swarm: network rewrite merge

16 files changed, 1561 insertions, 305 deletions

diff --git a/cmd/p2psim/main.go b/cmd/p2psim/main.go
index 0c8ed038d..d32c29863 100644
--- a/cmd/p2psim/main.go
+++ b/cmd/p2psim/main.go
@@ -275,9 +275,8 @@ func createNode(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(ctx.Args()) != 0 {
 		return cli.ShowCommandHelp(ctx, ctx.Command.Name)
 	}
-	config := &adapters.NodeConfig{
-		Name: ctx.String("name"),
-	}
+	config := adapters.RandomNodeConfig()
+	config.Name = ctx.String("name")
 	if key := ctx.String("key"); key != "" {
 		privKey, err := crypto.HexToECDSA(key)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/config.go b/cmd/swarm/config.go
index adac772ba..64c37a0b5 100644
--- a/cmd/swarm/config.go
+++ b/cmd/swarm/config.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 	"unicode"
 
 	cli "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ import (
 	bzzapi "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/api"
 )
 
+const SWARM_VERSION = "0.3"
+
 var (
 	//flag definition for the dumpconfig command
 	DumpConfigCommand = cli.Command{
@@ -58,19 +61,25 @@ var (
 
 //constants for environment variables
 const (
-	SWARM_ENV_CHEQUEBOOK_ADDR = "SWARM_CHEQUEBOOK_ADDR"
-	SWARM_ENV_ACCOUNT         = "SWARM_ACCOUNT"
-	SWARM_ENV_LISTEN_ADDR     = "SWARM_LISTEN_ADDR"
-	SWARM_ENV_PORT            = "SWARM_PORT"
-	SWARM_ENV_NETWORK_ID      = "SWARM_NETWORK_ID"
-	SWARM_ENV_SWAP_ENABLE     = "SWARM_SWAP_ENABLE"
-	SWARM_ENV_SWAP_API        = "SWARM_SWAP_API"
-	SWARM_ENV_SYNC_ENABLE     = "SWARM_SYNC_ENABLE"
-	SWARM_ENV_ENS_API         = "SWARM_ENS_API"
-	SWARM_ENV_ENS_ADDR        = "SWARM_ENS_ADDR"
-	SWARM_ENV_CORS            = "SWARM_CORS"
-	SWARM_ENV_BOOTNODES       = "SWARM_BOOTNODES"
-	GETH_ENV_DATADIR          = "GETH_DATADIR"
+	SWARM_ENV_CHEQUEBOOK_ADDR      = "SWARM_CHEQUEBOOK_ADDR"
+	SWARM_ENV_ACCOUNT              = "SWARM_ACCOUNT"
+	SWARM_ENV_LISTEN_ADDR          = "SWARM_LISTEN_ADDR"
+	SWARM_ENV_PORT                 = "SWARM_PORT"
+	SWARM_ENV_NETWORK_ID           = "SWARM_NETWORK_ID"
+	SWARM_ENV_SWAP_ENABLE          = "SWARM_SWAP_ENABLE"
+	SWARM_ENV_SWAP_API             = "SWARM_SWAP_API"
+	SWARM_ENV_SYNC_DISABLE         = "SWARM_SYNC_DISABLE"
+	SWARM_ENV_SYNC_UPDATE_DELAY    = "SWARM_ENV_SYNC_UPDATE_DELAY"
+	SWARM_ENV_DELIVERY_SKIP_CHECK  = "SWARM_DELIVERY_SKIP_CHECK"
+	SWARM_ENV_ENS_API              = "SWARM_ENS_API"
+	SWARM_ENV_ENS_ADDR             = "SWARM_ENS_ADDR"
+	SWARM_ENV_CORS                 = "SWARM_CORS"
+	SWARM_ENV_BOOTNODES            = "SWARM_BOOTNODES"
+	SWARM_ENV_PSS_ENABLE           = "SWARM_PSS_ENABLE"
+	SWARM_ENV_STORE_PATH           = "SWARM_STORE_PATH"
+	SWARM_ENV_STORE_CAPACITY       = "SWARM_STORE_CAPACITY"
+	SWARM_ENV_STORE_CACHE_CAPACITY = "SWARM_STORE_CACHE_CAPACITY"
+	GETH_ENV_DATADIR               = "GETH_DATADIR"
 )
 
 // These settings ensure that TOML keys use the same names as Go struct fields.
@@ -92,10 +101,8 @@ var tomlSettings = toml.Config{
 
 //before booting the swarm node, build the configuration
 func buildConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (config *bzzapi.Config, err error) {
-	//check for deprecated flags
-	checkDeprecated(ctx)
 	//start by creating a default config
-	config = bzzapi.NewDefaultConfig()
+	config = bzzapi.NewConfig()
 	//first load settings from config file (if provided)
 	config, err = configFileOverride(config, ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -168,7 +175,7 @@ func cmdLineOverride(currentConfig *bzzapi.Config, ctx *cli.Context) *bzzapi.Con
 
 	if networkid := ctx.GlobalString(SwarmNetworkIdFlag.Name); networkid != "" {
 		if id, _ := strconv.Atoi(networkid); id != 0 {
-			currentConfig.NetworkId = uint64(id)
+			currentConfig.NetworkID = uint64(id)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -191,12 +198,20 @@ func cmdLineOverride(currentConfig *bzzapi.Config, ctx *cli.Context) *bzzapi.Con
 		currentConfig.SwapEnabled = true
 	}
 
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(SwarmSyncEnabledFlag.Name) {
-		currentConfig.SyncEnabled = true
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(SwarmSyncDisabledFlag.Name) {
+		currentConfig.SyncEnabled = false
+	}
+
+	if d := ctx.GlobalDuration(SwarmSyncUpdateDelay.Name); d > 0 {
+		currentConfig.SyncUpdateDelay = d
 	}
 
-	currentConfig.SwapApi = ctx.GlobalString(SwarmSwapAPIFlag.Name)
-	if currentConfig.SwapEnabled && currentConfig.SwapApi == "" {
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(SwarmDeliverySkipCheckFlag.Name) {
+		currentConfig.DeliverySkipCheck = true
+	}
+
+	currentConfig.SwapAPI = ctx.GlobalString(SwarmSwapAPIFlag.Name)
+	if currentConfig.SwapEnabled && currentConfig.SwapAPI == "" {
 		utils.Fatalf(SWARM_ERR_SWAP_SET_NO_API)
 	}
 
@@ -209,10 +224,6 @@ func cmdLineOverride(currentConfig *bzzapi.Config, ctx *cli.Context) *bzzapi.Con
 		currentConfig.EnsAPIs = ensAPIs
 	}
 
-	if ensaddr := ctx.GlobalString(DeprecatedEnsAddrFlag.Name); ensaddr != "" {
-		currentConfig.EnsRoot = common.HexToAddress(ensaddr)
-	}
-
 	if cors := ctx.GlobalString(CorsStringFlag.Name); cors != "" {
 		currentConfig.Cors = cors
 	}
@@ -221,6 +232,18 @@ func cmdLineOverride(currentConfig *bzzapi.Config, ctx *cli.Context) *bzzapi.Con
 		currentConfig.BootNodes = ctx.GlobalString(utils.BootnodesFlag.Name)
 	}
 
+	if storePath := ctx.GlobalString(SwarmStorePath.Name); storePath != "" {
+		currentConfig.LocalStoreParams.ChunkDbPath = storePath
+	}
+
+	if storeCapacity := ctx.GlobalUint64(SwarmStoreCapacity.Name); storeCapacity != 0 {
+		currentConfig.LocalStoreParams.DbCapacity = storeCapacity
+	}
+
+	if storeCacheCapacity := ctx.GlobalUint(SwarmStoreCacheCapacity.Name); storeCacheCapacity != 0 {
+		currentConfig.LocalStoreParams.CacheCapacity = storeCacheCapacity
+	}
+
 	return currentConfig
 
 }
@@ -239,7 +262,7 @@ func envVarsOverride(currentConfig *bzzapi.Config) (config *bzzapi.Config) {
 
 	if networkid := os.Getenv(SWARM_ENV_NETWORK_ID); networkid != "" {
 		if id, _ := strconv.Atoi(networkid); id != 0 {
-			currentConfig.NetworkId = uint64(id)
+			currentConfig.NetworkID = uint64(id)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -262,17 +285,29 @@ func envVarsOverride(currentConfig *bzzapi.Config) (config *bzzapi.Config) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if syncenable := os.Getenv(SWARM_ENV_SYNC_ENABLE); syncenable != "" {
-		if sync, err := strconv.ParseBool(syncenable); err != nil {
-			currentConfig.SyncEnabled = sync
+	if syncdisable := os.Getenv(SWARM_ENV_SYNC_DISABLE); syncdisable != "" {
+		if sync, err := strconv.ParseBool(syncdisable); err != nil {
+			currentConfig.SyncEnabled = !sync
+		}
+	}
+
+	if v := os.Getenv(SWARM_ENV_DELIVERY_SKIP_CHECK); v != "" {
+		if skipCheck, err := strconv.ParseBool(v); err != nil {
+			currentConfig.DeliverySkipCheck = skipCheck
+		}
+	}
+
+	if v := os.Getenv(SWARM_ENV_SYNC_UPDATE_DELAY); v != "" {
+		if d, err := time.ParseDuration(v); err != nil {
+			currentConfig.SyncUpdateDelay = d
 		}
 	}
 
 	if swapapi := os.Getenv(SWARM_ENV_SWAP_API); swapapi != "" {
-		currentConfig.SwapApi = swapapi
+		currentConfig.SwapAPI = swapapi
 	}
 
-	if currentConfig.SwapEnabled && currentConfig.SwapApi == "" {
+	if currentConfig.SwapEnabled && currentConfig.SwapAPI == "" {
 		utils.Fatalf(SWARM_ERR_SWAP_SET_NO_API)
 	}
 
