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Join the SyftBox Network

Before we dive into the setup of our federated learning experiment, let's connect to the live SyftBox network:

  1. Open a new terminal session and start the SyftBox client:
syftbox client
  1. The client will begin synchronizing all datasites in your SyftBox Data Directory folder (default: $HOME/SyftBox). You should see synchronization messages in your terminal.
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Important: Keep this terminal session running! The client needs to stay active to maintain your connection to the network.

  1. Navigate to the following URL in your web browser to verify your connection:

https://syftbox.openmined.org/datasites/aggregator@openmined.org/syft_stats.html

You should see your datasite listed and showing as "live" in the stats page.

🎉 Congratulations! You're now connected to the SyftBox network and ready to begin setting up your federated learning system.