InterPlanetary File System (IPFS)

Think of IPFS as a place to store your data. The binaries. The things that don't change often. Track the CIDs that are important to you and your purpose.

Use an IPFS client (js-client if browser based) to retrieve the information your application needs

https://ipfs.io/
IPFS Powers the Distributed Web

https://ipfs.io/#how
IPFS Powers the Distributed Web

https://js.ipfs.io/
JS IPFS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterPlanetary_File_System
InterPlanetary File System - Wikipedia

Data sets

https://awesome.ipfs.io/datasets/
Datasets

https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXyNMhV8bQFp6wzoVpkz3NqDi7Fj72Deg7KphAuew3RYU/
Wistful Books

Installation

npm install ipfs-core

Generate CID for file:

import * as IPFS from 'ipfs-core'

const ipfs = await IPFS.create()
const { cid } = await ipfs.add('Hello world', {onlyHash: true})
console.info(cid)

The add api documentation is available:
https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/blob/master/docs/core-api/FILES.md#options

Topics of interest

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ipfs+video+streaming&t=canonical&ia=web
ipfs video streaming at DuckDuckGo
https://blog.fission.codes/experimenting-with-hls-video-streaming-and-ipfs/
Experimenting with HLS Video Streaming and IPFS

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=canonical&q=ipfs+pinning&ia=web
ipfs pinning at DuckDuckGo
https://docs.ipfs.io/how-to/pin-files/
Pin files | IPFS Docs

InterPlanetary Linked Data (IPLD)

Data objects for the distributed web. Basically JSON objects that allow linking to other nodes in the IPFS network. Linking data with this method is a flexible model.

https://docs.ipld.io/#the-data-model
InterPlanetary Linked Data | IPLD Documentation
https://docs.ipld.io/tutorial.html#addressing
Thinking in data structures | IPLD Documentation
https://docs.ipld.io/getting-started/js.html#storing-ipld-data-in-ipfs
Getting Started with IPLD in JavaScript | IPLD Documentation
https://docs.ipld.io/docs/gtd/#getting-things-done-with-ipld
IPLD Documentation
https://specs.ipld.io/data-model-layer/data-model.html#kinds-reference
Specification: IPLD Data Model | IPLD Specifications
https://specs.ipld.io/schemas/
IPLD Specifications
https://specs.ipld.io/schemas/feature-summary.html#constructs-for-describing-common-data-forms
IPLD Schemas Feature Summary | IPLD Specifications
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=IPLD+date+object&t=canonical&ia=images
IPLD date object at DuckDuckGo
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=canonical&q=json+represent+date&ia=web
json represent date at DuckDuckGo
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/91413/how-to-represent-date-and-or-time-information-in-json
data formats - How to represent date and/or time information in JSON? - Stack Overflow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
ISO 8601 - Wikipedia

Installation: Clients / Servers

https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/examples/browser-vue
js-ipfs/examples/browser-vue at master · ipfs/js-ipfs · GitHub

https://ipfs.io/#install
IPFS Powers the Distributed Web

https://ipfs.io/#install
IPFS Powers the Distributed Web
https://js.ipfs.io/
JS IPFS

https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/examples#js-ipfs-examples-and-tutorials
js-ipfs/examples at master · ipfs/js-ipfs · GitHub
https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs/tree/master/examples/browser-webpack
js-ipfs/examples/browser-webpack at master · ipfs/js-ipfs · GitHub

Docker

https://hub.docker.com/u/ipfs/
ipfs's Profile
https://blog.ipfs.io/1-run-ipfs-on-docker/
Run IPFS in a Docker container
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=canonical&q=ipfs+docker&ia=web
ipfs docker at DuckDuckGo

Desktop GUI Client

https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop
GitHub - ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop: An unobtrusive and user-friendly desktop application for IPFS on Windows, Mac and Linux.

AppImage

https://appimage.org/

Download an application, make it executable, and run! No need to install. No system libraries or system preferences are altered. Can also run in a sandbox like Firejail

cd ~/Downloads
chmod +x ipfs-desktop-0.14.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage
./ipfs-desktop-0.14.0-linux-x86_64.AppImage

Snap

https://docs.ipfs.io/install/command-line/#package-managers

snap install ipfs

Private / Local Only

For a private network, all nodes must use the same key.

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=canonical&q=ipfs+local+only&ia=web
ipfs local only at DuckDuckGo
https://medium.com/@s_van_laar/deploy-a-private-ipfs-network-on-ubuntu-in-5-steps-5aad95f7261b
Deploy a private IPFS network in 5 steps | by Sander van Laar | Medium

Deployment

https://specs.ipld.io/data-structures/hashmap.html#introduction
Specification: HashMap | IPLD Specifications
https://specs.ipld.io/block-layer/graphsync/graphsync.html
Graphsync | IPLD Specifications

InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) ​

Data sets ​

Installation ​

Topics of interest ​

InterPlanetary Linked Data (IPLD) ​

Video Overview ​

Name System ​

File System ​

Database ​

Installation: Clients / Servers ​

Docker ​

Desktop GUI Client ​

AppImage ​

Snap ​

Private / Local Only ​

Deployment ​