@@ -312,18 +347,6 @@ func dumpConfig(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-//deprecated flags checked here
-func checkDeprecated(ctx *cli.Context) {
-	// exit if the deprecated --ethapi flag is set
-	if ctx.GlobalString(DeprecatedEthAPIFlag.Name) != "" {
-		utils.Fatalf("--ethapi is no longer a valid command line flag, please use --ens-api and/or --swap-api.")
-	}
-	// warn if --ens-api flag is set
-	if ctx.GlobalString(DeprecatedEnsAddrFlag.Name) != "" {
-		log.Warn("--ens-addr is no longer a valid command line flag, please use --ens-api to specify contract address.")
-	}
-}
-
 //validate configuration parameters
 func validateConfig(cfg *bzzapi.Config) (err error) {
 	for _, ensAPI := range cfg.EnsAPIs {
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/config_test.go b/cmd/swarm/config_test.go
index 9bf584f50..d5011e3a7 100644
--- a/cmd/swarm/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/swarm/config_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestDumpConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	swarm := runSwarm(t, "dumpconfig")
-	defaultConf := api.NewDefaultConfig()
+	defaultConf := api.NewConfig()
 	out, err := tomlSettings.Marshal(&defaultConf)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestDumpConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	swarm.ExpectExit()
 }
 
-func TestFailsSwapEnabledNoSwapApi(t *testing.T) {
+func TestConfigFailsSwapEnabledNoSwapApi(t *testing.T) {
 	flags := []string{
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmNetworkIdFlag.Name), "42",
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmPortFlag.Name), "54545",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestFailsSwapEnabledNoSwapApi(t *testing.T) {
 	swarm.ExpectExit()
 }
 
-func TestFailsNoBzzAccount(t *testing.T) {
+func TestConfigFailsNoBzzAccount(t *testing.T) {
 	flags := []string{
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmNetworkIdFlag.Name), "42",
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmPortFlag.Name), "54545",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestFailsNoBzzAccount(t *testing.T) {
 	swarm.ExpectExit()
 }
 
-func TestCmdLineOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+func TestConfigCmdLineOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "bzztest")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -85,9 +85,10 @@ func TestCmdLineOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 	flags := []string{
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmNetworkIdFlag.Name), "42",
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmPortFlag.Name), httpPort,
-		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmSyncEnabledFlag.Name),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmSyncDisabledFlag.Name),
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", CorsStringFlag.Name), "*",
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmAccountFlag.Name), account.Address.String(),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmDeliverySkipCheckFlag.Name),
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", EnsAPIFlag.Name), "",
 		"--datadir", dir,
 		"--ipcpath", conf.IPCPath,
@@ -120,12 +121,16 @@ func TestCmdLineOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected port to be %s, got %s", httpPort, info.Port)
 	}
 
-	if info.NetworkId != 42 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected network ID to be %d, got %d", 42, info.NetworkId)
+	if info.NetworkID != 42 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected network ID to be %d, got %d", 42, info.NetworkID)
 	}
 
-	if !info.SyncEnabled {
-		t.Fatal("Expected Sync to be enabled, but is false")
+	if info.SyncEnabled {
+		t.Fatal("Expected Sync to be disabled, but is true")
+	}
+
+	if !info.DeliverySkipCheck {
+		t.Fatal("Expected DeliverySkipCheck to be enabled, but it is not")
 	}
 
 	if info.Cors != "*" {
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ func TestCmdLineOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 	node.Shutdown()
 }
 
-func TestFileOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+func TestConfigFileOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// assign ports
 	httpPort, err := assignTCPPort()
@@ -145,16 +150,16 @@ func TestFileOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 
 	//create a config file
 	//first, create a default conf
-	defaultConf := api.NewDefaultConfig()
+	defaultConf := api.NewConfig()
 	//change some values in order to test if they have been loaded
-	defaultConf.SyncEnabled = true
-	defaultConf.NetworkId = 54
+	defaultConf.SyncEnabled = false
+	defaultConf.DeliverySkipCheck = true
+	defaultConf.NetworkID = 54
 	defaultConf.Port = httpPort
-	defaultConf.StoreParams.DbCapacity = 9000000
-	defaultConf.ChunkerParams.Branches = 64
-	defaultConf.HiveParams.CallInterval = 6000000000
+	defaultConf.DbCapacity = 9000000
+	defaultConf.HiveParams.KeepAliveInterval = 6000000000
 	defaultConf.Swap.Params.Strategy.AutoCashInterval = 600 * time.Second
-	defaultConf.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize = 512
+	//defaultConf.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize = 512
 	//create a TOML string
 	out, err := tomlSettings.Marshal(&defaultConf)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -215,38 +220,38 @@ func TestFileOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected port to be %s, got %s", httpPort, info.Port)
 	}
 
-	if info.NetworkId != 54 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected network ID to be %d, got %d", 54, info.NetworkId)
+	if info.NetworkID != 54 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected network ID to be %d, got %d", 54, info.NetworkID)
 	}
 
-	if !info.SyncEnabled {
-		t.Fatal("Expected Sync to be enabled, but is false")
+	if info.SyncEnabled {
+		t.Fatal("Expected Sync to be disabled, but is true")
 	}
 
-	if info.StoreParams.DbCapacity != 9000000 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected network ID to be %d, got %d", 54, info.NetworkId)
+	if !info.DeliverySkipCheck {
+		t.Fatal("Expected DeliverySkipCheck to be enabled, but it is not")
 	}
 
-	if info.ChunkerParams.Branches != 64 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected chunker params branches to be %d, got %d", 64, info.ChunkerParams.Branches)
+	if info.DbCapacity != 9000000 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected network ID to be %d, got %d", 54, info.NetworkID)
 	}
 
-	if info.HiveParams.CallInterval != 6000000000 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected HiveParams CallInterval to be %d, got %d", uint64(6000000000), uint64(info.HiveParams.CallInterval))
+	if info.HiveParams.KeepAliveInterval != 6000000000 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected HiveParams KeepAliveInterval to be %d, got %d", uint64(6000000000), uint64(info.HiveParams.KeepAliveInterval))
 	}
 
 	if info.Swap.Params.Strategy.AutoCashInterval != 600*time.Second {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected SwapParams AutoCashInterval to be %ds, got %d", 600, info.Swap.Params.Strategy.AutoCashInterval)
 	}
 
-	if info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize != 512 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize to be %d, got %d", 512, info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize)
-	}
+	//	if info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize != 512 {
+	//		t.Fatalf("Expected info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize to be %d, got %d", 512, info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize)
+	//	}
 
 	node.Shutdown()
 }
 
-func TestEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
+func TestConfigEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 	// assign ports
 	httpPort, err := assignTCPPort()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -257,7 +262,8 @@ func TestEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 	envVars = append(envVars, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", SwarmPortFlag.EnvVar, httpPort))
 	envVars = append(envVars, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", SwarmNetworkIdFlag.EnvVar, "999"))
 	envVars = append(envVars, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", CorsStringFlag.EnvVar, "*"))
-	envVars = append(envVars, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", SwarmSyncEnabledFlag.EnvVar, "true"))
+	envVars = append(envVars, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", SwarmSyncDisabledFlag.EnvVar, "true"))
+	envVars = append(envVars, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", SwarmDeliverySkipCheckFlag.EnvVar, "true"))
 
 	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "bzztest")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -326,23 +332,27 @@ func TestEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected port to be %s, got %s", httpPort, info.Port)
 	}
 
-	if info.NetworkId != 999 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected network ID to be %d, got %d", 999, info.NetworkId)
+	if info.NetworkID != 999 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected network ID to be %d, got %d", 999, info.NetworkID)
 	}
 
 	if info.Cors != "*" {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected Cors flag to be set to %s, got %s", "*", info.Cors)
 	}
 
-	if !info.SyncEnabled {
-		t.Fatal("Expected Sync to be enabled, but is false")
+	if info.SyncEnabled {
+		t.Fatal("Expected Sync to be disabled, but is true")
+	}
+
+	if !info.DeliverySkipCheck {
+		t.Fatal("Expected DeliverySkipCheck to be enabled, but it is not")
 	}
 
 	node.Shutdown()
 	cmd.Process.Kill()
 }
 
-func TestCmdLineOverridesFile(t *testing.T) {
+func TestConfigCmdLineOverridesFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// assign ports
 	httpPort, err := assignTCPPort()
@@ -352,26 +362,27 @@ func TestCmdLineOverridesFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	//create a config file
 	//first, create a default conf
-	defaultConf := api.NewDefaultConfig()
+	defaultConf := api.NewConfig()
 	//change some values in order to test if they have been loaded
-	defaultConf.SyncEnabled = false
-	defaultConf.NetworkId = 54
+	defaultConf.SyncEnabled = true
+	defaultConf.NetworkID = 54
 	defaultConf.Port = "8588"
-	defaultConf.StoreParams.DbCapacity = 9000000
-	defaultConf.ChunkerParams.Branches = 64
-	defaultConf.HiveParams.CallInterval = 6000000000
+	defaultConf.DbCapacity = 9000000
+	defaultConf.HiveParams.KeepAliveInterval = 6000000000
 	defaultConf.Swap.Params.Strategy.AutoCashInterval = 600 * time.Second
-	defaultConf.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize = 512
+	//defaultConf.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize = 512
 	//create a TOML file
 	out, err := tomlSettings.Marshal(&defaultConf)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error creating TOML file in TestFileOverride: %v", err)
 	}
 	//write file
-	f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "testconfig.toml")
+	fname := "testconfig.toml"
+	f, err := ioutil.TempFile("", fname)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error writing TOML file in TestFileOverride: %v", err)
 	}
+	defer os.Remove(fname)
 	//write file
 	_, err = f.WriteString(string(out))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -392,7 +403,7 @@ func TestCmdLineOverridesFile(t *testing.T) {
 	flags := []string{
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmNetworkIdFlag.Name), "77",
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmPortFlag.Name), httpPort,
-		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmSyncEnabledFlag.Name),
+		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmSyncDisabledFlag.Name),
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmTomlConfigPathFlag.Name), f.Name(),
 		fmt.Sprintf("--%s", SwarmAccountFlag.Name), account.Address.String(),
 		"--ens-api", "",
@@ -427,33 +438,29 @@ func TestCmdLineOverridesFile(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected port to be %s, got %s", httpPort, info.Port)
 	}
 
-	if info.NetworkId != expectNetworkId {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected network ID to be %d, got %d", expectNetworkId, info.NetworkId)
+	if info.NetworkID != expectNetworkId {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected network ID to be %d, got %d", expectNetworkId, info.NetworkID)
 	}
 
