This guide introduces two methods to deploy the front-end of a web application on BTFS, and compares the differences between BTFS, CDN, and Amazon S3.

Method Two: Using BTFS CLI

Deployment Method

Installing BTFS Node

Please refer to: Install BTFS Node

Adding Files/Folders

Execute the btfs add command:

$ btfs add <file-name>

// Output
added QmdBX8seLx4TGHwr8Tu9L2QSByaJ9bbFUpxFvKAYyxCmnb <file-name>
 163 B / 163 B [=======================================================] 100.00%

$ btfs add -r <dir-name>

// Output
added QmdBX8seLx4TGHwr8Tu9L2QSByaJ9bbFUpxFvKAYyxCmnb <dir-name/file-name>
added QmdBX8seLx4TGHwr8Tu9L2QSByaJ9bbFUpxFvKAYyxCmnb <dir-name/file-name>
......
added QmdBX8seLx4TGHwr8Tu9L2QSByaJ9bbFUpxFvKAYyxCmnb <dir-name>
 163 B / 163 B [=======================================================] 100.00%

Upload files to the BTFS network:

$ btfs storage upload <file-hash>

Checking Upload Status

$ btfs storage upload <session-id> status | jq '.Status'

Accessing Deployed Website

Open your browser and enter the URL: https://gateway.btfs.io/btfs/<file-hash> to view the deployed website.

Downloading Files

Execute the btfs get command:

// get file
$ btfs get <file-hash>


// get dir(files)
$ btfs get <dir-hash>

This will download the respective file from the BTFS network.

Deleting Files

To delete files from the network, run:

$ btfs rm <file-hash>