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# Store data

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### <mark style="color:blue;">Prepare data for Filecoin storage</mark>

Use these resources to prepare CAR artifacts and storage inputs:

* [Lighthouse documentation](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/)
* [go-car command-line tooling](https://github.com/ipld/go-car)
* [IPLD CAR specification and JavaScript libraries](https://github.com/ipld/js-car)
* [IPFS Desktop / Kubo docs](https://docs.ipfs.tech/)

Recommended outputs before proposing storage workflows:

* Piece CID / Payload CID
* CAR size and piece size
* A durable retrieval URL or CID

### <mark style="color:blue;">Store large data with Filecoin Onchain Cloud</mark>

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

* [Filecoin Onchain Cloud overview](/build-on-filecoin/filecoin-onchain-cloud.md)
* [FOC quickstart and Synapse docs](/build-on-filecoin/filecoin-onchain-cloud/synapse-quickstart.md)
* [FOC developer guides](https://docs.filecoin.cloud/developer-guides)
* [PDP documentation](/provide-storage/pdp.md)

### <mark style="color:blue;">Store small data with storage onramps</mark>

For smaller datasets and managed ingestion paths:

* [Storage onramps overview](/getting-started/how-storage-works/storage-onramps.md)
* [Filecoin Pin getting started](/build-on-filecoin/cookbook/filecoin-pin/getting-started.md)
* [Lighthouse documentation](https://docs.lighthouse.storage/)

### <mark style="color:blue;">Monitor storage deal status from a smart contract</mark>

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

* [Built-in actors overview](/reference/built-in-actors.md)
* [Protocol API reference](/reference/built-in-actors/protocol-api.md)
* [Filecoin.sol reference](/reference/built-in-actors/filecoin.sol.md)

### <mark style="color:blue;">Incentivized data storage</mark>

For incentive design and onboarding programs:

* [Filecoin Data Onboarding](https://dataonboarding.filecoin.io/)
* [Filecoin storage market basics](/getting-started/what-is-filecoin/storage-market.md)

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