-	if !info.SyncEnabled {
-		t.Fatal("Expected Sync to be enabled, but is false")
+	if info.SyncEnabled {
+		t.Fatal("Expected Sync to be disabled, but is true")
 	}
 
-	if info.StoreParams.DbCapacity != 9000000 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected network ID to be %d, got %d", 54, info.NetworkId)
+	if info.LocalStoreParams.DbCapacity != 9000000 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected Capacity to be %d, got %d", 9000000, info.LocalStoreParams.DbCapacity)
 	}
 
-	if info.ChunkerParams.Branches != 64 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected chunker params branches to be %d, got %d", 64, info.ChunkerParams.Branches)
-	}
-
-	if info.HiveParams.CallInterval != 6000000000 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected HiveParams CallInterval to be %d, got %d", uint64(6000000000), uint64(info.HiveParams.CallInterval))
+	if info.HiveParams.KeepAliveInterval != 6000000000 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected HiveParams KeepAliveInterval to be %d, got %d", uint64(6000000000), uint64(info.HiveParams.KeepAliveInterval))
 	}
 
 	if info.Swap.Params.Strategy.AutoCashInterval != 600*time.Second {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected SwapParams AutoCashInterval to be %ds, got %d", 600, info.Swap.Params.Strategy.AutoCashInterval)
 	}
 
-	if info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize != 512 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize to be %d, got %d", 512, info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize)
-	}
+	//	if info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize != 512 {
+	//		t.Fatalf("Expected info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize to be %d, got %d", 512, info.SyncParams.KeyBufferSize)
+	//	}
 
 	node.Shutdown()
 }
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/db.go b/cmd/swarm/db.go
index dfd2d069b..fe03f2d16 100644
--- a/cmd/swarm/db.go
+++ b/cmd/swarm/db.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage"
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
@@ -30,11 +31,11 @@ import (
 
 func dbExport(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	args := ctx.Args()
-	if len(args) != 2 {
-		utils.Fatalf("invalid arguments, please specify both <chunkdb> (path to a local chunk database) and <file> (path to write the tar archive to, - for stdout)")
+	if len(args) != 3 {
+		utils.Fatalf("invalid arguments, please specify both <chunkdb> (path to a local chunk database), <file> (path to write the tar archive to, - for stdout) and the base key")
 	}
 
-	store, err := openDbStore(args[0])
+	store, err := openLDBStore(args[0], common.Hex2Bytes(args[2]))
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("error opening local chunk database: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -62,11 +63,11 @@ func dbExport(ctx *cli.Context) {
 
 func dbImport(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	args := ctx.Args()
-	if len(args) != 2 {
-		utils.Fatalf("invalid arguments, please specify both <chunkdb> (path to a local chunk database) and <file> (path to read the tar archive from, - for stdin)")
+	if len(args) != 3 {
+		utils.Fatalf("invalid arguments, please specify both <chunkdb> (path to a local chunk database), <file> (path to read the tar archive from, - for stdin) and the base key")
 	}
 
-	store, err := openDbStore(args[0])
+	store, err := openLDBStore(args[0], common.Hex2Bytes(args[2]))
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("error opening local chunk database: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -94,11 +95,11 @@ func dbImport(ctx *cli.Context) {
 
 func dbClean(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	args := ctx.Args()
-	if len(args) != 1 {
-		utils.Fatalf("invalid arguments, please specify <chunkdb> (path to a local chunk database)")
+	if len(args) != 2 {
+		utils.Fatalf("invalid arguments, please specify <chunkdb> (path to a local chunk database) and the base key")
 	}
 
-	store, err := openDbStore(args[0])
+	store, err := openLDBStore(args[0], common.Hex2Bytes(args[1]))
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("error opening local chunk database: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -107,10 +108,13 @@ func dbClean(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	store.Cleanup()
 }
 
