arweave-deploy

Arweave Deploy

• Arweave Deploy
  • Build
    • Build for local Node.js
    • Build portable binaries
  • Installation
    • NPM (recommended)
    • Manual
  • Quick Start
  • Usage
    • Deploy a file
    • Deploy a packaged HTML file
    • Check a deployment status
    • Load your keyfile
    • Generate a keyfile
    • Remove your keyfile
    • Check your wallet balance

Build

Build for local Node.js

This will build to run on your locally installed Node.js using #!/usr/bin/env node.

npm install
npm run build

./dist/arweave

Build portable binaries

This will build a set of portable binaries packaged with self-contained Node.js in a single executable, so they can be run on Linux, macOS, and Windows without Node.js installed.

npm install
npm run package

./dist/macos/arweave
./dist/linux/arweave
./dist/windows/arweave-x86.exe
./dist/windows/arweave-x64.exe

Installation

NPM (recommended)

npm install -g arweave-deploy

npm update -g arweave-deploy

RSA key generation requires Node v10.12.0 so some features may be unavailable. If you're running an earlier versoin of node or don't want node installed at all, the precompiled binaries below come bundled with the correct version.

Manual

These binaries are around 30MB each as they come with a self-contained, bundled version of node.

• linux
• macos
• windows (x64)
• windows (x86)

Quick Start

Deploy a file

arweave deploy path-to-my/file.txt --key-file path/to/arweave-key.json

Deploy a HTML file

arweave deploy path-to-my/index.html --key-file path/to/arweave-key.json --package

Save your keyfile

arweave key-save path/to/arweave-key.json

After saving your key you can now run commands without the --key-file option, like this

arweave deploy path-to-my/index.html --package

Usage

Deploy a file

If you're deploying HTML pages and have have external resources referenced, like style sheets, JavaScript, or images, then use the packaged HTML workflow.

arweave deploy path-to-my/file.txt

Once confirmed you'll see a transaction ID and URL

Your file is deploying! 🚀,
Once your file is mined into a block it'll be available on the following URL,

https://arweave.net/3T261RAQIj2DQmOk1t_zPQnoxVbh5qtMA1-NdzOHKKE

You can check it's status using 'arweave status 3T261RAQIj2DQmOk1t_zPQnoxVbh5qtMA1-NdzOHKKE'

Deploy a packaged HTML file

To avoid having external dependencies we can package our HTML and external assets into a single self-contained file. Just add the --package flag to the deploy command.

Under the hood your page will be processed using this inline-source NPM package, it's a common tool used in gulp and webpack workflows.

Read more about packaging, why it's useful and how it works, with examples.

arweave deploy path-to/index.html --package

For you can use the package command to process the file without deploying it, this is useful for testing or debugging.

arweave package path-to/index.html output/packaged.html

Check a deployment status

arweave status YOUR_TRANSACTION_ID

Trasaction ID: 3T261RAQIj2DQmOk1t_zPQnoxVbh5qtMA1-NdzOHKKE

Status: 200 Accepted

 - Block: 144339
 - Block hash: fMq_zmps-jgEAOC4Gi2s8ewAhgl31TzrOK8lSPVZWZlWhNfxCuZ-wD895F9rjFKK
 - Confirmations: 786

Transaction URL: https://arweave.net/3T261RAQIj2DQmOk1t_zPQnoxVbh5qtMA1-NdzOHKKE
Block URL: https://arweave.net/block/hash/fMq_zmps-jgEAOC4Gi2s8ewAhgl31TzrOK8lSPVZWZlWhNfxCuZ-wD895F9rjFKK

Block explorer URL: https://viewblock.io/arweave/block/144339

Load your keyfile

The easiest way to use deploy is to load your keyfile first, then you can simply run deploy commands without having to pass your key each time.

arweave key-save path/to/arweave-key.json

Address: 5rqCZeIG9flWzndFTXzqtGBdLahYDsn7BrfRE2Vbu6w
Set an encryption passphrase 
Confirm your encryption passphrase 
Successfully saved key file for wallet: 5rqCZeIG9flWzndFTXzqtGBdLahYDsn7BrfRE2Vbu6w

Your key file will be encrypted using the passphrase that you provide, and will be stored in ~/.arweave-deploy/key.json.

Why do I need a keyfile?

Arweave is a blockchain-like network, so each data upload (transaction) needs signing with a valid Arweave keyfile.

I don't have an Arweave key file or tokens?

If you don't have any Arweave tokens you can get 5 AR free to try this out.

I already have an Arweave wallet, how do I get the keyfile?

You can use the same keyfiles as the Arweave Chrome Extension Wallet, go to Wallets > Select a wallet > Select 'Export Key' to download the json keyfile.

Generate a keyfile

If you want to generate a new keyfile you can do so using this command. This is useful if you don't want uploads to show from the same wallet address, or if you simply want to have a secondary wallet just used for deploying data.

arweave key-create new-arweave-key.json

Your new wallet address: 5rqCZeIG9flWzndFTXzqtGBdLahYDsn7BrfRE2Vbu6w

Successfully saved key to new-arweave-key.json

You need to transfer funds to your new wallet address before you can use the keyfile for deployments. You can use the Chrome Extension Wallet for transacting AR between wallets.

Remove your keyfile

To remove your saved keyfile simply run this command. After this you'll either need to save a new key or use the --key-file option when using deploy.

arweave key-forget

You're about to forget your saved wallet: 5rqCZeIG9flWzndFTXzqtGBdLahYDsn7BrfRE2Vbu6w
Type CONFIRM to complete this action

Check your wallet balance

arweave balance

Address: pEbU_SLfRzEseum0_hMB1Ie-hqvpeHWypRhZiPoioDI
Balance: 10.113659492352 AR