[ANN] Storj - Decentralized Storage

[Digitalavalutor]

Hey every1!

Renting out 3TB of my harddrive, running it 24/7 on win10 for about 2 weeks now.
Made the portforwarding and increased networkspeed and cpu in config file...still only 60 GB is used.

My question is, is there anything else I can do to improve that my rental is chosen ?
Feel't like the first 10 GB went up fast then it got slower and slower...

Running it on my miningrig, but only mining on GPU's so a 2 Core AMD 3.9 Ghz should be enough?

Any advice is welcome!

Thanks

[coin@coin]

Hey every1!

Renting out 3TB of my harddrive, running it 24/7 on win10 for about 2 weeks now.
Made the portforwarding and increased networkspeed and cpu in config file...still only 60 GB is used.

My question is, is there anything else I can do to improve that my rental is chosen ?
Feel't like the first 10 GB went up fast then it got slower and slower...

Running it on my miningrig, but only mining on GPU's so a 2 Core AMD 3.9 Ghz should be enough?

Any advice is welcome!

Thanks

It does take a while to get some data, it's the same for everyone. When storage demand grows we will all get more data.
Also if some nodes go down their data will be re-distributed to nodes across the network.

With the latest version you can run 1 node per CPU core so if you have 2 cores mind how many nodes you run.
You can gather more info and speak to other farmers and Storj support reps on Rocket Chat at https://community.storj.io.

[DreamSpace]

What to do with the swap, it's already possible, i have it at counterparty.

[Meije]

Author: Gordon Hall:

**Statement Regarding Storj and Decentralization**

Hi everyone. If you hang around projects in the distributed storage space, at
some point you have probably heard something along the lines of "Storj is not
decentralized" and the most frequently cited reasoning behind this opinion is
the use of and/or the perceived dependence on a _Bridge_ in order for the
network to function.

Sometimes this position is taken publicly in order to mislead people, but most
often it boils down ignorance of how the Storj network is designed. If you
don't know who I am, my name is Gordon and I am the author of both the Storj
protocol and the core library that implements it in all of the Storj software
you run. You might disagree, but I think this places me in a unique position
to speak authoritatively on this particular subject.

First, let me just go ahead and say that if you've ever been told by someone
that Storj is not decentralized, that person is wrong. And I'm not personally
attacking anyone who has said this, it's totally okay to be wrong sometimes -
this is how people learn. So let me teach you!

Storj *is* decentralized!

Let's start here. Did you know that there isn't a single line of code in the
Bridge that communicates with the network directly? That's because the Bridge
is a just an API for keep track of your metadata! It's a convenience service
for keeping up with where all your stuff is on the network. That's all! In
fact, to talk to the network itself, it uses _another_ API called Complex.

Complex is a very small and simple service that let's you control a cluster
of Storj nodes. This code sits right on top of the Storj Core library - the
very same library on which Storj Share sits! So, you might have already
guessed this, but that means that *the Bridge is not required for the Storj
network to operate*. Every node on the network is a "full node" and you can
control it however you please. Bridge was created because managing metadata
yourself sucks sometimes.

Let's draw some parallels.

Tor is probably the most profilic distributed network in existence and I
don't imagine many people would claim it is not decentralized. However, Tor
has bridges too! That's right, if you are dealing with a restrictive firewall
or otherwise cannot access Tor directly, you use a Tor bridge. Tor bridges add
value to the network, but don't make the Tor network and protocol
"centralized".

How about Bittorrent? When you want to catch up on Game of Thrones, don't you
connect to a VPN service, which is centralized, followed by a trip to The
Pirate Bay, which is also centralized? Both of these complementray services
provide great value to the Bittorrent network, but certainly don't make the
Bittorrent network and protocol "centralized".

Bitcoin is pretty popular around here, so maybe it's another good example.
When you want to look at the status of a transaction, you might use a block
explorer like blockchain.info, which is centralized. Maybe you use the
Electrum wallet so you don't need to download the complete blockchain; that's
centralized too. Want to trade your tokens on an exchange? Yep, centralized.
All of these things, again, contribute great value to the bitcoin network, but
none of them make the bitcoin network or protocol "centralized".

