DiFUSE: Distributed FUSE

Authors: Brian Gavin and Ngan Nguyen

Distributed filesystem written for network programming class.

Centralized P2P architecture.

Utilizes consistent hashing to distribute files when a node enters/leaves the cluster.

Custom protocol implemented.

To use

install dependencies

1. Download fusepy
2. Download construct

Spin up the Bootstrap node

The bootstrap node manages the entrance and exit of nodes in the cluster.

./bootstrap.py [--threads THREADS]

Join the cluster with nodes

The nodes are what manages the mounted filesystem and all the communication.

./node_main.py <bootstrap_ip> <mount_directory>