# Help run ipfs-cluster-follow

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/help-run-ipfs-cluster-follow/9421>\
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**Tags:** ipfs-cluster\
**Created:** [November 11, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/help-run-ipfs-cluster-follow/9421 "2020-11-11T16:52:48Z")\
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Can’t add to IPFS Websites cluster  
ipfs-cluster-follow ipfs-websites run --init [ipfs-websites.collab.ipfscluster.io](http://ipfs-websites.collab.ipfscluster.io)  
Ends in error

> **log**
>
> C:\Users\Celleron\_2.4G\Desktop\ipfs\>ipfs-cluster-follow ipfs-websites run --init [ipfs-websites.collab.ipfscluster.io](http://ipfs-websites.collab.ipfscluster.io)  
> [ipfs-websites.collab.ipfscluster.io](http://ipfs-websites.collab.ipfscluster.io) will be assumed to be an DNSLink-powered address: /ipns/ipfs-websites.collab.ipfscluster.io.  
> It will be resolved using the local IPFS daemon’s gateway (127.0.0.1:8080).  
> If this is not the case, specify the full url starting with http:// or https://.  
> (You can override the gateway URL by setting IPFS\_GATEWAY)
> 
> Identity written to D:\1.ipfs\_cluster\ipfs-websites\identity.json.  
> Configuration written to D:\1.ipfs\_cluster\ipfs-websites\service.json.  
> Cluster “ipfs-websites” follower peer initialized.
> 
> You can now use “ipfs-cluster-follow ipfs-websites run” to start a follower peer for this cluster.  
> (Remember to start your IPFS daemon before)  
> Starting the IPFS Cluster follower peer for “ipfs-websites”.  
> CTRL-C to stop it.  
> Checking if IPFS is online (will wait for 2 minutes)…  
> waiting for IPFS to become available on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5001…  
> 2020-11-11T19:30:02.747+0300 ←[34mINFO←[0m config config/config.go:361 loading configuration from [http://127.0.0.1:8080/ipns/ipfs-websites.co](http://127.0.0.1:8080/ipns/ipfs-websites.co)  
> [llab.ipfscluster.io](http://llab.ipfscluster.io)  
> creating REST API component: listen unix D:\1.ipfs\_cluster\ipfs-websites\api-socket: socket: An address incompatible with the requested protocol was u  
> sed.

Win7 x64