Hopefully, my angle is not lost and I don't need to provide any more examples.
The point is that *yes, the bridge is a centralized service*, but given an
understanding of why it exists and what value it provides, it would be very
foolish to use it to support the wild claim that the Storj network itself is
centralized. Furthermore, if you don't know this already, every single line of
code that we write is licensed under a free license. Want the convenience of
using a bridge, but don't want to rely on Storj Labs infrastructure? That's
cool! You can run your own bridge - and this year, we're working on turning
bridges into their own little federated (that's decentralized!) network!

So, I hope this sums it up for everyone. Key takeaways are:

* Storj is decentralized. Yeah it is. No, you're wrong. Listen to bookchin.
* Centralization on the edges is not a bad thing as long as users have choice.
* Storj is free software, want to help us improve it? Please! We love you!

[coin@coin]

What to do with the swap, it's already possible, i have it at counterparty.

Not yet, stay tuned for announcements and instructions, it should happen no later than July 19th but I heard it could happen as soon as mid June or earlier.

Best regards,

[coin@coin]

Jaxx will be supporting STORJ with their wallet.

https://twitter.com/jaxx_io/status/868202650600448003

[Sephir8th]

Jaxx will be supporting STORJ with their wallet.

https://twitter.com/jaxx_io/status/868202650600448003

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DAx5tTnW0AAyg9C.jpg:large

Excellent news indeed! Go STORJ!!

[LLec]

Just heard about this addition to the Jaxx wallet too.
It was one of some others that have been added.
So this is a step in the right direction for Storj and it's members/supporters.

[Financisto]

What to do with the swap, it's already possible, i have it at counterparty.

Not yet, stay tuned for announcements and instructions, it should happen no later than July 19th but I heard it could happen as soon as mid June or earlier.

Best regards,

As you guys can see at the following links, people are complaining a lot about the 'simple' task of importing/sweeping addresses and using counterwallet.

Complaints from other users @ counterparty forum:

https://counterpartytalk.org/t/cant-sweep-storj-into-wallet/2995
https://counterpartytalk.org/t/how-do-i-create-an-offline-sjcx-wallet-using-cp-electrum/2957
https://counterpartytalk.org/t/sjcx-import-fails-btc-disappears/2752

And here is my own thread there:
https://counterpartytalk.org/t/counterwallet-buggy-i-cant-sweep-sjcx-no-matter-what/3002

I wish STORJ team take all those issues into consideration before the SJCX/STORJ transition time comes.

I'd suggest that they think about some other way SJCX holders might convert their tokens without having the hassle of dealing with the annoying and outdated counterwallet's import address (sweeping) feature.

Ps. If nothing is done about that issues, there will be too many problems... 

[alhal1]

Guys I had sent my btc from an exchange(bittrex) to storj. This was as I thought this only related to ethereum only and not btc...
Will I still be able to receive the tokens I purchased? Thanks
Of course I still have the receipt and everything else.

[Pon13]

What to do with the swap, it's already possible, i have it at counterparty.

Not yet, stay tuned for announcements and instructions, it should happen no later than July 19th but I heard it could happen as soon as mid June or earlier.

Best regards,

When the above change occurs, does anyone knows if we have to reconfigure our storj shares with the new payout (eth) address instead of the counterwallet (bitcoin) address?

[Digitalavalutor]

Is there anywhere / settings in the new client to see how many contracts you have ?

//thanks 

[Bombardier]

Finally I got my first storj payment. After 1 month and currently using 116.67GB I received 4.2 sjcx. Is that normal?
thanks

[lol3c]

so how can I share my storage to receive free coin? I am really excited to do this job.
best regards

[Pon13]

so how can I share my storage to receive free coin? I am really excited to do this job.
best regards

read their website.
the basic setup its pretty easy. i mean did you do your research and didnt manage to find anything??

Even the advanced setup, whether you config the GUI or the CLI, is easy if you have a bit of networking knowledge and access to the needed networking devices.

[mishax1]

Just got the lowest reward for sharing ~5TB ..   5.7sjcx

Shit this is getting ridiculous 

[TronQuix]

So, whats everybody's thoughts/feelings on restarting the client. I'm sharing a few TB however my usage is only around 32mb, my peer rate fluctuates from 5-200. Do people restart their storage every now and then? Should I not be?

[Digitalcurrencydaily]

any word on coin distribution for storj tokens from ico sale?

[TronQuix]

any word on coin distribution for storj tokens from ico sale?

I havent gotten mine yet, it says on the site it will take up to 4 weeks.

[Bombardier]

Just got the lowest reward for sharing ~5TB ..   5.7sjcx

Shit this is getting ridiculous 

5TB fully used by storj ?