python-tuf/docs/QUICKSTART.md

Quickstart

Note: This is a work in progress and subject to change.

The following is a basic workflow in four steps:

Step (1) - Initialize an empty repo

$ repo.py --init

Step (2) - Add a target file to the repo

$ echo 'Test file' > testfile
$ repo.py --add testfile

Step (3) - Serve the repo

$ cd "tufrepo/"
$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8001

or with Python 3...
$ python3 -m http.server 8001

Step (4) - Fetch a target file from the repo

$ cd "tufclient/"
$ client.py --repo http://localhost:8001 testfile

See CLI.md and CLI_EXAMPLES.md to learn about the other supported CLI options. A tutorial is also available, and intended for users that want more control over the repo creation process.