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Unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean, the easiest way would be to just add the browser plugins. Then you can use ipfs just like the 'normal' web.

by atrus 10y ago

TeMPOraL 10y ago
What I mean is this: IPFS is meant to enable a p2p data network (web and beyond). How do I become a part of such network after I download IPFS from the project page? I haven't figured this out yet.
- irth 10y ago
  Well you have to install it. It has a daemon that keeps running, and it "seeds" the content that it has in cache AFAIR. https://ipfs.io/docs/getting-started/ https://ipfs.io/docs/getting-started/
- pdimitar 10y ago
  IPFS serves things on demand. I wanted IPFS to be something like Freenet -- you publish content and the network makes sure to replicate it at least 3 times, automatically -- but IPFS doesn't work that way. There are some free pinning services (pinning = inform a bot that you would like your content replicated, and then it takes care of it), including at #ipfs on irc.freenode.net, but the network itself doesn't come with such functionality and after I filled an issue on GitHub, it turns out the authors don't think IPFS should do that. Looks to be out of scope for them. Outside of that, `ipfs add ...` publishes your content's hashes so everybody who knows the hashes can fetch the content from you. (You also have `ipfs name publish ...` for publishing a website hash to IPNS, which can later be resolved via `ipfs name resolve <peerID>`)
  - diggan 10y ago
    IPFS does not work like that, true. However, Filecoin might fit what you want. It will kind of work like a pinning service where you can exchange pinning content on nodes for filecoins. It'll work together with IPFS. http://filecoin.io/ http://filecoin.io/
    - pdimitar 10y ago
      In my eyes it's a good start. But I am afraid the incentive will bring in malicious actors with time. :( I'd much prefer something like Freenet's automatic replication model. Luckily IPFS allows it, through its own facilities for extensibility -- if we have the will and resources to invest in that functionality.

Unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean, the easiest way would be to just add the browser plugins. Then you can use ipfs just like the 'normal' web.

by atrus 10y ago

Unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean, the easiest way would be to just add the browser plugins. Then you can use ipfs just like the 'normal' web.

TeMPOraL 10y ago

What I mean is this: IPFS is meant to enable a p2p data network (web and beyond). How do I become a part of such network after I download IPFS from the project page? I haven't figured this out yet.

irth 10y ago
Well you have to install it. It has a daemon that keeps running, and it "seeds" the content that it has in cache AFAIR. https://ipfs.io/docs/getting-started/ https://ipfs.io/docs/getting-started/
pdimitar 10y ago
IPFS serves things on demand. I wanted IPFS to be something like Freenet -- you publish content and the network makes sure to replicate it at least 3 times, automatically -- but IPFS doesn't work that way. There are some free pinning services (pinning = inform a bot that you would like your content replicated, and then it takes care of it), including at #ipfs on irc.freenode.net, but the network itself doesn't come with such functionality and after I filled an issue on GitHub, it turns out the authors don't think IPFS should do that. Looks to be out of scope for them. Outside of that, `ipfs add ...` publishes your content's hashes so everybody who knows the hashes can fetch the content from you. (You also have `ipfs name publish ...` for publishing a website hash to IPNS, which can later be resolved via `ipfs name resolve <peerID>`)
- diggan 10y ago
  IPFS does not work like that, true. However, Filecoin might fit what you want. It will kind of work like a pinning service where you can exchange pinning content on nodes for filecoins. It'll work together with IPFS. http://filecoin.io/ http://filecoin.io/
  - pdimitar 10y ago
    In my eyes it's a good start. But I am afraid the incentive will bring in malicious actors with time. :( I'd much prefer something like Freenet's automatic replication model. Luckily IPFS allows it, through its own facilities for extensibility -- if we have the will and resources to invest in that functionality.