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* Minimal Dependencies (OpenSSL and SChannel) * Minimal Dependencies (OpenSSL and SChannel)
* Viewstamped Replication * Viewstamped Replication
I initially started this project to learn about distributed systems. I asked myself what it would take to build my own Dropbox. A rabbit-hole later and here is my distributed storage system!
## Table of Contents ## Table of Contents
* [ToastyFS](#toastyfs) * [ToastyFS](#toastyfs)
* [Motivation](#motivation)
* [Project Status & Known Limitations](#project-status--known-limitations) * [Project Status & Known Limitations](#project-status--known-limitations)
* [Getting Started](#getting-started) * [Getting Started](#getting-started)
* [Building](#building) * [Building](#building)
@@ -28,10 +29,6 @@ ToastyFS is a simple, fault-tolerant, highly available object storage featuring:
* [Deterministic Simulation Testing](#deterministic-simulation-testing) * [Deterministic Simulation Testing](#deterministic-simulation-testing)
* [Testing in ToastyFS](#testing-in-toastyfs) * [Testing in ToastyFS](#testing-in-toastyfs)
### Motivation
I initially started this project to learn about distributed systems. I asked myself what it would take to build my own Dropbox. A rabbit-hole later and here is my distributed storage system!
### Project Status & Known Limitations ### Project Status & Known Limitations
This project should be considered a robust proof-of-concept at this time. Features that would be required for long-running instances are missing, such as: This project should be considered a robust proof-of-concept at this time. Features that would be required for long-running instances are missing, such as: