When a file is uploaded, 5 more copies are created on different nodes around the world.
For a total of 6 copies.
5 copies. If by some chance those five do not the turn on their computer I won't be able access my files
We can detect when one of those contacts goes offline, and then we replicate from the existing pieces. Can see the raw data here:
https://api.storj.io/contacts Is paginated so you can see the next here
https://api.storj.io/contacts?page=2 and so on.