Is the device working?

You will confirm whether an atfs device is actually healthy, with or without a serial console.

You do not need a serial adapter to check this. If the device is on your network, visit its address on port 2837 in a browser. For example, use http://192.168.1.42:2837/, with the address your router shows for the device. A single line of text that identifies the device means the device is up and answering.

You may be able to see the device’s own console output. This applies if you have a serial adapter, or if you run atfs in Docker and can view the container logs. A normal startup looks roughly like this, in order:

• A line that announces startup, and names the owner account and where the device stores data.
• A line about its configuration record. This line reports one of two results. Either the device found a record, or it found no record, says so plainly, and disables uploads until you create one. The second result is completely normal on a first boot. It is not a fault. It stays normal until you create the record.
• A line that confirms its IPFS network connection is up.
• A line that states whether uploads are on or off.
• A final line that states the device listens for connections on port 2837.

No line in this sequence is itself a fault. If the device reaches the last line, it runs correctly. This is true whether or not you have configured uploads yet.