# IPFS Start ipfs daemon direct from the go application **URL:** \ **Category:** Kubo\ **Tags:** go-ipfs\ **Created:** [February 28, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-start-ipfs-daemon-direct-from-the-go-application/4952 "2019-02-28T21:47:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dserna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/dserna/32/2324_2.png) [@dserna](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/dserna)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-start-ipfs-daemon-direct-from-the-go-application/4952/1 "2019-02-28T21:47:27Z")
Hi everyone I am developing an application in Go that uses IPFS to add files and to send messages through pubsub feature. I would like to start the daemon directly from the go application. I had tried calling a bash file with the following commands _if [! -e ${HOME}/.ipfs/api]_ _then_ \_ ipfs daemon --enable-pubsub-experiment &\_ _else_ \_ echo “IPFS already started”\_ _fi_ _while [! -e ${HOME}/.ipfs/api]_ _do_ \_ echo “Waiting for IPFS to start”;\_ \_ sleep 1\_ _done_ but it had not working. Someone know a library that I can use in go to start the daemon directly from the application? Thanks in advance Diana ---
**Author:** ![stefanhans65](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/stefanhans65/32/1466_2.png) [@stefanhans65](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/stefanhans65)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-start-ipfs-daemon-direct-from-the-go-application/4952/2 "2019-03-06T12:39:04Z")
Hi @dserna, I’m interested in this question as well. My current approach is to understand _go-ipfs/cmd/ipfs_ which “implements the primary CLI binary for ipfs.” There should be a way to starting the daemon, i.e., the API server. 😀 Tomorrow I will work on it and post my findings. Cu, Stefan ---
**Author:** ![stefanhans65](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/stefanhans65/32/1466_2.png) [@stefanhans65](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/stefanhans65)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-start-ipfs-daemon-direct-from-the-go-application/4952/3 "2019-03-07T12:12:20Z")
Hi @dserna, I did it. Have a look [https://github.com/stefanhans/go-ipfs-play/tree/master/daemon](https://github.com/stefanhans/go-ipfs-play/tree/master/daemon) My next approach will be to import `"syscall"` and use it to check for `ipfs daemon` cu, Stefan ---
**Author:** ![stefanhans65](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/stefanhans65/32/1466_2.png) [@stefanhans65](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/stefanhans65)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-start-ipfs-daemon-direct-from-the-go-application/4952/4 "2019-03-07T18:25:36Z")
Have a look [https://github.com/stefanhans/go-ipfs-play/tree/master/ipfs-daemon-start](https://github.com/stefanhans/go-ipfs-play/tree/master/ipfs-daemon-start) ---
**Author:** ![dserna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/dserna/32/2324_2.png) [@dserna](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/dserna)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-start-ipfs-daemon-direct-from-the-go-application/4952/5 "2019-03-11T21:30:58Z")
Hi @stefanhans65 Thanks a lot 🤗 I had tested the example [https://github.com/stefanhans/go-ipfs-play/tree/master/ipfs-daemon-start](https://github.com/stefanhans/go-ipfs-play/tree/master/ipfs-daemon-start) and it works perfect, I had modified the line 19 to: cmd.Args = []string{“ipfs”, “daemon”, “–enable-pubsub-experiment”} because I am working with the experimental feature pubsub and it works fine… I had also find one example to start the ipfs daemon using the syscall (for Raspbian Stretch, Ubuntu 15.04 and newer, CentOS 7 and newer): > \*\* Note: you will need to change the line Environment=IPFS\_PATH={{ipfs\_path}} with you enviroment path I had used it to start the ipfs daemon by boot in a raspberry and beaglebone and it works fine. Thanks again for your help Diana ---
**Author:** ![stefanhans65](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/stefanhans65/32/1466_2.png) [@stefanhans65](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/stefanhans65)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-start-ipfs-daemon-direct-from-the-go-application/4952/6 "2019-03-12T08:00:52Z")
Hi @dserna, you are very welcome 😀 BTW: What API do you use? I’m playing around with these two currently: > **[ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core)** > > Contribute to ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core development by creating an account on GitHub. > **[ipfs/go-ipfs-api](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api)** > > The go interface to ipfs's HTTP API. Contribute to ipfs/go-ipfs-api development by creating an account on GitHub. Cheers, Stefan 👋 Found out you are using ‘go-ipfs-api.’ The ‘unofficial’ in the README title makes me consider the ‘interface-go-ipfs-core.’ 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![dserna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/dserna/32/2324_2.png) [@dserna](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/dserna)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-start-ipfs-daemon-direct-from-the-go-application/4952/7 "2019-03-12T19:17:03Z")
Hi @stefanhans65 I had installed go-ipfs, since I am using different machines I had installed the go-ipfs v0.4.19 linux binary arm (for an arm machine with linux), the bare bones IPFS installer for Raspberry from claudiobizzotto and updated it to the version 0.4.19 I have written some applications in Go to work with IPFS and they are using the go-ipfs-api, but I guess after to read the README I will try with the interface-go-ipfs-core 🙄 about the ipfs-daemon.service.tpl you should create this file in the folder /lib/systemd/system to enable you can use the following command: systemctl enable ipfs-daemon systemctl {disable|status|start|stop} ipfs-daemon Liebe Grüße Diana ---
**Author:** ![stefanhans65](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/stefanhans65/32/1466_2.png) [@stefanhans65](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/stefanhans65)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/ipfs-start-ipfs-daemon-direct-from-the-go-application/4952/8 "2019-03-13T06:54:50Z")
Hi @dserna, you’ve probably seen my posting > [@Learn to use IPFS with Go](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/learn-to-use-ipfs-with-go/5010): > > Hi there, I’ve played around a bit with IPFS using Go, and I’m asking for advice finding the right way. First of all, I’m not afraid of a deep dive and willing to contribute. Here the possibilities I see at the moment: [go-ipfs-api](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api)go-ipfs/core/coreapi[interface-go-ipfs-core](https://github.com/ipfs/interface-go-ipfs-core)[go-ipfs-cmds](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmds)[go-ipfs-cmdkit](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmdkit) go-ipfs-api: “An unofficial go interface to ipfs’s HTTP API” - of course, unofficial let me hesitate, and I see two ways using it one by Shell and one by RequestBuilder. The not existing “sh… Let’s see 😀 Liebe Grüße aus München Stefan