filecoin-project/lotus
Reference implementation of the Filecoin protocol, written in Go observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 95
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 4
- age_days: 2626
- days_rel: 37
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 36
Adoption not part of the score
2987 stars · 1374 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Lotus is the reference implementation of the Filecoin decentralized storage network, written in Go. It ships as a suite of command-line applications (lotus daemon, lotus miner, lotus worker) for running nodes, storing data, and operating as a storage provider.
Use cases
- run a Filecoin full node and sync the chain
- store and retrieve files on the Filecoin network
- become a Filecoin storage provider and rent out disk space
- create a wallet and send or receive FIL
- interact with the Filecoin blockchain from the command line or JSON-RPC
- verify that storage providers are storing data correctly
When to choose
- you need the canonical, full-featured Filecoin node implementation
- you want to run a storage provider operation on Filecoin mainnet
- you need a Go-based node with JSON-RPC access for building Filecoin tooling
- you want to participate in the Filecoin network on Linux or macOS
When to avoid
- you need Windows support, which is not yet available
- you lack the heavy hardware requirements (32 GiB RAM, large SSD for chain data)
- you only want lightweight wallet or exchange interactions rather than running a node
- you want a simple centralized cloud storage solution
Facets
application · maturity active
cli networking cryptography file-system developer-tools blockchain microservices files self-hosted go cli filecoin blockchain-node storage-provider ipfs decentralized-storage golang cryptocurrency linux macos
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus · fetched 2026-08-28 · 533f7db4fd3a
- homepage: https://lotus.filecoin.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 039d6d05ca73
- site_page: https://lotus.filecoin.io/lotus/install/prerequisites · fetched 2026-08-29 · 124aa34a312e
- site_page: https://docs.filecoin.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 16a8f6c5ba72
- site_page: https://lotus.filecoin.io/storage-providers/get-started/overview · fetched 2026-08-29 · ae87f5e6a897
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| filecoin-project/lotus | main | 98 |
For agents
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