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# Contributing Storage
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If your host machine can be reasonably sure of being online most, if not all, of
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the time, and has 100GB or more of unused drive space you'd like to contribute
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to the network, then this document is for you.
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## Create `daemon.yml`
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First, if you haven't already, [create a `daemon.yml`
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file](../user/creating-a-daemonyml-file.md). This will be used to
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configure your `cryptic-net daemon` process with the storage locations and
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capacities you want to contribute.
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## Edit `daemon.yml`
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Open your `daemon.yml` file in a text editor, and find the
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`storage.allocations` section.
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Each allocation in the allocations list describes the space being contributed
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from a single physical drive. If you only have one drive then you will only need
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one allocation listed.
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The comments in the file should be self-explanatory, but ask your admin if you
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need any clarification.
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Here are an example set of allocations for a host which is contributing space
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from two separate drives:
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```
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storage:
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allocations:
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# 1.2 TB are being shared from drive1
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- data_path: /mnt/drive1/cryptic-net/data
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meta_path: /mnt/drive1/cryptic-net/meta
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capacity: 1200
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# 100 GB (the minimum) are being shared from drive2
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- data_path: /mnt/drive2/cryptic-net/data
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meta_path: /mnt/drive2/cryptic-net/meta
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capacity: 100
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```
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## Restart the Daemon
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With the `daemon.yml` configured, you should restart your `cryptic-net daemon`
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process.
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The `cryptic-net daemon` will automatically allow the ports used for your
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storage allocations in the vpn firewall.
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## Further Reading
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cryptic-net uses the [garage][garage] project for its storage system. See the
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[Managing Garage](managing-garage.md) document for more
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information on how to interact directly with the garage instance being run by
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cryptic-net.
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[garage]: https://garagehq.deuxfleurs.fr/documentation/quick-start/
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