diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 74b1958..463af6c 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -2,6 +2,40 @@ [TOC] -## Hello +## File sharing with Dat -World +Dat is a peer-to-peer file sharing technology. It means we can share our files +between our computers without using services like WeTransfer and Google Drive. +It is still an experimental technology but it's getting there. + +We're still waiting on the newer more reliable version of [Dat desktop](https://github.com/datproject/dat-desktop/pull/649) +to be released. Until that day comes, we have to use the command-line interface. Luckily, +it's very easy to install. + +To get started, just download and unzip this file for your operating system: +[GNU/Linux](https://github.com/datproject/dat/releases/download/v14.0.2/dat-14.0.2-linux-x64.zip), +[MacOS](https://github.com/datproject/dat/releases/download/v14.0.2/dat-14.0.2-macos-x64.zip) +or [Windows](https://github.com/datproject/dat/releases/download/v14.0.2/dat-14.0.2-win-x64.zip). +Then you can run the `dat` binary in the unzipped folder. On GNU/Linux, that +might look like the following commands. + +```bash +$ curl -sOL https://github.com/datproject/dat/releases/download/v14.0.2/dat-14.0.2-linux-x64.zip +$ unzip dat-14.0.2-linux-x64.zip +$ cd dat-14.0.2-linux-x64 +$ ./dat --version # just testing... +``` + +Then, creating a new Dat is as easy as the following. + +```bash +$ dat create myfolder +``` + +Where `myfolder` is the folder you want to share with friends. + +See the [Dat usage documentation](https://github.com/datproject/dat#usage) for more. + +## Streaming with Icecast + +### Tweaking Icecast