-func openDbStore(path string) (*storage.DbStore, error) {
+func openLDBStore(path string, basekey []byte) (*storage.LDBStore, error) {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(path, "CURRENT")); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid chunkdb path: %s", err)
 	}
-	hash := storage.MakeHashFunc("SHA3")
-	return storage.NewDbStore(path, hash, 10000000, 0)
+
+	storeparams := storage.NewDefaultStoreParams()
+	ldbparams := storage.NewLDBStoreParams(storeparams, path)
+	ldbparams.BaseKey = basekey
+	return storage.NewLDBStore(ldbparams)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/download.go b/cmd/swarm/download.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2418f744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/swarm/download.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of go-ethereum.
+//
+// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/api"
+	swarm "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/api/client"
+	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
+)
+
+func download(ctx *cli.Context) {
+	log.Debug("downloading content using swarm down")
+	args := ctx.Args()
+	dest := "."
+
+	switch len(args) {
+	case 0:
+		utils.Fatalf("Usage: swarm down [options] <bzz locator> [<destination path>]")
+	case 1:
+		log.Trace(fmt.Sprintf("swarm down: no destination path - assuming working dir"))
+	default:
+		log.Trace(fmt.Sprintf("destination path arg: %s", args[1]))
+		if absDest, err := filepath.Abs(args[1]); err == nil {
+			dest = absDest
+		} else {
+			utils.Fatalf("could not get download path: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var (
+		bzzapi      = strings.TrimRight(ctx.GlobalString(SwarmApiFlag.Name), "/")
+		isRecursive = ctx.Bool(SwarmRecursiveFlag.Name)
+		client      = swarm.NewClient(bzzapi)
+	)
+
+	if fi, err := os.Stat(dest); err == nil {
+		if isRecursive && !fi.Mode().IsDir() {
+			utils.Fatalf("destination path is not a directory!")
+		}
+	} else {
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			utils.Fatalf("could not stat path: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	uri, err := api.Parse(args[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("could not parse uri argument: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// assume behaviour according to --recursive switch
+	if isRecursive {
+		if err := client.DownloadDirectory(uri.Addr, uri.Path, dest); err != nil {
+			utils.Fatalf("encoutered an error while downloading directory: %v", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// we are downloading a file
+		log.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("downloading file/path from a manifest. hash: %s, path:%s", uri.Addr, uri.Path))
+
+		err := client.DownloadFile(uri.Addr, uri.Path, dest)
+		if err != nil {
+			utils.Fatalf("could not download %s from given address: %s. error: %v", uri.Path, uri.Addr, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/export_test.go b/cmd/swarm/export_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..525538ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/swarm/export_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of go-ethereum.
+//
+// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm"
+)
+
+// TestCLISwarmExportImport perform the following test:
+// 1. runs swarm node
+// 2. uploads a random file
+// 3. runs an export of the local datastore
+// 4. runs a second swarm node
+// 5. imports the exported datastore
+// 6. fetches the uploaded random file from the second node
+func TestCLISwarmExportImport(t *testing.T) {
+	cluster := newTestCluster(t, 1)
+
+	// generate random 10mb file
+	f, cleanup := generateRandomFile(t, 10000000)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	// upload the file with 'swarm up' and expect a hash
+	up := runSwarm(t, "--bzzapi", cluster.Nodes[0].URL, "up", f.Name())
+	_, matches := up.ExpectRegexp(`[a-f\d]{64}`)
+	up.ExpectExit()
+	hash := matches[0]
+
+	var info swarm.Info
+	if err := cluster.Nodes[0].Client.Call(&info, "bzz_info"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	cluster.Stop()
+	defer cluster.Cleanup()
+
+	// generate an export.tar
+	exportCmd := runSwarm(t, "db", "export", info.Path+"/chunks", info.Path+"/export.tar", strings.TrimPrefix(info.BzzKey, "0x"))
+	exportCmd.ExpectExit()
+
+	// start second cluster
+	cluster2 := newTestCluster(t, 1)
+
+	var info2 swarm.Info
+	if err := cluster2.Nodes[0].Client.Call(&info2, "bzz_info"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// stop second cluster, so that we close LevelDB
+	cluster2.Stop()
+	defer cluster2.Cleanup()
+
+	// import the export.tar
+	importCmd := runSwarm(t, "db", "import", info2.Path+"/chunks", info.Path+"/export.tar", strings.TrimPrefix(info2.BzzKey, "0x"))
+	importCmd.ExpectExit()
+
+	// spin second cluster back up
+	cluster2.StartExistingNodes(t, 1, strings.TrimPrefix(info2.BzzAccount, "0x"))
+
+	// try to fetch imported file
+	res, err := http.Get(cluster2.Nodes[0].URL + "/bzz:/" + hash)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if res.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected HTTP status %d, got %s", 200, res.Status)
+	}
+
+	// compare downloaded file with the generated random file
+	mustEqualFiles(t, f, res.Body)
+}
+
+func mustEqualFiles(t *testing.T, up io.Reader, down io.Reader) {
+	h := md5.New()
+	upLen, err := io.Copy(h, up)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	upHash := h.Sum(nil)
+	h.Reset()
+	downLen, err := io.Copy(h, down)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	downHash := h.Sum(nil)
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(upHash, downHash) || upLen != downLen {
+		t.Fatalf("downloaded imported file md5=%x (length %v) is not the same as the generated one mp5=%x (length %v)", downHash, downLen, upHash, upLen)
+	}
+}
+
+func generateRandomFile(t *testing.T, size int) (f *os.File, teardown func()) {
+	// create a tmp file
+	tmp, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "swarm-test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// callback for tmp file cleanup
+	teardown = func() {
+		tmp.Close()
+		os.Remove(tmp.Name())
+	}
+
+	// write 10mb random data to file
+	buf := make([]byte, 10000000)
+	_, err = rand.Read(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	ioutil.WriteFile(tmp.Name(), buf, 0755)
+
+	return tmp, teardown
+}
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/fs.go b/cmd/swarm/fs.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0124586cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/swarm/fs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of go-ethereum.
+//
+// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/fuse"
+	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
+)
+
+func mount(cliContext *cli.Context) {
+	args := cliContext.Args()
+	if len(args) < 2 {
+		utils.Fatalf("Usage: swarm fs mount --ipcpath <path to bzzd.ipc> <manifestHash> <file name>")
+	}
+
+	client, err := dialRPC(cliContext)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("had an error dailing to RPC endpoint: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	mf := &fuse.MountInfo{}
+	mountPoint, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Clean(args[1]))
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("error expanding path for mount point: %v", err)
+	}
+	err = client.CallContext(ctx, mf, "swarmfs_mount", args[0], mountPoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("had an error calling the RPC endpoint while mounting: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func unmount(cliContext *cli.Context) {
+	args := cliContext.Args()
+
+	if len(args) < 1 {
+		utils.Fatalf("Usage: swarm fs unmount --ipcpath <path to bzzd.ipc> <mount path>")
+	}
+	client, err := dialRPC(cliContext)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("had an error dailing to RPC endpoint: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	mf := fuse.MountInfo{}
+	err = client.CallContext(ctx, &mf, "swarmfs_unmount", args[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("encountered an error calling the RPC endpoint while unmounting: %v", err)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("%s\n", mf.LatestManifest) //print the latest manifest hash for user reference
+}
+
+func listMounts(cliContext *cli.Context) {
+	client, err := dialRPC(cliContext)
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("had an error dailing to RPC endpoint: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	mf := []fuse.MountInfo{}
+	err = client.CallContext(ctx, &mf, "swarmfs_listmounts")
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.Fatalf("encountered an error calling the RPC endpoint while unmounting: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(mf) == 0 {
+		fmt.Print("Could not found any swarmfs mounts. Please make sure you've specified the correct RPC endpoint\n")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Found %d swarmfs mount(s):\n", len(mf))
+		for i, mountInfo := range mf {
+			fmt.Printf("%d:\n", i)
+			fmt.Printf("\tMount point: %s\n", mountInfo.MountPoint)
+			fmt.Printf("\tLatest Manifest: %s\n", mountInfo.LatestManifest)
+			fmt.Printf("\tStart Manifest: %s\n", mountInfo.StartManifest)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func dialRPC(ctx *cli.Context) (*rpc.Client, error) {
+	var endpoint string
+
+	if ctx.IsSet(utils.IPCPathFlag.Name) {
+		endpoint = ctx.String(utils.IPCPathFlag.Name)
+	} else {
+		utils.Fatalf("swarm ipc endpoint not specified")
+	}
+
+	if endpoint == "" {
+		endpoint = node.DefaultIPCEndpoint(clientIdentifier)
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "rpc:") || strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "ipc:") {
+		// Backwards compatibility with geth < 1.5 which required
+		// these prefixes.
+		endpoint = endpoint[4:]
+	}
+	return rpc.Dial(endpoint)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/fs_test.go b/cmd/swarm/fs_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25705c0a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/swarm/fs_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,234 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of go-ethereum.
+//
+// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	colorable "github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	log.PrintOrigins(true)
+	log.Root().SetHandler(log.LvlFilterHandler(log.Lvl(*loglevel), log.StreamHandler(colorable.NewColorableStderr(), log.TerminalFormat(true))))
+}
+
+type testFile struct {
+	filePath string
+	content  string
+}
+
+// TestCLISwarmFs is a high-level test of swarmfs
+func TestCLISwarmFs(t *testing.T) {
+	cluster := newTestCluster(t, 3)
+	defer cluster.Shutdown()
+
+	// create a tmp dir
+	mountPoint, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "swarm-test")
+	log.Debug("swarmfs cli test", "1st mount", mountPoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(mountPoint)
+
+	handlingNode := cluster.Nodes[0]
+	mhash := doUploadEmptyDir(t, handlingNode)
+	log.Debug("swarmfs cli test: mounting first run", "ipc path", filepath.Join(handlingNode.Dir, handlingNode.IpcPath))
+
+	mount := runSwarm(t, []string{
+		"fs",
+		"mount",
+		"--ipcpath", filepath.Join(handlingNode.Dir, handlingNode.IpcPath),
+		mhash,
+		mountPoint,
+	}...)
+	mount.ExpectExit()
+
+	filesToAssert := []*testFile{}
+
+	dirPath, err := createDirInDir(mountPoint, "testSubDir")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	dirPath2, err := createDirInDir(dirPath, "AnotherTestSubDir")
+
+	dummyContent := "somerandomtestcontentthatshouldbeasserted"
+	dirs := []string{
+		mountPoint,
+		dirPath,
+		dirPath2,
+	}
+	files := []string{"f1.tmp", "f2.tmp"}
+	for _, d := range dirs {
+		for _, entry := range files {
+			tFile, err := createTestFileInPath(d, entry, dummyContent)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			filesToAssert = append(filesToAssert, tFile)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(filesToAssert) != len(dirs)*len(files) {
+		t.Fatalf("should have %d files to assert now, got %d", len(dirs)*len(files), len(filesToAssert))
+	}
+	hashRegexp := `[a-f\d]{64}`
+	log.Debug("swarmfs cli test: unmounting first run...", "ipc path", filepath.Join(handlingNode.Dir, handlingNode.IpcPath))
+
+	unmount := runSwarm(t, []string{
+		"fs",
+		"unmount",
+		"--ipcpath", filepath.Join(handlingNode.Dir, handlingNode.IpcPath),
+		mountPoint,
+	}...)
+	_, matches := unmount.ExpectRegexp(hashRegexp)
+	unmount.ExpectExit()
+
+	hash := matches[0]
+	if hash == mhash {
+		t.Fatal("this should not be equal")
+	}
+	log.Debug("swarmfs cli test: asserting no files in mount point")
+
+	//check that there's nothing in the mount folder
+	filesInDir, err := ioutil.ReadDir(mountPoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("had an error reading the directory: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(filesInDir) != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("there shouldn't be anything here")
+	}
+
+	secondMountPoint, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "swarm-test")
+	log.Debug("swarmfs cli test", "2nd mount point at", secondMountPoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(secondMountPoint)
+
+	log.Debug("swarmfs cli test: remounting at second mount point", "ipc path", filepath.Join(handlingNode.Dir, handlingNode.IpcPath))
+
+	//remount, check files
+	newMount := runSwarm(t, []string{
+		"fs",
+		"mount",
+		"--ipcpath", filepath.Join(handlingNode.Dir, handlingNode.IpcPath),
+		hash, // the latest hash
+		secondMountPoint,
+	}...)
+
+	newMount.ExpectExit()
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
+	filesInDir, err = ioutil.ReadDir(secondMountPoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(filesInDir) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("there should be something here")
+	}
+
+	log.Debug("swarmfs cli test: traversing file tree to see it matches previous mount")
+
+	for _, file := range filesToAssert {
+		file.filePath = strings.Replace(file.filePath, mountPoint, secondMountPoint, -1)
+		fileBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file.filePath)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(fileBytes, bytes.NewBufferString(file.content).Bytes()) {
+			t.Fatal("this should be equal")
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Debug("swarmfs cli test: unmounting second run", "ipc path", filepath.Join(handlingNode.Dir, handlingNode.IpcPath))
+
+	unmountSec := runSwarm(t, []string{
+		"fs",
+		"unmount",
+		"--ipcpath", filepath.Join(handlingNode.Dir, handlingNode.IpcPath),
+		secondMountPoint,
+	}...)
+
+	_, matches = unmountSec.ExpectRegexp(hashRegexp)
+	unmountSec.ExpectExit()
+
+	if matches[0] != hash {
+		t.Fatal("these should be equal - no changes made")
+	}
+}
+
+func doUploadEmptyDir(t *testing.T, node *testNode) string {
+	// create a tmp dir
+	tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "swarm-test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+
+	hashRegexp := `[a-f\d]{64}`
+
+	flags := []string{
+		"--bzzapi", node.URL,
+		"--recursive",
+		"up",
+		tmpDir}
+
+	log.Info("swarmfs cli test: uploading dir with 'swarm up'")
+	up := runSwarm(t, flags...)
+	_, matches := up.ExpectRegexp(hashRegexp)
+	up.ExpectExit()
+	hash := matches[0]
+	log.Info("swarmfs cli test: dir uploaded", "hash", hash)
+	return hash
+}
+
+func createDirInDir(createInDir string, dirToCreate string) (string, error) {
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(createInDir, dirToCreate)
+	err := os.MkdirAll(fullpath, 0777)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return fullpath, nil
+}
+
+func createTestFileInPath(dir, filename, content string) (*testFile, error) {
+	tFile := &testFile{}
+	filePath := filepath.Join(dir, filename)
+	if file, err := os.Create(filePath); err == nil {
+		tFile.content = content
+		tFile.filePath = filePath
+
+		_, err = io.WriteString(file, content)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		file.Close()
+	}
+
+	return tFile, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/hash.go b/cmd/swarm/hash.go
index 792e8d0d7..c82456b3c 100644
--- a/cmd/swarm/hash.go
+++ b/cmd/swarm/hash.go
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ func hash(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	defer f.Close()
 
 	stat, _ := f.Stat()
-	chunker := storage.NewTreeChunker(storage.NewChunkerParams())
-	key, err := chunker.Split(f, stat.Size(), nil, nil, nil)
+	fileStore := storage.NewFileStore(storage.NewMapChunkStore(), storage.NewFileStoreParams())
+	addr, _, err := fileStore.Store(f, stat.Size(), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("%v\n", err)
 	} else {
-		fmt.Printf("%v\n", key)
+		fmt.Printf("%v\n", addr)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/main.go b/cmd/swarm/main.go
index 360020b77..9877e9150 100644
--- a/cmd/swarm/main.go
+++ b/cmd/swarm/main.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/console"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
@@ -49,6 +48,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 const clientIdentifier = "swarm"
+const helpTemplate = `NAME:
+{{.HelpName}} - {{.Usage}}
+
+USAGE:
+{{if .UsageText}}{{.UsageText}}{{else}}{{.HelpName}}{{if .VisibleFlags}} [command options]{{end}} {{if .ArgsUsage}}{{.ArgsUsage}}{{else}}[arguments...]{{end}}{{end}}{{if .Category}}
+
+CATEGORY:
+{{.Category}}{{end}}{{if .Description}}
+
+DESCRIPTION:
+{{.Description}}{{end}}{{if .VisibleFlags}}
+
+OPTIONS:
+{{range .VisibleFlags}}{{.}}
+{{end}}{{end}}
+`
 
