Quickstart

Usage

# Start the daemon with loopback control plane, TCP transport on 45000
PS> eph start --storage-dir C:\temp\ephemeral --control-host 127.0.0.1

# Store a file with a 15-minute TTL; PoW is negotiated automatically
PS> eph store secrets.bin --ttl 900

# Fetch via manifest; direct-only keeps traffic on explicitly advertised peers
PS> eph fetch eph://6c5f... --direct-only --out C:\downloads

# Inspect node health, DHT saturation, and relay status
PS> eph status --verbose

# Check whether a newer CLI release is available
PS> eph update-check

Building from Source

# Configure (creates build/ and toolchain files)
cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo

# Compile all targets (daemon, CLI, relay, tests)
cmake --build build --parallel

# Optional: execute the full test suite
ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure

Use -DEPHEMERALNET_BUILD_TESTS=OFF to skip test binaries or -GNinja if you prefer Ninja builds.