filecoin-project/venus

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2054 stars · 492 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Venus is a Go implementation of the Filecoin distributed storage network, providing a full node and a modular collection of services for chain sync, storage deals, and mining. It offers a distributed chain-service architecture designed for storage providers to scale with high availability.

Use cases

• run a Filecoin full node
• participate in the Filecoin network as a storage provider
• operate a distributed Filecoin mining pool
• sync and verify the Filecoin blockchain
• manage Filecoin storage deals
• build Filecoin infrastructure with a modular chain service

When to choose

• you need a scalable, distributed Filecoin node architecture for a storage pool
• you want an alternative to Lotus with separated chain and sealing services
• you operate storage providers that require high-availability chain access
• you prefer a Go-based Filecoin implementation

When to avoid

• you need a simple single-binary Filecoin node for casual use
• you want a non-Filecoin blockchain
• you are not prepared to run multiple coordinated Venus modules
• you need a client in a language other than Go

Facets

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blockchain networking cli cryptography file-system blockchain microservices infrastructure-as-code cloud-computing go cli self-hosted filecoin blockchain-node storage-network chain-service storage-provider web3 ipfs-ecosystem mining cryptocurrency linux

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