Store data

Reference-only guide to official storage onboarding resources for Filecoin data storage workflows.

This page is reference-only.

We do not maintain step-by-step third-party storage tutorials in Builder Cookbook. Use the official resources below for implementation details.

Prepare data for Filecoin storage

Use these resources to prepare CAR artifacts and storage inputs:

• Lighthouse documentation

• go-car command-line tooling

• IPLD CAR specification and JavaScript libraries

• IPFS Desktop / Kubo docs

Recommended outputs before proposing storage workflows:

• Piece CID / Payload CID

• CAR size and piece size

• A durable retrieval URL or CID

Store large data with Filecoin Onchain Cloud

Use the FOC stack for programmatic, verifiable storage at scale:

• Filecoin Onchain Cloud overview

• FOC quickstart and Synapse docs

• FOC developer guides

• PDP documentation

Store small data with storage onramps

For smaller datasets and managed ingestion paths:

• Storage onramps overview

• Filecoin Pin getting started

• Lighthouse documentation

Monitor storage deal status from a smart contract

For actor-level deal status lookups and contract integration references:

• Built-in actors overview

• Protocol API reference

• Filecoin.sol reference

Incentivized data storage

For incentive design and onboarding programs:

• Filecoin Data Onboarding

• Filecoin storage market basics

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