 var (
 	gitCommit        string // Git SHA1 commit hash of the release (set via linker flags)
@@ -87,10 +102,6 @@ var (
 		Usage:  "Network identifier (integer, default 3=swarm testnet)",
 		EnvVar: SWARM_ENV_NETWORK_ID,
 	}
-	SwarmConfigPathFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "bzzconfig",
-		Usage: "DEPRECATED: please use --config path/to/TOML-file",
-	}
 	SwarmSwapEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:   "swap",
 		Usage:  "Swarm SWAP enabled (default false)",
@@ -101,10 +112,20 @@ var (
 		Usage:  "URL of the Ethereum API provider to use to settle SWAP payments",
 		EnvVar: SWARM_ENV_SWAP_API,
 	}
-	SwarmSyncEnabledFlag = cli.BoolTFlag{
-		Name:   "sync",
-		Usage:  "Swarm Syncing enabled (default true)",
-		EnvVar: SWARM_ENV_SYNC_ENABLE,
+	SwarmSyncDisabledFlag = cli.BoolTFlag{
+		Name:   "nosync",
+		Usage:  "Disable swarm syncing",
+		EnvVar: SWARM_ENV_SYNC_DISABLE,
+	}
+	SwarmSyncUpdateDelay = cli.DurationFlag{
+		Name:   "sync-update-delay",
+		Usage:  "Duration for sync subscriptions update after no new peers are added (default 15s)",
+		EnvVar: SWARM_ENV_SYNC_UPDATE_DELAY,
+	}
+	SwarmDeliverySkipCheckFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:   "delivery-skip-check",
+		Usage:  "Skip chunk delivery check (default false)",
+		EnvVar: SWARM_ENV_DELIVERY_SKIP_CHECK,
 	}
 	EnsAPIFlag = cli.StringSliceFlag{
 		Name:   "ens-api",
@@ -116,7 +137,7 @@ var (
 		Usage: "Swarm HTTP endpoint",
 		Value: "http://127.0.0.1:8500",
 	}
-	SwarmRecursiveUploadFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+	SwarmRecursiveFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "recursive",
 		Usage: "Upload directories recursively",
 	}
@@ -136,20 +157,29 @@ var (
 		Name:  "mime",
 		Usage: "force mime type",
 	}
+	SwarmEncryptedFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "encrypt",
+		Usage: "use encrypted upload",
+	}
 	CorsStringFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:   "corsdomain",
 		Usage:  "Domain on which to send Access-Control-Allow-Origin header (multiple domains can be supplied separated by a ',')",
 		EnvVar: SWARM_ENV_CORS,
 	}
-
-	// the following flags are deprecated and should be removed in the future
-	DeprecatedEthAPIFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "ethapi",
-		Usage: "DEPRECATED: please use --ens-api and --swap-api",
+	SwarmStorePath = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:   "store.path",
+		Usage:  "Path to leveldb chunk DB (default <$GETH_ENV_DIR>/swarm/bzz-<$BZZ_KEY>/chunks)",
+		EnvVar: SWARM_ENV_STORE_PATH,
 	}
-	DeprecatedEnsAddrFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "ens-addr",
-		Usage: "DEPRECATED: ENS contract address, please use --ens-api with contract address according to its format",
+	SwarmStoreCapacity = cli.Uint64Flag{
+		Name:   "store.size",
+		Usage:  "Number of chunks (5M is roughly 20-25GB) (default 5000000)",
+		EnvVar: SWARM_ENV_STORE_CAPACITY,
+	}
+	SwarmStoreCacheCapacity = cli.UintFlag{
+		Name:   "store.cache.size",
+		Usage:  "Number of recent chunks cached in memory (default 5000)",
+		EnvVar: SWARM_ENV_STORE_CACHE_CAPACITY,
 	}
 )
 
@@ -180,91 +210,130 @@ func init() {
 	app.Copyright = "Copyright 2013-2016 The go-ethereum Authors"
 	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
 		{
-			Action:    version,
-			Name:      "version",
-			Usage:     "Print version numbers",
-			ArgsUsage: " ",
-			Description: `
-The output of this command is supposed to be machine-readable.
-`,
+			Action:             version,
+			CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+			Name:               "version",
+			Usage:              "Print version numbers",
+			Description:        "The output of this command is supposed to be machine-readable",
 		},
 		{
-			Action:    upload,
-			Name:      "up",
-			Usage:     "upload a file or directory to swarm using the HTTP API",
-			ArgsUsage: " <file>",
-			Description: `
-"upload a file or directory to swarm using the HTTP API and prints the root hash",
-`,
+			Action:             upload,
+			CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+			Name:               "up",
+			Usage:              "uploads a file or directory to swarm using the HTTP API",
+			ArgsUsage:          "<file>",
+			Flags:              []cli.Flag{SwarmEncryptedFlag},
+			Description:        "uploads a file or directory to swarm using the HTTP API and prints the root hash",
 		},
 		{
-			Action:    list,
-			Name:      "ls",
-			Usage:     "list files and directories contained in a manifest",
-			ArgsUsage: " <manifest> [<prefix>]",
-			Description: `
-Lists files and directories contained in a manifest.
-`,
+			Action:             list,
+			CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+			Name:               "ls",
+			Usage:              "list files and directories contained in a manifest",
+			ArgsUsage:          "<manifest> [<prefix>]",
+			Description:        "Lists files and directories contained in a manifest",
 		},
 		{
-			Action:    hash,
-			Name:      "hash",
-			Usage:     "print the swarm hash of a file or directory",
-			ArgsUsage: " <file>",
-			Description: `
-Prints the swarm hash of file or directory.
-`,
+			Action:             hash,
+			CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+			Name:               "hash",
+			Usage:              "print the swarm hash of a file or directory",
+			ArgsUsage:          "<file>",
+			Description:        "Prints the swarm hash of file or directory",
 		},
 		{
-			Name:      "manifest",
-			Usage:     "update a MANIFEST",
-			ArgsUsage: "manifest COMMAND",
+			Action:    download,
+			Name:      "down",
+			Flags:     []cli.Flag{SwarmRecursiveFlag},
+			Usage:     "downloads a swarm manifest or a file inside a manifest",
+			ArgsUsage: " <uri> [<dir>]",
 			Description: `
-Updates a MANIFEST by adding/removing/updating the hash of a path.
+Downloads a swarm bzz uri to the given dir. When no dir is provided, working directory is assumed. --recursive flag is expected when downloading a manifest with multiple entries.
 `,
+		},
+
+		{
+			Name:               "manifest",
+			CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+			Usage:              "perform operations on swarm manifests",
+			ArgsUsage:          "COMMAND",
+			Description:        "Updates a MANIFEST by adding/removing/updating the hash of a path.\nCOMMAND could be: add, update, remove",
 			Subcommands: []cli.Command{
 				{
-					Action:    add,
-					Name:      "add",
-					Usage:     "add a new path to the manifest",
-					ArgsUsage: "<MANIFEST> <path> <hash> [<content-type>]",
-					Description: `
-Adds a new path to the manifest
-`,
+					Action:             add,
+					CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+					Name:               "add",
+					Usage:              "add a new path to the manifest",
+					ArgsUsage:          "<MANIFEST> <path> <hash> [<content-type>]",
+					Description:        "Adds a new path to the manifest",
 				},
 				{
-					Action:    update,
-					Name:      "update",
-					Usage:     "update the hash for an already existing path in the manifest",
-					ArgsUsage: "<MANIFEST> <path> <newhash> [<newcontent-type>]",
-					Description: `
-Update the hash for an already existing path in the manifest
-`,
+					Action:             update,
+					CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+					Name:               "update",
+					Usage:              "update the hash for an already existing path in the manifest",
+					ArgsUsage:          "<MANIFEST> <path> <newhash> [<newcontent-type>]",
+					Description:        "Update the hash for an already existing path in the manifest",
 				},
 				{
-					Action:    remove,
-					Name:      "remove",
-					Usage:     "removes a path from the manifest",
-					ArgsUsage: "<MANIFEST> <path>",
-					Description: `
-Removes a path from the manifest
-`,
+					Action:             remove,
+					CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+					Name:               "remove",
+					Usage:              "removes a path from the manifest",
+					ArgsUsage:          "<MANIFEST> <path>",
+					Description:        "Removes a path from the manifest",
 				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			Name:      "db",
-			Usage:     "manage the local chunk database",
-			ArgsUsage: "db COMMAND",
-			Description: `
-Manage the local chunk database.
-`,
+			Name:               "fs",
+			CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+			Usage:              "perform FUSE operations",
+			ArgsUsage:          "fs COMMAND",
+			Description:        "Performs FUSE operations by mounting/unmounting/listing mount points. This assumes you already have a Swarm node running locally. For all operation you must reference the correct path to bzzd.ipc in order to communicate with the node",
 			Subcommands: []cli.Command{
 				{
-					Action:    dbExport,
-					Name:      "export",
-					Usage:     "export a local chunk database as a tar archive (use - to send to stdout)",
-					ArgsUsage: "<chunkdb> <file>",
+					Action:             mount,
+					CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+					Name:               "mount",
+					Flags:              []cli.Flag{utils.IPCPathFlag},
+					Usage:              "mount a swarm hash to a mount point",
+					ArgsUsage:          "swarm fs mount --ipcpath <path to bzzd.ipc> <manifest hash> <mount point>",
+					Description:        "Mounts a Swarm manifest hash to a given mount point. This assumes you already have a Swarm node running locally. You must reference the correct path to your bzzd.ipc file",
+				},
+				{
+					Action:             unmount,
+					CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+					Name:               "unmount",
+					Flags:              []cli.Flag{utils.IPCPathFlag},
+					Usage:              "unmount a swarmfs mount",
+					ArgsUsage:          "swarm fs unmount --ipcpath <path to bzzd.ipc> <mount point>",
+					Description:        "Unmounts a swarmfs mount residing at <mount point>. This assumes you already have a Swarm node running locally. You must reference the correct path to your bzzd.ipc file",
+				},
+				{
+					Action:             listMounts,
+					CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+					Name:               "list",
+					Flags:              []cli.Flag{utils.IPCPathFlag},
+					Usage:              "list swarmfs mounts",
+					ArgsUsage:          "swarm fs list --ipcpath <path to bzzd.ipc>",
+					Description:        "Lists all mounted swarmfs volumes. This assumes you already have a Swarm node running locally. You must reference the correct path to your bzzd.ipc file",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:               "db",
+			CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+			Usage:              "manage the local chunk database",
+			ArgsUsage:          "db COMMAND",
+			Description:        "Manage the local chunk database",
+			Subcommands: []cli.Command{
+				{
+					Action:             dbExport,
+					CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+					Name:               "export",
+					Usage:              "export a local chunk database as a tar archive (use - to send to stdout)",
+					ArgsUsage:          "<chunkdb> <file>",
 					Description: `
 Export a local chunk database as a tar archive (use - to send to stdout).
 
