2— Making Your First Nomad Node

Publish and subscribe in Node.js

Start subscribing

Start IPFS:

ipfs daemon

In a new terminal window, start the sample publish code:

node node/publish.js

The publisher will generate an id, print it, and start publishing messages. The publisher stores its identity in files in the directory/store. If you stop the publisher and run it again, you'll need to delete/storefirst.

Copy the publisher id, and editnode/subscribe.jsso that it's subscribing to the id of the publisher you just started.

Now, In a new terminal window, terminal tab, or on another computer, run:

node node/subscribe.js

You should see messages printed every few seconds. 🔥🚀 You just created your first node!

Troubleshooting

Not seeing any messages? Make sure you started IPFS:

ipfs daemon

Still having trouble? Kill Node.js, turn on verbose logging, and try again:

export DEBUG="nomad*"
node subscribe.js