Components

Overview of Filecoin Storage Provider (SP) components and how Boost fits in an SP stack

The Lotus stack is responsible for running a Filecoin full chain node, handling sector lifecycle, storing sectors, sector sealing, sector proving, handling wallets, and more. You can read about the Lotus components at https://docs.filecoin.io/storage-provider/architecture/lotus-components/

Component	Description
lotus	Lotus Daemon following the Filecoin chain
lotus-miner	Lotus Miner handling sector storage, jobs scheduling, etc.
lotus-worker	Lotus Worker handling various types of jobs (PC1, UNS, PC2, C1, DC, etc.)

The Boost stack is responsible for handling storage and retrieval requests, transferring data, indexing data, announcing data to network indexers, and ensuring that clients can retrieve their data once it is stored on the SP's infrastructure.

Component	Description
boost	Boost client-side executable that can be used to send a deal proposal to a Boost Storage Provider.
boostd	Boost SP daemon handling storage deals processing, Boost UI server, GraphQL server, etc.
booster-http	Serve blocks and files over HTTP
booster-bitswap	Serve blocks and files over Bitswap
boostd-data	Data service handling Boost SP daemon state, and providing interface to the Local Index Directory (hosted on YugabyteDB, or LevelDB)
yugabyted	YugabyteDB backend for Local Index Directory