@@ -277,10 +346,11 @@ pv(1) tool to get a progress bar:
 `,
 				},
 				{
-					Action:    dbImport,
-					Name:      "import",
-					Usage:     "import chunks from a tar archive into a local chunk database (use - to read from stdin)",
-					ArgsUsage: "<chunkdb> <file>",
+					Action:             dbImport,
+					CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+					Name:               "import",
+					Usage:              "import chunks from a tar archive into a local chunk database (use - to read from stdin)",
+					ArgsUsage:          "<chunkdb> <file>",
 					Description: `
 Import chunks from a tar archive into a local chunk database (use - to read from stdin).
 
@@ -293,27 +363,16 @@ pv(1) tool to get a progress bar:
 `,
 				},
 				{
-					Action:    dbClean,
-					Name:      "clean",
-					Usage:     "remove corrupt entries from a local chunk database",
-					ArgsUsage: "<chunkdb>",
-					Description: `
-Remove corrupt entries from a local chunk database.
-`,
+					Action:             dbClean,
+					CustomHelpTemplate: helpTemplate,
+					Name:               "clean",
+					Usage:              "remove corrupt entries from a local chunk database",
+					ArgsUsage:          "<chunkdb>",
+					Description:        "Remove corrupt entries from a local chunk database",
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			Action: func(ctx *cli.Context) {
-				utils.Fatalf("ERROR: 'swarm cleandb' has been removed, please use 'swarm db clean'.")
-			},
-			Name:      "cleandb",
-			Usage:     "DEPRECATED: use 'swarm db clean'",
-			ArgsUsage: " ",
-			Description: `
-DEPRECATED: use 'swarm db clean'.
-`,
-		},
+
 		// See config.go
 		DumpConfigCommand,
 	}
@@ -339,10 +398,11 @@ DEPRECATED: use 'swarm db clean'.
 		CorsStringFlag,
 		EnsAPIFlag,
 		SwarmTomlConfigPathFlag,
-		SwarmConfigPathFlag,
 		SwarmSwapEnabledFlag,
 		SwarmSwapAPIFlag,
-		SwarmSyncEnabledFlag,
+		SwarmSyncDisabledFlag,
+		SwarmSyncUpdateDelay,
+		SwarmDeliverySkipCheckFlag,
 		SwarmListenAddrFlag,
 		SwarmPortFlag,
 		SwarmAccountFlag,
@@ -350,15 +410,24 @@ DEPRECATED: use 'swarm db clean'.
 		ChequebookAddrFlag,
 		// upload flags
 		SwarmApiFlag,
-		SwarmRecursiveUploadFlag,
+		SwarmRecursiveFlag,
 		SwarmWantManifestFlag,
 		SwarmUploadDefaultPath,
 		SwarmUpFromStdinFlag,
 		SwarmUploadMimeType,
-		//deprecated flags
-		DeprecatedEthAPIFlag,
-		DeprecatedEnsAddrFlag,
-	}
+		// storage flags
+		SwarmStorePath,
+		SwarmStoreCapacity,
+		SwarmStoreCacheCapacity,
+	}
+	rpcFlags := []cli.Flag{
+		utils.WSEnabledFlag,
+		utils.WSListenAddrFlag,
+		utils.WSPortFlag,
+		utils.WSApiFlag,
+		utils.WSAllowedOriginsFlag,
+	}
+	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, rpcFlags...)
 	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, debug.Flags...)
 	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, swarmmetrics.Flags...)
 	app.Before = func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
@@ -383,16 +452,12 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func version(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	fmt.Println(strings.Title(clientIdentifier))
-	fmt.Println("Version:", params.Version)
+	fmt.Println("Version:", SWARM_VERSION)
 	if gitCommit != "" {
 		fmt.Println("Git Commit:", gitCommit)
 	}
-	fmt.Println("Network Id:", ctx.GlobalInt(utils.NetworkIdFlag.Name))
 	fmt.Println("Go Version:", runtime.Version())
 	fmt.Println("OS:", runtime.GOOS)
-	fmt.Printf("GOPATH=%s\n", os.Getenv("GOPATH"))
-	fmt.Printf("GOROOT=%s\n", runtime.GOROOT())
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -405,6 +470,10 @@ func bzzd(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	cfg := defaultNodeConfig
+
+	//pss operates on ws
+	cfg.WSModules = append(cfg.WSModules, "pss")
+
 	//geth only supports --datadir via command line
 	//in order to be consistent within swarm, if we pass --datadir via environment variable
 	//or via config file, we get the same directory for geth and swarm
@@ -421,7 +490,7 @@ func bzzd(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	//due to overriding behavior
 	initSwarmNode(bzzconfig, stack, ctx)
 	//register BZZ as node.Service in the ethereum node
-	registerBzzService(bzzconfig, ctx, stack)
+	registerBzzService(bzzconfig, stack)
 	//start the node
 	utils.StartNode(stack)
 
@@ -439,7 +508,7 @@ func bzzd(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		bootnodes := strings.Split(bzzconfig.BootNodes, ",")
 		injectBootnodes(stack.Server(), bootnodes)
 	} else {
-		if bzzconfig.NetworkId == 3 {
+		if bzzconfig.NetworkID == 3 {
 			injectBootnodes(stack.Server(), testbetBootNodes)
 		}
 	}
@@ -448,21 +517,11 @@ func bzzd(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func registerBzzService(bzzconfig *bzzapi.Config, ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) {
-
+func registerBzzService(bzzconfig *bzzapi.Config, stack *node.Node) {
 	//define the swarm service boot function
-	boot := func(ctx *node.ServiceContext) (node.Service, error) {
-		var swapClient *ethclient.Client
-		var err error
-		if bzzconfig.SwapApi != "" {
-			log.Info("connecting to SWAP API", "url", bzzconfig.SwapApi)
-			swapClient, err = ethclient.Dial(bzzconfig.SwapApi)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("error connecting to SWAP API %s: %s", bzzconfig.SwapApi, err)
-			}
-		}
-
-		return swarm.NewSwarm(ctx, swapClient, bzzconfig)
+	boot := func(_ *node.ServiceContext) (node.Service, error) {
+		// In production, mockStore must be always nil.
+		return swarm.NewSwarm(bzzconfig, nil)
 	}
 	//register within the ethereum node
 	if err := stack.Register(boot); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/manifest.go b/cmd/swarm/manifest.go
index 41a69a5d0..82166edf6 100644
--- a/cmd/swarm/manifest.go
+++ b/cmd/swarm/manifest.go
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ func addEntryToManifest(ctx *cli.Context, mhash, path, hash, ctype string) strin
 		longestPathEntry = api.ManifestEntry{}
 	)
 
-	mroot, err := client.DownloadManifest(mhash)
+	mroot, isEncrypted, err := client.DownloadManifest(mhash)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("Manifest download failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	//TODO: check if the "hash" to add is valid and present in swarm
-	_, err = client.DownloadManifest(hash)
+	_, _, err = client.DownloadManifest(hash)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("Hash to add is not present: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func addEntryToManifest(ctx *cli.Context, mhash, path, hash, ctype string) strin
 		mroot.Entries = append(mroot.Entries, newEntry)
 	}
 
-	newManifestHash, err := client.UploadManifest(mroot)
+	newManifestHash, err := client.UploadManifest(mroot, isEncrypted)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("Manifest upload failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func updateEntryInManifest(ctx *cli.Context, mhash, path, hash, ctype string) st
 		longestPathEntry = api.ManifestEntry{}
 	)
 
-	mroot, err := client.DownloadManifest(mhash)
+	mroot, isEncrypted, err := client.DownloadManifest(mhash)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("Manifest download failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func updateEntryInManifest(ctx *cli.Context, mhash, path, hash, ctype string) st
 		mroot = newMRoot
 	}
 
-	newManifestHash, err := client.UploadManifest(mroot)
+	newManifestHash, err := client.UploadManifest(mroot, isEncrypted)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("Manifest upload failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ func removeEntryFromManifest(ctx *cli.Context, mhash, path string) string {
 		longestPathEntry = api.ManifestEntry{}
 	)
 
-	mroot, err := client.DownloadManifest(mhash)
+	mroot, isEncrypted, err := client.DownloadManifest(mhash)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("Manifest download failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func removeEntryFromManifest(ctx *cli.Context, mhash, path string) string {
 		mroot = newMRoot
 	}
 
-	newManifestHash, err := client.UploadManifest(mroot)
+	newManifestHash, err := client.UploadManifest(mroot, isEncrypted)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Fatalf("Manifest upload failed: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/run_test.go b/cmd/swarm/run_test.go
index 594cfa55c..a70c4686d 100644
--- a/cmd/swarm/run_test.go
+++ b/cmd/swarm/run_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ type testCluster struct {
 //
 // When starting more than one node, they are connected together using the
 // admin SetPeer RPC method.
+
 func newTestCluster(t *testing.T, size int) *testCluster {
 	cluster := &testCluster{}
 	defer func() {
@@ -96,18 +97,7 @@ func newTestCluster(t *testing.T, size int) *testCluster {
 	cluster.TmpDir = tmpdir
 
 	// start the nodes
-	cluster.Nodes = make([]*testNode, 0, size)
-	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
-		dir := filepath.Join(cluster.TmpDir, fmt.Sprintf("swarm%02d", i))
-		if err := os.Mkdir(dir, 0700); err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-
-		node := newTestNode(t, dir)
-		node.Name = fmt.Sprintf("swarm%02d", i)
-
-		cluster.Nodes = append(cluster.Nodes, node)
-	}
+	cluster.StartNewNodes(t, size)
 
 	if size == 1 {
 		return cluster
@@ -145,14 +135,51 @@ func (c *testCluster) Shutdown() {
 	os.RemoveAll(c.TmpDir)
 }
 
