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+# Join the IPFS cluster
+
+Get the cluster secret from a core team member. The cluster secret can be used
+to remove peers and pins, so we cannot make it public.
+
+## On your server
+
+Install the latest version of go-ipfs, as well as ipfs-cluster-ctl and
+ipfs-cluster-service 0.10.1 from https://dist.ipfs.io/
+
+ipfs-cluster-ctl and ipfs-cluster-service must be the same version as the rest
+of the cluster.
+
+For basic usage of IPFS, see [the docs](https://docs.ipfs.io/introduction/usage/)
+
+You need to open port 9096 from the outside using your firewall for the cluster
+
+Join the cluster through a known host (andromeda):
+
+```
+ipfs@your_server:~$ CLUSTER_SECRET=*SECRET* ipfs-cluster-service daemon --bootstrap "/ip4/46.4.18.160/tcp/9096/ipfs/QmNVfAhxJrmkqkCHdoD6iZgJJaWkhehskeWWZ9cNZxNwo1"
+```
+
+If joining was successful, you should see your server in the list of peers of
+the cluster, and each peer should see the same number of peers. Here's an
+example of the current peers:
+
+```
+ipfs@andromeda:~$ ipfs-cluster-ctl peers ls
+QmNVfAhxJrmkqkCHdoD6iZgJJaWkhehskeWWZ9cNZxNwo1 | andromeda.kosmos.org | Sees 1 other peers
+  > Addresses:
+    - /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9096/ipfs/QmNVfAhxJrmkqkCHdoD6iZgJJaWkhehskeWWZ9cNZxNwo1
+    - /ip4/46.4.18.160/tcp/9096/ipfs/QmNVfAhxJrmkqkCHdoD6iZgJJaWkhehskeWWZ9cNZxNwo1
+    - /p2p-circuit/ipfs/QmNVfAhxJrmkqkCHdoD6iZgJJaWkhehskeWWZ9cNZxNwo1
+  > IPFS: QmZ4Lpzhz8bafbTYvEMMCmrbrMM4JfyHDR23WbCSAd9bo7
+    - /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmZ4Lpzhz8bafbTYvEMMCmrbrMM4JfyHDR23WbCSAd9bo7
+    - /ip4/46.4.18.160/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmZ4Lpzhz8bafbTYvEMMCmrbrMM4JfyHDR23WbCSAd9bo7
+    - /ip6/2a01:4f8:221:39c1::2/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmZ4Lpzhz8bafbTYvEMMCmrbrMM4JfyHDR23WbCSAd9bo7
+    - /ip6/::1/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmZ4Lpzhz8bafbTYvEMMCmrbrMM4JfyHDR23WbCSAd9bo7
+QmTVC6eguRWoS2W18QnPHt64h8t5yQmYRhvoZcdgr4Ax2V | dev | Sees 1 other peers
+  > Addresses:
+    - /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9096/ipfs/QmTVC6eguRWoS2W18QnPHt64h8t5yQmYRhvoZcdgr4Ax2V
+    - /ip4/144.76.39.171/tcp/9096/ipfs/QmTVC6eguRWoS2W18QnPHt64h8t5yQmYRhvoZcdgr4Ax2V
+    - /p2p-circuit/ipfs/QmTVC6eguRWoS2W18QnPHt64h8t5yQmYRhvoZcdgr4Ax2V
+  > IPFS: QmWY7vNysM1jgHFBuSr9Y2ayG5tUeKmGBjwjN9x6pEVxRb
+    - /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmWY7vNysM1jgHFBuSr9Y2ayG5tUeKmGBjwjN9x6pEVxRb
+    - /ip4/144.76.39.171/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmWY7vNysM1jgHFBuSr9Y2ayG5tUeKmGBjwjN9x6pEVxRb
+    - /ip6/2a01:4f8:191:40aa::2/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmWY7vNysM1jgHFBuSr9Y2ayG5tUeKmGBjwjN9x6pEVxRb
+    - /ip6/::1/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmWY7vNysM1jgHFBuSr9Y2ayG5tUeKmGBjwjN9x6pEVxRb
+```
+
+You can now stop the daemon process (ctrl+c) and start it using the service of your choice
+(probably Systemd)