- Basically, IPFS aims to create a network that functions like a big BitTorrent swarm, where you add and retrieve files in the network based on their hash.
- "When you have IPFS, you can start looking at everything else in one specific way and you realize that you can replace it all" - Juan Benet.
- IPFS was initially designed by Juan Benet, and is now an open-source project developed with help from the community. In simple it’s Amazon S3 on Blockchain.
- With video delivery, a P2P approach could save 60% in bandwidth costs. IPFS makes it possible to distribute high volumes of data with high efficiency.
- It is like a single BitTorrent swarm, exchanging git objects. IPFS provides an interface as simple as the HTTP web, but with permanence built-in.
- An easy to run application: ipfs-cluster-service runs as an independent daemon, independent from IPFS and interacting with the IPFS daemon’s API.
- 1 min read. IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) Explained. kamilrashidev profile. ... Building a Decentralized Web Application with IPFS: A Step-by-Step Guide.
- IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) is a distributed/P2P content and identity-addressed hypermedia distribution protocol.
- This is a tool that aims to enable automatic publishing of static webpages from Git repositories into IPFS.