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@ -33,23 +33,38 @@ In both repositories, run this command:
git annex p2p --pair
This will print out a code phrase, like "11-incredible-tumeric",
and prompt for you to enter the other repository's code phrase.
This will print out a pairing code, like "11-incredible-tumeric",
and prompt for you to enter the other repository's pairing code.
Once the code phrases are exchanged, the two repositories will be securely
Once the pairing codes are exchanged, the two repositories will be securely
connected to one-another via Tor. Each will have a git remote, with a name
like "peer1", which connects to the other repository.
Then, you can run commands like `git annex sync peer1 --content` to sync
with the paired repository.
The Magic Wormhole code phrases used during pairing will no longer be
useful for anything afterwards.
Pairing connects just two repositories, but you can repeat the process to
pair with as many other repositories as you like, in order to build up
larger networks of repositories.
## how to exchange pairing codes
When pairing with a friend's repository, you have to exchange
pairing codes. How to do this securely?
The pairing codes can only be used once, so it's ok to exchange them in
a way that someone else can access later. However, if someone can overhear
your exchange of codes in real time, they could trick you into pairing
with them.
Here are some suggestions for how to exchange the codes,
with the most secure ways first:
* In person.
* In an encrypted message (gpg signed email, Off The Record (OTR)
conversation, etc).
* By a voice phone call.
## starting git-annex remotedaemon on boot
Notice the `git annex remotedaemon` being run in the above examples.