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Mango: Git, completely decentralised.
https://github.com/axic/mango
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Mango: Git, completely decentralised.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/axic/mango
- Owner: axic
- Created: 2016-06-15T23:14:48.000Z (over 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-02-19T08:52:31.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-07-05T06:17:34.138Z (3 months ago)
- Size: 7.81 KB
- Stars: 640
- Watchers: 38
- Forks: 38
- Open Issues: 5
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Mango
> Git, completely decentralised.
Using Ethereum and P2P content addressable networks (Swarm, IPFS, SSB) as a backend to Git.
**This repository is also available on Mango at mango://{...}**
**NOTE: the protocol is subject to change. With subsequent changes your past repositories can became unaccessible.**
## Get started
Prerequisites:
- an Ethereum node
- an IPFS node
- git and node.js environment
Install the helpers with: `$ npm install -g mango-admin git-remote-mango`
First you will need to create a repository on Ethereum. You can do this with: `$ mango-admin create`. This will use a simple contract with access control.
If you have a repository you want to upload:
1. Add the new remote: `$ git remote add mango mango://{repo address}`
2. Push to the new remote: `$ git push mango master`
If you know a repository you want to download: `$ git clone mango://{repo address}`
The `repo address` is the address of the repo contract - basically it is an Ethereum address. In the future, it could be a symbolic name retrieved via name systems, such as *ENS*.
You can use [MangoRepo.sol](MangoRepo.sol) as a repository contract. It is very basic and allows only the owner to publish Git updates.
If you have more than one Ethereum account in your local node, the desired address can be specified in the URL: `mango://{ethereum account}@{repo address}`
## Use in test mode
The easiest way to try out Mango is using on a test network.
I suggest to try out [testrpc](https://github.com/ethereumjs/testrpc), which is an Ethereum node simulator.
Additionally the data to IPFS will not be uploaded if an IPFS daemon is not installed and/or is not in synchronisation mode. Data will be stored and accessible locally only.
## Example
Adding an existing repository:
```
$ git remote add mango mango://0x8add9d064bbd29f3118f11ee46abe0ad9e45aa59
$ git push mango master
Counting objects: 17, done.
Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (17/17), done.
Writing objects: 100% (17/17), 5.21 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Total 17 (delta 7), reused 0 (delta 0)
To mango://0x8add9d064bbd29f3118f11ee46abe0ad9e45aa59
* [new branch] master -> master
$
```
Cloning:
```
$ git clone mango://0x8add9d064bbd29f3118f11ee46abe0ad9e45aa59
Cloning into '0x8add9d064bbd29f3118f11ee46abe0ad9e45aa59'...
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Receiving objects: 100% (17/17), 10.59 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Checking connectivity... done.
$
```
## Technical details
For the technical details see [TECH.md](TECH.md).
## Why is it called Mango?
I like using codenames when writing even proof of concepts. In any case it sounded nicer than *ethergit*.
The Ethereum ecosystem has a couple of white papers, two of them are:
- the Yellow paper (EVM)
- and the Orange paper (Swarm)
Considering that a mango can be yellow, orange, red or green based on its level of ripeness it fits in well :)
## License
GPL v3
Copyright (C) 2016 Alex Beregszaszi