+func (c *testCluster) Stop() {
+	for _, node := range c.Nodes {
+		node.Shutdown()
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *testCluster) StartNewNodes(t *testing.T, size int) {
+	c.Nodes = make([]*testNode, 0, size)
+	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
+		dir := filepath.Join(c.TmpDir, fmt.Sprintf("swarm%02d", i))
+		if err := os.Mkdir(dir, 0700); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		node := newTestNode(t, dir)
+		node.Name = fmt.Sprintf("swarm%02d", i)
+
+		c.Nodes = append(c.Nodes, node)
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *testCluster) StartExistingNodes(t *testing.T, size int, bzzaccount string) {
+	c.Nodes = make([]*testNode, 0, size)
+	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
+		dir := filepath.Join(c.TmpDir, fmt.Sprintf("swarm%02d", i))
+		node := existingTestNode(t, dir, bzzaccount)
+		node.Name = fmt.Sprintf("swarm%02d", i)
+
+		c.Nodes = append(c.Nodes, node)
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *testCluster) Cleanup() {
+	os.RemoveAll(c.TmpDir)
+}
+
 type testNode struct {
-	Name   string
-	Addr   string
-	URL    string
-	Enode  string
-	Dir    string
-	Client *rpc.Client
-	Cmd    *cmdtest.TestCmd
+	Name    string
+	Addr    string
+	URL     string
+	Enode   string
+	Dir     string
+	IpcPath string
+	Client  *rpc.Client
+	Cmd     *cmdtest.TestCmd
 }
 
 const testPassphrase = "swarm-test-passphrase"
@@ -181,6 +208,72 @@ func getTestAccount(t *testing.T, dir string) (conf *node.Config, account accoun
 	return conf, account
 }
 
+func existingTestNode(t *testing.T, dir string, bzzaccount string) *testNode {
+	conf, _ := getTestAccount(t, dir)
+	node := &testNode{Dir: dir}
+
+	// use a unique IPCPath when running tests on Windows
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		conf.IPCPath = fmt.Sprintf("bzzd-%s.ipc", bzzaccount)
+	}
+
+	// assign ports
+	httpPort, err := assignTCPPort()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	p2pPort, err := assignTCPPort()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// start the node
+	node.Cmd = runSwarm(t,
+		"--port", p2pPort,
+		"--nodiscover",
+		"--datadir", dir,
+		"--ipcpath", conf.IPCPath,
+		"--ens-api", "",
+		"--bzzaccount", bzzaccount,
+		"--bzznetworkid", "321",
+		"--bzzport", httpPort,
+		"--verbosity", "6",
+	)
+	node.Cmd.InputLine(testPassphrase)
+	defer func() {
+		if t.Failed() {
+			node.Shutdown()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// wait for the node to start
+	for start := time.Now(); time.Since(start) < 10*time.Second; time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond) {
+		node.Client, err = rpc.Dial(conf.IPCEndpoint())
+		if err == nil {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if node.Client == nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// load info
+	var info swarm.Info
+	if err := node.Client.Call(&info, "bzz_info"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	node.Addr = net.JoinHostPort("127.0.0.1", info.Port)
+	node.URL = "http://" + node.Addr
+
+	var nodeInfo p2p.NodeInfo
+	if err := node.Client.Call(&nodeInfo, "admin_nodeInfo"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	node.Enode = fmt.Sprintf("enode://%s@127.0.0.1:%s", nodeInfo.ID, p2pPort)
+
+	return node
+}
+
 func newTestNode(t *testing.T, dir string) *testNode {
 
 	conf, account := getTestAccount(t, dir)
@@ -239,6 +332,7 @@ func newTestNode(t *testing.T, dir string) *testNode {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	node.Enode = fmt.Sprintf("enode://%s@127.0.0.1:%s", nodeInfo.ID, p2pPort)
+	node.IpcPath = conf.IPCPath
 
 	return node
 }
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/swarm-smoke/main.go b/cmd/swarm/swarm-smoke/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87bc39816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/swarm/swarm-smoke/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of go-ethereum.
+//
+// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	colorable "github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
+
+	cli "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
+)
+
+var (
+	endpoints        []string
+	includeLocalhost bool
+	cluster          string
+	scheme           string
+	filesize         int
+	from             int
+	to               int
+)
+
+func main() {
+	log.PrintOrigins(true)
+	log.Root().SetHandler(log.LvlFilterHandler(log.LvlTrace, log.StreamHandler(colorable.NewColorableStderr(), log.TerminalFormat(true))))
+
+	app := cli.NewApp()
+	app.Name = "smoke-test"
+	app.Usage = ""
+
+	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        "cluster-endpoint",
+			Value:       "testing",
+			Usage:       "cluster to point to (open, or testing)",
+			Destination: &cluster,
+		},
+		cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:        "cluster-from",
+			Value:       8501,
+			Usage:       "swarm node (from)",
+			Destination: &from,
+		},
+		cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:        "cluster-to",
+			Value:       8512,
+			Usage:       "swarm node (to)",
+			Destination: &to,
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:        "cluster-scheme",
+			Value:       "http",
+			Usage:       "http or https",
+			Destination: &scheme,
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:        "include-localhost",
+			Usage:       "whether to include localhost:8500 as an endpoint",
+			Destination: &includeLocalhost,
+		},
+		cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:        "filesize",
+			Value:       1,
+			Usage:       "file size for generated random file in MB",
+			Destination: &filesize,
+		},
+	}
+
+	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
+		{
+			Name:    "upload_and_sync",
+			Aliases: []string{"c"},
+			Usage:   "upload and sync",
+			Action:  cliUploadAndSync,
+		},
+	}
+
+	sort.Sort(cli.FlagsByName(app.Flags))
+	sort.Sort(cli.CommandsByName(app.Commands))
+
+	err := app.Run(os.Args)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err.Error())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/swarm-smoke/upload_and_sync.go b/cmd/swarm/swarm-smoke/upload_and_sync.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f9051e7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/swarm/swarm-smoke/upload_and_sync.go
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of go-ethereum.
+//
+// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/pborman/uuid"
+
+	cli "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
+)
+
+func generateEndpoints(scheme string, cluster string, from int, to int) {
+	for port := from; port <= to; port++ {
+		endpoints = append(endpoints, fmt.Sprintf("%s://%v.%s.swarm-gateways.net", scheme, port, cluster))
+	}
+
+	if includeLocalhost {
+		endpoints = append(endpoints, "http://localhost:8500")
+	}
+}
+
+func cliUploadAndSync(c *cli.Context) error {
+	defer func(now time.Time) { log.Info("total time", "time", time.Since(now), "size", filesize) }(time.Now())
+
+	generateEndpoints(scheme, cluster, from, to)
+
+	log.Info("uploading to " + endpoints[0] + " and syncing")
+
+	f, cleanup := generateRandomFile(filesize * 1000000)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	hash, err := upload(f, endpoints[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fhash, err := digest(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+
+	log.Info("uploaded successfully", "hash", hash, "digest", fmt.Sprintf("%x", fhash))
+
+	if filesize < 10 {
+		time.Sleep(15 * time.Second)
+	} else {
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Duration(filesize) * time.Second)
+	}
+
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	for _, endpoint := range endpoints {
+		endpoint := endpoint
+		ruid := uuid.New()[:8]
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(endpoint string, ruid string) {
+			for {
+				err := fetch(hash, endpoint, fhash, ruid)
+				if err != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				wg.Done()
+				return
+			}
+		}(endpoint, ruid)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	log.Info("all endpoints synced random file successfully")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// fetch is getting the requested `hash` from the `endpoint` and compares it with the `original` file
+func fetch(hash string, endpoint string, original []byte, ruid string) error {
+	log.Trace("sleeping", "ruid", ruid)
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
+	log.Trace("http get request", "ruid", ruid, "api", endpoint, "hash", hash)
+	res, err := http.Get(endpoint + "/bzz:/" + hash + "/")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn(err.Error(), "ruid", ruid)
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Trace("http get response", "ruid", ruid, "api", endpoint, "hash", hash, "code", res.StatusCode, "len", res.ContentLength)
+
+	if res.StatusCode != 200 {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("expected status code %d, got %v", 200, res.StatusCode)
+		log.Warn(err.Error(), "ruid", ruid)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	rdigest, err := digest(res.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn(err.Error(), "ruid", ruid)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(rdigest, original) {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("downloaded imported file md5=%x is not the same as the generated one=%x", rdigest, original)
+		log.Warn(err.Error(), "ruid", ruid)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	log.Trace("downloaded file matches random file", "ruid", ruid, "len", res.ContentLength)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// upload is uploading a file `f` to `endpoint` via the `swarm up` cmd
+func upload(f *os.File, endpoint string) (string, error) {
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	cmd := exec.Command("swarm", "--bzzapi", endpoint, "up", f.Name())
+	cmd.Stdout = &out
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	hash := strings.TrimRight(out.String(), "\r\n")
+	return hash, nil
+}
+
+func digest(r io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
+	h := md5.New()
+	_, err := io.Copy(h, r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return h.Sum(nil), nil
+}
+
+// generateRandomFile is creating a temporary file with the requested byte size
+func generateRandomFile(size int) (f *os.File, teardown func()) {
+	// create a tmp file
+	tmp, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "swarm-test")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// callback for tmp file cleanup
+	teardown = func() {
+		tmp.Close()
+		os.Remove(tmp.Name())
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, size)
+	_, err = rand.Read(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	ioutil.WriteFile(tmp.Name(), buf, 0755)
+
+	return tmp, teardown
+}
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/upload.go b/cmd/swarm/upload.go
index 9f4c525bb..8ba0e7c5f 100644
--- a/cmd/swarm/upload.go
+++ b/cmd/swarm/upload.go
@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ func upload(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	args := ctx.Args()
 	var (
 		bzzapi       = strings.TrimRight(ctx.GlobalString(SwarmApiFlag.Name), "/")
-		recursive    = ctx.GlobalBool(SwarmRecursiveUploadFlag.Name)
+		recursive    = ctx.GlobalBool(SwarmRecursiveFlag.Name)
 		wantManifest = ctx.GlobalBoolT(SwarmWantManifestFlag.Name)
 		defaultPath  = ctx.GlobalString(SwarmUploadDefaultPath.Name)
 		fromStdin    = ctx.GlobalBool(SwarmUpFromStdinFlag.Name)
 		mimeType     = ctx.GlobalString(SwarmUploadMimeType.Name)
 		client       = swarm.NewClient(bzzapi)
+		toEncrypt    = ctx.Bool(SwarmEncryptedFlag.Name)
 		file         string
 	)
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func upload(ctx *cli.Context) {
 			utils.Fatalf("Error opening file: %s", err)
 		}
 		defer f.Close()
-		hash, err := client.UploadRaw(f, f.Size)
+		hash, err := client.UploadRaw(f, f.Size, toEncrypt)
 		if err != nil {
 			utils.Fatalf("Upload failed: %s", err)
 		}
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func upload(ctx *cli.Context) {
 			if !recursive {
 				return "", errors.New("Argument is a directory and recursive upload is disabled")
 			}
-			return client.UploadDirectory(file, defaultPath, "")
+			return client.UploadDirectory(file, defaultPath, "", toEncrypt)
 		}
 	} else {
 		doUpload = func() (string, error) {
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func upload(ctx *cli.Context) {
 				mimeType = detectMimeType(file)
 			}
 			f.ContentType = mimeType
-			return client.Upload(f, "")
+			return client.Upload(f, "", toEncrypt)
 		}
 	}
 	hash, err := doUpload()
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/upload_test.go b/cmd/swarm/upload_test.go
index df7fc216a..2afc9b3a1 100644
--- a/cmd/swarm/upload_test.go
+++ b/cmd/swarm/upload_test.go
@@ -17,60 +17,259 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	swarm "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/api/client"
+	colorable "github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
 )
 
