Questions tagged [ipfs]

IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) is a distributed/P2P content and identity-addressed hypermedia distribution protocol.

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The InterPlanetary File System is a hypermedia distribution protocol, addressed by content and identities. It enables the creation of completely distributed applications.

IPFS aims to make the web faster, safer, and more open by connecting all computing devices with the same system of files.

Latest release of IPFS is v0.9.0. Read more about the latest release at https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/releases

IPFS official documentation: https://docs.ipfs.io/

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IPFS - pubsub connect to peers from browser

I am running an ipfs node in the browser using the following config: const node = new IPFS({ repo: 'ipfs-' + Math.random(), EXPERIMENTAL: { pubsub: true, }, config: { Addresses: { Swarm: [ …
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ipfs - How can I download and seed a file?

I can download a file with ipfs get hash but does that seed the file too? It also downloads a copy of the file and saves it to the folder I run the command from which I don't want. I only want the file to be chopped up and seeded from .ipfs
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Handling IPFS uploading from React FrontEnd with encryption ?

I'm novice to both StackOverFlow and IPFS too. I'm working on a Project to upload files on IPFS from the Front-End using React JS (web), For that I'm using "ipfs-api" Module provided by IPFS Community. Now what I want, I want to upload file with the…
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How to check provided string is a valid IPFS or IPNS path?

I want to check provided string is a valid IPFS or IPNS path or not. For example when I do: ipfs ls //waits keep searching ... This will not return anything but halts within the program, so I would need to wait not knowing given…
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Blockchain/IPFS for data sharing between applications

I am going deploy multiple(30+) applications for multiple customers in different cloud environments (AWS, Azure, google cloud, etc) and let them share data with each other. My plan is to use Blockchain/IPFS sort of technology where each customer…
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IPFS resolver for sbt

I am trying to make SBT work with IPFS. I want to publish artifacts to IPFS and then depend on them in another project. In the depending project I am using this SBT resolver: resolvers += "ipfs-iscpif" at…
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How can I prove that I have added a folder to IPFS no later than a certain date?

I would like to be able to prove that a certain set of files was available through IPFS at a certain date. How can I achieve that without resorting to centralized solutions or third party authorities? Thanks!
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What's the arrow-function doing in this code?

The code is from the IPFS (Inter-planetary file-system) HTTP API JS implementation: https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-api/blob/master/src/api/add.js 'use strict' const Wreck = require('wreck') module.exports = (send) => { return function…
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nft.storage cid before upload

I need to get CIDs before files are uploaded into IPFS with an nft.storage client so that CIDs are ready to use/save while media files are uploaded in the background. The trouble is a CID I get with multiformats differs from cid I get from my…
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Using IPFS for CSS stylesheet

I am attempting to load a css stylesheet from the following link... https://ipfs.io/ipfs/Qmdun4VYeqRJtisjDxLoRMRj2aTY9skWkVyy4BfhkDjYuC I have tried adding this link tag to both my main and head tags.
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I cannot bundle ipfs-core with webpack. Module not found: Error: Can’t resolve ‘util’

I want to use ipfs-cose in browser side of my app. I use webpack as a bundler but for ipfs-core is required a polyfill Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'util' ....... BREAKING CHANGE: webpack < 5 used to include polyfills for node.js core…
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How to get a public URL from MFS folder?

So ipfs gives us https based urls for files yet they are all unique, per-file and hash based. I want to get something like that yet for expandable folders with updatable files (say have ‘parent hash/{fileIdPath}’ link). How to get a link to a file…
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504 Gateway Time-out (Openresty)

i am trying to upload my website folder in ipfs. However when i try run it showing me 504 Gateway. Can someone help me? Thank you
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How to delete an image saved in IPFS blockchain?

I am working on a blockcahin based image sharing website in ethereum function uploadImage(string memory _imgHASH,string memory _description ) public{ //making sure image ipfs hash exist require(bytes(_imgHASH).length > 0); //making sure that the…
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Deployment IPFS-Cluster on Kubernetes I got error

When I deployment IPFS-Cluster on Kubernetes, I get the following error (these are ipfs-cluster logs): error applying environment variables to configuration: error loading cluster secret from config: encoding/hex: invalid byte: U+00EF 'ï' …
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