sudo pacman -S storj

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now storj

# Verify installation
storj --version

bash

# Install storj
apk add --no-cache storj

# Enable and start service
rc-update add storj default
rc-service storj start

# Verify installation
storj --version

bash

# Install storj
sudo zypper install -y storj

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now storj

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=28967/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
storj --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install storj

# Start service
brew services start storj

# Verify installation
storj --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install storj

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'storj_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service storj start

# Verify installation
storj --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install storj

# Or using Scoop
scoop install storj

# Verify installation
storj --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/storj

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
storj --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable storj

# Start service
sudo systemctl start storj

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop storj

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart storj

# Check status
sudo systemctl status storj

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u storj -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add storj default

# Start service
rc-service storj start

# Stop service
rc-service storj stop

# Restart service
rc-service storj restart

# Check status
rc-service storj status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'storj_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service storj start

# Stop service
service storj stop

# Restart service
service storj restart

# Check status
service storj status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start storj
brew services stop storj
brew services restart storj

# Check status
brew services list | grep storj

powershell

# Start service
net start storj

# Stop service
net stop storj

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service storj
Stop-Service storj
Restart-Service storj

# Check status
Get-Service storj

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream storj_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:28967;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name storj.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name storj.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/storj.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/storj.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://storj_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName storj.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://storj.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName storj.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/storj.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/storj.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:28967/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:28967/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend storj_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/storj.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend storj_backend

backend storj_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server storj1 127.0.0.1:28967 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R storj:storj /etc/storj
sudo chmod 750 /etc/storj

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=28967/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status storj

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u storj -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep storj)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/storj"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/storj-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/storj /var/lib/storj

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/storj-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop storj

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/storj/storj-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start storj

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u storj -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/storj/storj.log

# Check configuration
storj --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/storj

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 28967

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 28967

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep storj)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep storj)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 28967

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  storj:
    image: storj:latest
    ports:
      - "28967:28967"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/storj
      - ./data:/var/lib/storj
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update storj

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade storj

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu storj

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade storj

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update storj

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade storj

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/storj-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/storj

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart storj

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/storj

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/storj -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/storj

Official Documentation: https://docs.storj.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/storj/storj

Community Forum: https://forum.storj.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.storj.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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