Documentation for Tahoe Users
Note: these links are to the 'trunk' (latest) versions of the documentation. See the 'docs' directory of a Tahoe release for docs relating to that version.
The Basics
- about: the Tahoe filesystem and the unique properties that it offers
- install: how to install it
- running: how to run it once it is installed
- using: how to use it once it is running
- Known Issues: things you need to be aware of if you want to rely on Tahoe to store your valuable data.
Presentations / Papers
See Also
- The News page for sources of news and information.
- The Bibliography page contains links to scientific papers of interest.
- The RelatedProjects page extensions to Tahoe-LAFS, integrations of Tahoe-LAFS into your favorite other tools, and links to a few other decentralized storage projects that you might be interested in.
- The Dev page for Tahoe hackers.
The Parade of Release Notes
release notes | date | what's new |
v1.6 | February 1, 2010 | performance improvements, usability improvements, deep-immutable directories |
v1.5 | August 1, 2009 | WUI style, forward-compatibility, no size-limit on directories, more efficient directories, safer mv |
v1.4.1 | April 13, 2009 | garbage collection, improved diagnostics, performance improvement when downloading many GB files |
v1.3 | February 13, 2009 | repairer, backup command, large files, (S)FTP server, more |
v1.2 | July 21, 2008 | fix a minor security flaw, add operational improvements |
v1.1 | June 11, 2008 | fix rare but serious issues, improve UI |
v1.0 | March 25, 2008 | It's version 1.0! |
v0.9 | March 13, 2008 | Tahoe is now ready to be relied on for secure storage |
v0.8 | February 15, 2008 | "visibility" into the system and more user interfaces |
v0.7 | January 8, 2008 | decentralized directories and mutable files, a FUSE interface, and new open source licensing options |
v0.6.1 | October 15, 2007 | packaging, usability, and performance improvements |
v0.6 | September 24, 2007 | improved performance and packaging |
v0.5.1 | August 23, 2007 | fix a security problem in the Web API |
v0.5 | August 17, 2007 | the Web API and the command-line interface |
v0.4 | June 29, 2007 | new mutable, shareable, private directories |
v0.3 | June 6, 2007 | improved basic functionality |
v0.2 | May 2, 2007 | the first public release, on May 2, 2007 and giving a general overview of why the Tahoe project exists |