go-ipfs should be able to mount /ipfs separately from /ipns.

[vi]

Version information:

go-ipfs version: 0.4.4-
Repo version: 4
System version: amd64/linux
Golang version: go1.7

Type: Enhancement

Priority:

P2 or P3

Description:

IPNS seems to be more problematic compared to basic IPFS layer. It requires connection to internet, it expires. IPFS may be used without IPNS.

Yet there is no option to mount only /ipfs, without /ipns.

First attempt:

  "Mounts": {
    "IPFS": "/home/vi/home/ipfs/ipfs",
    "IPNS__commented_out": "/home/vi/home/ipfs/ipns",
    "FuseAllowOther": true
  },

Result:

Error: Could not resolve name. despite of I assumed that moving away "IPNS" mount parameter should disable that mout.

Second attempt: ipfs mount

~/ipfs becomes available for a moment (while it is trying to resolve node's name). Then it quits with Error: Could not resolve name. and ~/ipfs becomes unmounted again.

Expected something like ipfs mount --disable-ipns or "Mounts": { "DisableIPNS": true }.

Ideally I should also be option to do further independent ipfs mount --only-ipns to deliver optional /ipns part later.

/ipfs, unlike /ipns may be used by something serious, be available at boot time (before network configured).

[eminence]

CC #2167

[whyrusleeping]

Definitely agreed, lets do this. It should be configurable through the CLI and we should be able to have a config setting for it.

[Mikaela]

Is this a duplicate of #2187?

[Stebalien]

Yes. Thanks!