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CloudPaws
BUILDER OF THE WEEK

Start Building on
Filecoin Onchain Cloud

This is not documentation. This is your path to enter, build, and get recognized in the FOC ecosystem. One real action unlocks whitelist eligibility. 🐾

Step 1 — Choose your path
🧱 Builder Build, integrate, or use SDKs
🖥️ Storage Provider Run nodes or provide infrastructure
📦 Explorer New and want to get started
Step 2 — Your onboarding guide
🎯 GOAL Build a simple demo → share it → become eligible for CloudPaws
01
Start with Synapse SDK
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The recommended entry point for building on FOC. Provides a unified interface for storage (upload/download), payments, provider discovery, and automation via session keys.

→ docs.filecoin.cloud/getting-started

You are interacting with onchain services, not traditional servers.
02
Upload your first file
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Upload any file using the SDK or IPFS tools.

SDK upload IPFS pin
✔ You become an active participant in the network
✔ First requirement for whitelist eligibility completed
03
Retrieve your data
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Download or access your uploaded data. FOC is about store + serve, not just storage — retrieval closes the loop.

SDK retrieve IPFS gateway
04
Run a simple demo
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Clone a repo, run a demo, test upload + retrieval. Check FIL-Builders for starter resources.

✔ You move from user → builder
05
Share your work in Slack
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Post screenshots, demo links, and usage notes in #cloudpaws Slack

🐾 Builder of the Week eligibility
🐾 Whitelist access
🐾 1:1 support
🎯 GOAL From node operator → FOC service participant. FOC requires service-ready SPs for FWSS, not just storage capacity.
01
Understand PDP
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Read the PDP overview before proceeding:

→ docs.filecoin.cloud/core-concepts/pdp-overview
02
Ensure your PDP node is active
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→ Setup guide & checklist

  • Node synchronized to schedule
  • Curio installed and initialized
  • PDP layer enabled and accessible via HTTPS
  • pdp tool ping successful
  • Node online and publicly accessible
03
Share your setup & results
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Post node screenshots, performance metrics, and test results in #cloudpaws Slack

🐾 Builder of the Week (SP track)
🐾 CloudPaws whitelist
🎯 GOAL From zero → first participation. You don't need to do everything — one real action is enough.
01
Upload your first data
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Use pin.filecoin.cloud to upload your first file. You'll need a FIL wallet and a funded Filecoin Pay account. Warm Storage Service is set up automatically.

✔ You get IPFS Root CID & Filecoin Piece CID
✔ You enter the network
02
Join the community
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Join #cloudpaws on Slack — ask questions, follow tutorials, observe Builder of the Week.
03
Follow the Builder Path
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When ready, start from Builder Step 1 — the path is the same from here.

🐾 Whitelist eligibility unlocked
Step 3 — Record your contribution

Submit Your Action 🐾

One real participation during BoW is all it takes. Fill this in after you've done something — upload data, run a demo, test a feature, share feedback.

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