+var loglevel = flag.Int("loglevel", 3, "verbosity of logs")
+
+func init() {
+	log.PrintOrigins(true)
+	log.Root().SetHandler(log.LvlFilterHandler(log.Lvl(*loglevel), log.StreamHandler(colorable.NewColorableStderr(), log.TerminalFormat(true))))
+}
+
 // TestCLISwarmUp tests that running 'swarm up' makes the resulting file
 // available from all nodes via the HTTP API
 func TestCLISwarmUp(t *testing.T) {
-	// start 3 node cluster
-	t.Log("starting 3 node cluster")
+	testCLISwarmUp(false, t)
+}
+func TestCLISwarmUpRecursive(t *testing.T) {
+	testCLISwarmUpRecursive(false, t)
+}
+
+// TestCLISwarmUpEncrypted tests that running 'swarm encrypted-up' makes the resulting file
+// available from all nodes via the HTTP API
+func TestCLISwarmUpEncrypted(t *testing.T) {
+	testCLISwarmUp(true, t)
+}
+func TestCLISwarmUpEncryptedRecursive(t *testing.T) {
+	testCLISwarmUpRecursive(true, t)
+}
+
+func testCLISwarmUp(toEncrypt bool, t *testing.T) {
+	log.Info("starting 3 node cluster")
 	cluster := newTestCluster(t, 3)
 	defer cluster.Shutdown()
 
 	// create a tmp file
 	tmp, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "swarm-test")
-	assertNil(t, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	defer tmp.Close()
 	defer os.Remove(tmp.Name())
-	_, err = io.WriteString(tmp, "data")
-	assertNil(t, err)
 
+	// write data to file
+	data := "notsorandomdata"
+	_, err = io.WriteString(tmp, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	hashRegexp := `[a-f\d]{64}`
+	flags := []string{
+		"--bzzapi", cluster.Nodes[0].URL,
+		"up",
+		tmp.Name()}
+	if toEncrypt {
+		hashRegexp = `[a-f\d]{128}`
+		flags = []string{
+			"--bzzapi", cluster.Nodes[0].URL,
+			"up",
+			"--encrypt",
+			tmp.Name()}
+	}
 	// upload the file with 'swarm up' and expect a hash
-	t.Log("uploading file with 'swarm up'")
-	up := runSwarm(t, "--bzzapi", cluster.Nodes[0].URL, "up", tmp.Name())
-	_, matches := up.ExpectRegexp(`[a-f\d]{64}`)
+	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("uploading file with 'swarm up'"))
+	up := runSwarm(t, flags...)
+	_, matches := up.ExpectRegexp(hashRegexp)
 	up.ExpectExit()
 	hash := matches[0]
-	t.Logf("file uploaded with hash %s", hash)
+	log.Info("file uploaded", "hash", hash)
 
 	// get the file from the HTTP API of each node
 	for _, node := range cluster.Nodes {
-		t.Logf("getting file from %s", node.Name)
+		log.Info("getting file from node", "node", node.Name)
+
 		res, err := http.Get(node.URL + "/bzz:/" + hash)
-		assertNil(t, err)
-		assertHTTPResponse(t, res, http.StatusOK, "data")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer res.Body.Close()
+
+		reply, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if res.StatusCode != 200 {
+			t.Fatalf("expected HTTP status 200, got %s", res.Status)
+		}
+		if string(reply) != data {
+			t.Fatalf("expected HTTP body %q, got %q", data, reply)
+		}
+		log.Debug("verifying uploaded file using `swarm down`")
+		//try to get the content with `swarm down`
+		tmpDownload, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "swarm-test")
+		tmpDownload = path.Join(tmpDownload, "tmpfile.tmp")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDownload)
+
+		bzzLocator := "bzz:/" + hash
+		flags = []string{
+			"--bzzapi", cluster.Nodes[0].URL,
+			"down",
+			bzzLocator,
+			tmpDownload,
+		}
+
+		down := runSwarm(t, flags...)
+		down.ExpectExit()
+
+		fi, err := os.Stat(tmpDownload)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("could not stat path: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		switch mode := fi.Mode(); {
+		case mode.IsRegular():
+			downloadedBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(tmpDownload)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("had an error reading the downloaded file: %v", err)
+			}
+			if !bytes.Equal(downloadedBytes, bytes.NewBufferString(data).Bytes()) {
+				t.Fatalf("retrieved data and posted data not equal!")
+			}
+
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("expected to download regular file, got %s", fi.Mode())
+		}
+	}
+
+	timeout := time.Duration(2 * time.Second)
+	httpClient := http.Client{
+		Timeout: timeout,
+	}
+
+	// try to squeeze a timeout by getting an non-existent hash from each node
+	for _, node := range cluster.Nodes {
+		_, err := httpClient.Get(node.URL + "/bzz:/1023e8bae0f70be7d7b5f74343088ba408a218254391490c85ae16278e230340")
+		// we're speeding up the timeout here since netstore has a 60 seconds timeout on a request
+		if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Client.Timeout exceeded while awaiting headers") {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		// this is disabled since it takes 60s due to netstore timeout
+		// if res.StatusCode != 404 {
+		// 	t.Fatalf("expected HTTP status 404, got %s", res.Status)
+		// }
 	}
 }
 
-func assertNil(t *testing.T, err error) {
+func testCLISwarmUpRecursive(toEncrypt bool, t *testing.T) {
+	fmt.Println("starting 3 node cluster")
+	cluster := newTestCluster(t, 3)
+	defer cluster.Shutdown()
+
+	tmpUploadDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "swarm-test")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpUploadDir)
+	// create tmp files
+	data := "notsorandomdata"
+	for _, path := range []string{"tmp1", "tmp2"} {
+		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpUploadDir, path), bytes.NewBufferString(data).Bytes(), 0644); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
 
-func assertHTTPResponse(t *testing.T, res *http.Response, expectedStatus int, expectedBody string) {
-	defer res.Body.Close()
-	if res.StatusCode != expectedStatus {
-		t.Fatalf("expected HTTP status %d, got %s", expectedStatus, res.Status)
+	hashRegexp := `[a-f\d]{64}`
+	flags := []string{
+		"--bzzapi", cluster.Nodes[0].URL,
+		"--recursive",
+		"up",
+		tmpUploadDir}
+	if toEncrypt {
+		hashRegexp = `[a-f\d]{128}`
+		flags = []string{
+			"--bzzapi", cluster.Nodes[0].URL,
+			"--recursive",
+			"up",
+			"--encrypt",
+			tmpUploadDir}
 	}
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
-	assertNil(t, err)
-	if string(data) != expectedBody {
-		t.Fatalf("expected HTTP body %q, got %q", expectedBody, data)
+	// upload the file with 'swarm up' and expect a hash
+	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("uploading file with 'swarm up'"))
+	up := runSwarm(t, flags...)
+	_, matches := up.ExpectRegexp(hashRegexp)
+	up.ExpectExit()
+	hash := matches[0]
+	log.Info("dir uploaded", "hash", hash)
+
+	// get the file from the HTTP API of each node
+	for _, node := range cluster.Nodes {
+		log.Info("getting file from node", "node", node.Name)
+		//try to get the content with `swarm down`
+		tmpDownload, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "swarm-test")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDownload)
+		bzzLocator := "bzz:/" + hash
+		flagss := []string{}
+		flagss = []string{
+			"--bzzapi", cluster.Nodes[0].URL,
+			"down",
+			"--recursive",
+			bzzLocator,
+			tmpDownload,
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println("downloading from swarm with recursive")
+		down := runSwarm(t, flagss...)
+		down.ExpectExit()
+
+		files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(tmpDownload)
+		for _, v := range files {
+			fi, err := os.Stat(path.Join(tmpDownload, v.Name()))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("got an error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			switch mode := fi.Mode(); {
+			case mode.IsRegular():
+				if file, err := swarm.Open(path.Join(tmpDownload, v.Name())); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("encountered an error opening the file returned from the CLI: %v", err)
+				} else {
+					ff := make([]byte, len(data))
+					io.ReadFull(file, ff)
+					buf := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+
+					if !bytes.Equal(ff, buf.Bytes()) {
+						t.Fatalf("retrieved data and posted data not equal!")
+					}
+				}
+			default:
+				t.Fatalf("this shouldnt happen")
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("could not list files at: %v", files)
+		}
 	}
 }